Hazmat

Working with hazardous materials (hazmat) is part of being a firefighter.

There are official hazmat certifications that you can get: Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Hazmat Technician. Awareness and Operations are requirements for a Firefighter 1 certification.

For our initial responses, please refer to the ERG:

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

Motor vehicle accidents often lead to spills. We have a standard spill cleanup mixture.