Certification News
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
Effective January 1, 2025
All certifications require completion of a Cancer Awareness course. Upload course completion certificates to Portal profiles now to prevent any certification issuance delays.
As stated in last month’s newsletter, Hazardous Materials certifications realign to meet the requirements of NFPA 470 Hazardous Materials of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders standard.
HazMat Operations is renamed HazMat Operations and Mission-Specific Responsibilities. Expanding on the PPE and Product Control material, the remaining portion of the Mission Specifics chapter of the standard will be required.
New Hazardous Materials Technician certification available for issuance. Documents previously submitted through Portal will be reposted towards issuance as long as they meet the completion date requirements. Documents submitted through the Equivalent Training area of Portal must meet the requirements of the current or most previous edition of the given NFPA standard.
The full text of the Hazardous Materials update available HERE.
Industrial Firefighter I – updated from requiring completion of Hazardous Materials Technician training, to requiring issuance of full Hazardous Materials Awareness certification along with Hazardous Materials Operations and Mission Specifics certification.
Industrial Firefighter II – updated from just completion of Hazardous Materials Technician training, to requiring issuance of full Hazardous Materials Technician certification. (see above)
The full text of the Industrial Firefighter update available HERE.
For written exams both the number of questions and the allowed time doubles. Firefighter I & II (structural and industrial) increase to 100 questions with an allowed time of two hours each, HazMat Awareness and HazMat Operations and Mission Specifics increase to 50 questions with an allowed time of one hour each. This change reduces the number of points credited to each question, so wrong answers will take off half the number of points. The passing grade remains at 70%.
Available Certifications
Required Courses
As of January 1, 2015, anyone participating in the Certification Program must complete Courage to be Safe training prior to applying for any certification.
As of January 1, 2019, anyone applying for Firefighter I (or any certificates that have Firefighter I as a prerequisite) must complete Traffic Incident Management training.
Effective January 1, 2025, anyone participating in the Certification Program must complete a Cancer Awareness course.
Certification rocker patches available for order here.
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Minimum Standards for Firefighter
Minimum Standards for Master Firefighter
Minimum Standards for Instructors
Minimum Standards for Fire Inspector
Minimum Standards for Fire/Arson Investigator
Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator
Minimum Standards for Fire Officer
Minimum Standards for Incident Safety Officer
Minimum Standards for Public Information Officer
Minimum Standards for Fire & Life Safety Educator
Minimum Standards for Wildland Fire Fighting
Minimum Standards for Telecommunicator
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Minimum Standards for Support Personnel
Minimum Standards for Rope Rescue
Minimum Standards for Confined Space Rescue
Minimum Standards for Trench Rescue
Minimum Standards for Structural Collapse Rescue
Minimum Standards for Common Vehicle Rescue
Minimum Standards for Surface Water Rescue
Minimum Standards for Swiftwater Rescue
Minimum Standards for Wilderness Search & Rescue
Minimum Standards for Machinery Rescue
Minimum Standards for Heavy Vehicle Rescue
Minimum Standards for Hazardous Materials
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