MISSOURI DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY
TRAINING UNIT
NEW Hazardous Materials Course Approved for
Missouri Division of Fire Safety Certification
Striving to meet the needs and requirements of the Missouri Fire Service, the Missouri Division of Fire Safety was requested to review an additional Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations course for consideration as an approved course for state certification.
After months of review and cross referencing the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition to the NFPA 472 Standard of Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents 2008 Edition, it has been determined that the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition curriculum meets the Division of Fire Safety's highest standards for a course to qualify for certification requirements.
Therefore, the Division of Fire Safety is pleased to announce the approval of the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition curriculum for Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations State Certification.
This Hazardous Materials course is designed to be delivered in conjunction with a Fire Fighter I & II course using the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition manual. The division feels this is an excellent opportunity for Fire Fighters throughout the state since the IFSTA Essential of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition curriculum provides core knowledge and competencies required for hazardous materials response.
Although the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition chapters 22 and 23 pertain to Hazardous Materials, other required knowledge and skills to successfully complete hazardous materials certification is contained within other chapters. For a complete reading assignment of the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition related to hazardous materials training, contact the Division of Fire Safety's Training and Certification Unit at 573-522-2426.
To ease any potential concerns, the Division of Fire Safety's written test banks reference both the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition curriculum and Univeristy of Missouri Fire & Rescue Training Institute's hazardous material courses. The answers to all questions are contained in both courses.
Students must complete and pass the course practical skills evaluation component administered by a DFS approved evaluator immediately at the conclusion of the course in order to be considered for state certification through the Missouri Division of Fire Safety. The course instructor CAN NOT serve as a practical skills evaluator for the course they delivered.
Registration for course delivery of the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition can ONLY be obtained through the Division of Fire Safety's Training and Certification Unit at 573-522-2426.
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To serve as a Lead / Assisting Evaluator for hazardous materials operations course practical skills evaluation, individuals must meet the following criteria:
- Serves as an instructor for an approved agency; however, cannot have served as the instructor for the class to be evaluated.
- Be certified by the Division of Fire Safety at a minimum of Fire Service Instructor I.
- Be certified by the Division of Fire Safety at the level he or she is evaluating. For example, in order to evaluate Hazardous Materials Operations Level, certification must be at the Hazardous Materials Operations Level.
- Has attended a Division of Fire Safety Certification Evaluator seminar or attended a University of Missouri Fire & Rescue Training Institute Operations Train-the-Trainer class presented after 9/1/2009.
- Agrees to abide by all of the rules and conditions stipulated by the Division of Fire Safety.
- Agrees to and signs an "Evaluator Code of Ethics" for each exam administered. A copy of the Code of Ethics is provided in each instructor's guide.
The evaluator criteria are required for ALL NFPA 472-2008 Hazardous Materials Operations courses approved for state certification that are delivered through the state. If you have any questions or need clarification whether a course is approved for state certification, contact the Division of Fire Safety's Training and Certification Unit at 573-522-2426.
With over 1400 certified and qualified instructors and over 480 certified and qualified evaluators, the Division of Fire Safety is confident that the approval of this curriculum can be successfully delivered at the local level and offers instructors more control in scheduling their courses to meet the local demands of the fire service.
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