Fire Fighter 1B-HazMat/WMD

Catalog description

Note: This course is one of a series needed to meet the minimum educational requirements for the "Alternate Delivery" of the California State Fire Marshal's Office Fire Fighter I Certification, and at the conclusion of the series, the student is eligible to attempt the summative testing needed to complete the Certification. The California State Fire Marshal's Office requires a minimum score of 80% (a grade B or higher) to be eligible for the summative testing of Fire Fighter 1B (FF1B). <br> <br> This course provides the awareness skills and knowledge needed for the entry-level firefighter to recognize and identify hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), isolate hazards and deny entry, and initiate required notification. At the operations level, this course provides the skills and knowledge needed to identify incident scope; select, use, and inspect PPE; perform emergency decontamination; perform assigned tasks at a hazardous materials/WMD incident including product control techniques; and evaluate and report incident progress. The lecture portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.