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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE SKILLS (24 HOURS) TC

Approved for 1 hour of EMS CEUs

PURPOSE: The Hazardous Materials Response Skills Course is
the other half of the second phase of the Delaware State Fire
School's Sequential Training Program. This course is designed
to provide the student with theories and skills to safely operate
as a member of a firefighting team in a Flammable or Combusti-
ble Liquids or Gases incident, and as a support person at a
Hazardous Material Incident. Students completing this course
will be trained to the operations level of NFPA 1072 and should
be prepared to take the Pro Board NFPA 1072 Operations
Certification test. (Students that successfully pass this course will
be waived for the practical portion of the Pro Board Hazardous
Materials Operations test.)

CONTENT: Content consists of Characteristics, Storage and
Transportation of Liquids and Gases, Liquid and Gas Firefighting Evolutions, Recognition and Identification of Hazardous
Materials, Risk Analysis, Hazardous Materials Protective Equipment, Diking, Diversion, Containment, Decontamination
Operations, Fixed Facilities, Air Sampling, Pipeline Operations and other Product Control Tactics.

AUDIENCE: All firefighting personnel that may become involved with incidents involving hazardous materials incidents.

PREREQUISITES: Basic Firefighting Skills EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to Page 11

TUITION PER STUDENT: $225 In-State Fire Companies; $360 Out-of-State Fire Companies

CLASS LIMIT: 120 students

CREW LEADER (12 HOURS) TC

PURPOSE: The Crew Leader course has been designed to provide a firefighter with the necessary skills and knowledge
to direct a crew of firefighters in the performance of a task during a motor vehicle accident, structural fire, flammable liquid
or gas incident.

CONTENT: Roles of a Crew Leader, responsibilities, giving and receiving orders, incident considerations, use of entry
rescue control checklist, professionalism and self-discipline will be covered in this course.

AUDIENCE: Firefighting personnel that may become crew leaders at emergency incidents, and to experienced
firefighters who desire to one day become fire line officers within their department.

PREREQUISITES: Structural Firefighting Skills, Hazardous Material Response Skills and Vehicle Rescue. Students
must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to be accepted into this course.

TUITION PER STUDENT: $100 In-State Fire Companies; $200 Out-of-State Fire Companies

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to Page 11 CLASS LIMIT: 60 students

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AWARENESS (5 HOURS) IS Approved for 3 hours of EMS CEUs

PURPOSE: This course is designed for emergency responders who, in the course of their normal duties, could
encounter an emergency involving hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and who are
expected to recognize the presence of the hazardous materials/WMD, protect themselves, call for trained personnel,
and secure the area.

CONTENT: This course is offered in conjunction with a certification test to provide the student the opportunity to
become nationally certified to NFPA 1072 requirements. Students who successfully pass the written test at the end of
the course are eligible to receive a certificate from the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications and
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.

AUDIENCE: This course is an entry level course suitable for training new personnel or as a review program for
personnel who have never been certified in Hazardous Materials Operations.

PREREQUISITES: None TUITION PER STUDENT: $25 In-State Fire Companies; $50 Out-of-State Fire Companies

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Classroom appropriate attire refer to Page 11 CLASS LIMITS: 100 students

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