Marine Fire Fighter

This course is based on NFPA 1005: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters, 2019 Edition. The course is designed for individuals who respond to an incident and operate on a vessel while performing defensive and offensive functions inside the cold, warm, and hot zone on board a vessel. Emergency responders will learn how to identify and mitigate the many hazards associated with maritime domain. In addition, students will learn how to conduct emergency response planning at marine facilities, identify key vessel personnel, conduct a vessel inspection and discuss the many strategies and tactics fire fighters will use to control fires at marine facilities and onboard vessels.

The NFPA 1010 is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) that consolidates previous professional qualification standards for firefighters into a single document. It combines NFPA 1001, NFPA 1002, NFPA 1003, and NFPA 1005 to establish criteria for various fire service personnel, including the Alabama Fire College’s Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Fire Fighter, Marine Fire Fighter, and Fire Apparatus Operator: ARFF, Pumper, Aerial, and Mobile Water supply programs.

In response to the 2024 update of NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, our Marine Fire Fighter book will not change: IFSTA’s Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters, 3rd Edition These changes will take effect starting June 1, 2026, and will impact course content and certification requirements. For more information regarding Curriculum and Certification Updates, please visit the following link: Curriculum and Certification Updates