FAC 060B - Firefighter 1B - Hazardous Materials / WMD

    Recent Professors
    Timothy J. Butler, William T. Wick, Stephen D. Horner
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    1
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of FAC 060B
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course provides the awareness skills and knowledge needed for the entry-level firefighter to recognize and identify hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), isolate hazards and deny entry, and initiate required notification. At the operations level, this course provides the skills and knowledge needed to identify incident scope; select, use, and inspect PPE; perform emergency decontamination; perform assigned tasks at a hazardous materials/WMD incident including product control techniques; and evaluate and report incident progress (2019). A California Firefighter 1 certification contains three levels of Professional Qualifications set by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). FF 1B includes the second level of professional qualifications: NFPA 1072: Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations. Material fees required.
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 9:30am–5:00pm, Mon Wed Fri 8:35am–9:30am, Tue Thu Sat 7:00am–9:30am