HAZardous Material Technician

160 contact/ or Combined Online hours, 

class size: minimum 15, no maximum

This is a NFPA472-473-1072 Hazardous Materials Technician 160-hour Course . In this training, students will fulfill the functions of HazMat technician in a variety of full-scale field scenarios. Students will learn among other topics, the chemistry of Hazmat, APIE System, Researching, plan development, meter review and monitoring procedures, mitigating different hazmat emergencies, and decontamination procedures. The scenarios include, making entries into hazardous materials scenes and determination of type of incident by observation, monitoring, and research. Students will set up full-size incident command and decontamination facilities, respond to simulated container and vehicle emergencies.

This course can be offered in many different ways. 160hr Hybrid (Online and Hands on portion), 160hr Traditional Classroom face to face method, 160hr “shift Oriented” method, and 160hr weekend classes/ or night classes.

 

BASIC / ADVANCE – Fire & HAZMAT CHEMISTRY Refresher

24 contact hours

class size: minimum 10, no maximum.

This refresher course was created by ICFTA to reinforce the HAZMAT Technician chemical knowledge. The goal of this course, is to have a better understanding of chemistry to ensure students can read chemical names and formulas, in order to identify products which are not placard or labeled during emergencies. Furthermore, by seeing the names and / or formulas, the students should be able to identify the primary / secondary hazards present, thus helping in a better decision making process and overall outcome. Topics taught will include but are not limited to; Table of elements refresher, chemical bonding, electron arrangements & bonding, hydrocarbons – terminology – naming – CH chains & formulas, and hazmat functional groups (Fire and Hazmat Science). Also, the student will be able to learn, understand & apply this knowledge to adjust tactics and strategies during any fire and hazmat emergencies (Reading Smoke). 

Audience Recommendations.

– All firefighters & hazmat technicians.