Hazardous Materials Incident Commander
A
certification course
accredited
by the Pro Board.
Meets the requirements of the stated levels of NFPA 472, Standard for
Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents, 2002 edition.
See the course syllabus.
This course is designed to provide the incident commander with the knowledge and
skills to perform their role as the person responsible for all decisions
relating to the management of the incident. The candidate will learn about
personal protective clothing, decontamination, branch functions with the
Incident Management System, and the overall tactics to properly mitigate a
hazardous materials incident.
Instructors/Training Officers:
Necessary forms
used by departments in order to request and schedule
certification courses for their areas. These forms are not for the field
student
Course Hours: 16
Prerequisite: High School Diploma/GED
Reference Text Required: Hazardous Materials Incident Commander Workbook, and the DOT
Emergency Response
Guidebook, current edition, available at the
Shelton State Bookstore
at
1-800-538-0762.
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