COURSES OFFERED BY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF)

The Confined Space Operations course is a three-day, participant-centered, instructor-led training program. This program is intended to provide participants with basic information for confined space responses plus hands-on practice using their department’s rescue equipment.

The Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials (ER2HM) course was created to teach the community how to plan for and respond to hazmat incidents, in addition to training the members of the community how to assist during recovery.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a hazardous material that poses three major risks to fire fighters and other emergency responders – it is a flammable gas that has been liquefied cryogenically; and it disperses rapidly. This course focuses on the hazards, characteristics, and risks of LNG.

The Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations (ERT: Ops) is a one-day (8-hour) participant-centered instructor-led training program. This course focuses on emergency response to incidents involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) using the IAFF’s risk-based response process: Analyze, Plan,...

The HazMat Operations course is a three-day, participant-centered, instructor-led training program. HazMat Operations was developed for those fire, rescue, emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and other personnel who may respond to incidents involving hazardous materials (HazMats) and/or weapo...