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Individual copies of the Student Text cannot be supplied by the IAFF.
However, the IAFF authorizes, and encourages, qualified fire service
instructors to duplicate the Student Text exactly and completely so that
each student will have his or her own copy.
In addition, exact and complete copies of this entire training package
may be made for the purpose of increasing distribution of the
materials. Copies of the Student Text or of the entire training package
cannot be sold. These materials have been copyrighted under the
copyright laws of the United States. Permission to duplicate these
materials is conditional upon meeting the criteria listed above and may
be rescinded by the IAFF for failure to comply.
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First Responders Operations - 2005 Edition (24 Hours) |
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This operations-level
course provides the tools needed to protect responder health and safety, while covering basic
defensive actions, personal protective equipment, hazard recognition and identification,
pre-incident planning and scene management. This course is facilitated through small group
activities and real-life case studies downloadable from the web. Meets or exceeds OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120)
and NFPA Standards (472).
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Manual] /[Download full Course Description]
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Technician (80 hours) |
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This specialized
training utilizes a modular format where a fire department may analyze its current level
of competency and choose course modules that will provide the skills needed by its hazardous
materials team. Training includes offensive procedures for mitigation of hazardous materials
spills, leaks and exposures. Topics include chemistry, detection devices, advanced recognition
and identification, pre-incident planning, incident management, scene evaluation and termination,
terrorism, toxicology, medical surveillance, emergency care, PPE usage and limitations and
decontamination.
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Confined Space Operations (24 hours) |
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This level
of training focuses on defensive support procedures for fire fighters and emergency
responders. Topics include confined space regulations, pre-incident planning, potential
hazards, ventilation procedures, PPE and detection devices and emergency trench operations.
Meets or exceeds OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120) for operational and trench support duties.
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Confined Space Rescue (40 hours) |
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This training
includes the information contained in the operations-level training, and expands to
include offensive procedures. Topics include confined space regulations and standards,
responder health and safety, PPE, monitoring and detection devices, ventilation techniques,
patient care and transport, retrieval systems and specialized trench rescue procedures.
Meets or exceeds OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120) for entry and trench rescue duties.
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Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations (16 hours) |
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This course takes a
risk-based personal scene safety and health approach to incidents of terrorism involving
chemical and biological agents, nuclear, radioactive and explosive devices, and their impact
on first responders. This course encourages student participation through a variety of team
activities, class discussions, case studies and workbook tasks, as well as a practical exercise.
This interactive, problem-solving approach to adult learning encourages critical thinking.
In addition, the course incorporates operation-level hazardous materials refresher information
throughout each unit, reinforcing basic response protocols.
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Hazardous Materials/WMD Instructor Training (Train-the-Trainer) (8-40 hours) |
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The IAFF
has an updated instructor training curriculum, an eight-hour adult educational
methodology course that teaches adult learning principles and facilitation skills.
The adult educational methodology is delivered on the first day of the Train-the-Trainer
program, followed by an overview, from an instructor’s point of view, of one or more
of the IAFF’s training courses. The Train-the-Trainer allows instructors multiple
opportunities to practice presentations and small group activities, and receive
critiques/analyses of their deliveries. Instructors will be provided with the
tools they need to effectively deliver training for fire fighters and other
emergency responders who must operate in a team-based response environment.
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In Development
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Frontline Safety (16 hours) |
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The IAFF is continuing its development of a 16-hour course entitled
Frontline Safety. In this course, the IAFF gives students the opportunity to
examine their own values, those of their work team, and those of their
organization when it comes to safety. Students learn about the National Fire
Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health’s Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and
Prevention Program which provide information about the causes of fire
fighter injuries and fatalities. Students also learn strategies they can use
to demonstrate safety is their primary value. The purpose of the course is
to help decrease the number of injuries and deaths experienced by the fire
service by helping students become safety leaders or advocates for safe
behavior.
[Scheduled for completion: Fall 2008]
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Training for Hazardous
Materials Emergency Response: Radiation (8 hours) |
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This course
covers the physical properties, characteristics and biological effects of radiation.
Recognition and identification, detection device selection and operation, emergency
response planning and operations related to radiological incidents are addressed from
a fire fighter’s perspective.
[Downloadable
the Instructor Manual]
[Downloadable
the Student Manual]
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First Responder Operations Refresher/Radiation (24 hours) |
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This course
offers a comprehensive review of operations-level hazardous materials response
(FRO refresher), plus complete coverage for response to transportation incidents
involving radioactive materials. It covers the physical properties, characteristics
and biological effects of radiation. Recognition and identification, detection device
selection and operation, emergency response planning and operations are also part of
the lesson plan.
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Training for Hazardous
Materials Emergency Response: Pesticides (8 hours) |
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This program
provides information on the classes of pesticides, recognition and identification, health
effects and tactics for emergency response. Special emphasis is placed on pesticide
reactivity at a fire scene.
[Downloadable
the Instructor Manual]
[Downloadable
the Student Manual]
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Chemical Process Industry (8 hours) |
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Instruction
is geared toward operations undertaken by emergency response personnel who might
respond to a chemical/petroleum processing facility. Hazards unique to these sites,
recognition and identification strategies and basic defensive operations are discussed.
[Downloadable
the Instructor Manual]
[Downloadable
the Student Manual]
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Emergency Medical Service (24 hours) |
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This program
specifically addresses the roles of EMS responders and how they integrate with all other
response groups at hazardous materials incidents. Detailed information on PPE usage and
limitations, decontamination, patient transport, HazMat team support functions and
emergency response plan customization is provided. Meets or exceeds NFPA 473 for EMS
Responder 1 and 2.
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Disclaimer and Notice of Copyright © 2007
This program was developed by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and is funded by the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Every effort has been made to ensure the information contained in these materials is accurate and reflects
the latest scientific knowledge on its subject matter. However, proper training for, and understanding of,
any emergency response situation is the responsibility of the responding agency or organization, and not of
the IAFF. Furthermore, the IAFF and/or its agents cannot warranty the material presented in this program
complies with requirements found in local policies or procedures.
To assist departments in building a self-sufficient training program, the IAFF provides train-the-trainer
programs for all curricula. Students who successfully complete a train-the-trainer program are authorized to
make use of these IAFF training materials to train others, in accordance with local, state, or provincial laws,
regulations, or policies for training programs.
These materials are copyrighted and may not be sold. Reproduction of these materials in the course of
conducting any for-profit training program is prohibited. Exact and complete copies of the materials may be
reproduced solely for the purpose of assisting departments in building a self-sufficient, non-profit training
program. Permission to duplicate these materials for any purpose may be revoked by the IAFF at any time for
failure to comply with these terms.
Delivery of this program is free of charge by the IAFF, as federal funding permits. For information in obtaining delivery of this program by the IAFF, please contact the Hazardous Materials / Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Department at hazmat@iaff.org or 202-737-8484.
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