Hazardous Materials for First Responders
This course uses the IFSTA manual Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 6th Edition.
You are strongly encouraged to use the reading assignments in this manual to supplement your learning. Additional study materials are available for purchase on our website www.ifsta.org to help ensure your success when taking the certification exam.
Chapters 1 - 3 are Awareness Level chapters. At the conclusion of chapter 3, you are required to complete and submit three Activities, Complete the Awareness Final Exam
- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Hazardous Materials
- Chapter 2 - Recognize and Identify the Presence of Hazmat
- Chapter 3 - Initiate Protective Actions
Chapters 4 - 9 are Operations Level chapters.
- Chapter 4 - Identify Potential Hazards
- Chapter 5 - Identify Potential Hazards - Containers
- Chapter 6 - Identify Criminal or Terrorist Activity
- Chapter 7 - Planning the Initial Response
- Chapter 8 - Incident Command System and Action Plan Implementation
- Chapter 9 - Emergency Decontamination
Chapters 10-16 are Operations and Mission-Specific Chapters.
- Chapter 10 - Personal Protective Equipment
- Chapter 11 - Mass and Technical Decontamination
- Chapter 12 - Detection, Monitoring, and Sampling
- Chapter 13 - Product Control
At the conclusion of chapter 13, you are required to complete the Operations Final Exam, then go to the course completion and then download your end-of-course completion certificate. which much be sent to the email below.
Chapters 14-16 are Mission-Specific chapters. These are not tested but required for study review. These Chapter may appear on state testing.
- Chapter 14 - Victim Rescue and Recovery
- Chapter 15 - Evidence Preservation and Public Safety Sampling
- Chapter 16 - Illicit Laboratory Incidents
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If you have any questions, please contact Instructor Chris Carbajal
( Carbajal@clarkcountynv.gov ).
- Manager: Chris Carbajal