Hazardous Materials Technician
Course Hours: 80.0 Hours
Course Description
Students will be trained to the minimum training requirements for
emergency responders to incidents involving hazardous materials/WMD. Responders
to these incidents are expected to perform technically advanced operations to
mitigate the emergency. This course is designed to address these requirements and
prepare the emergency responder to respond in a safe manner to protect
themselves and their community. This course is eighty (80) hours long and
broken into two segments, one week on, one week off, and then the students
return for the second week. The week off will have some assigned course work
for week two. The eighty-hour course covers identifying hazardous materials/WMD
materials and their characteristics and toxic effects if released. It is
designed to prepare responders to determine and utilize proper PPE to
confine/contain the release and decontamination of personnel or civilians that
are involved in the release.
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed
Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations course as well as the Foundational
Concepts of Chemistry (Q0228), online self-study offered by the National Fire
Academy.
Who Should Attend
Personnel aspiring or assigned to fire
department units designated to respond to and mitigate Hazardous Materials
Incidents offensively to protect the public and minimize environmental impacts.
Special Notes
The student will be required to complete
the GFSTC Hazardous Materials Technician task book. Students must have a
working knowledge of Microsoft Word platforms and data collection.
Students are required to have an adequate
level of physical fitness to operate for various periods in personal protective
clothing in various weather conditions. Students should ensure all medical
conditions related to blood pressure and coronary artery disease are properly
managed and overseen by a personal physician.
| Start Date | End Date | Location (Hover for more information) | Time | Course Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/23/2025 | 07/11/2025 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | FFAA25519 | Register |