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CHAPTER 28
Hazardous Materials:
Overview
(Fire Fighter I)
Fire Fighter I Objectives
• Responders can:
– Recognize a potential
incident.
– Meet competencies at
awareness level and
core competencies of
operations level
• Act in a defensive
fashion
Technician Level
• Enter heavily
contaminated areas
using the highest
levels of protection.
• Hazardous materials
technicians take
offensive actions.
Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Brandie Session/U.S. Air Force
Specialist Level
• Profile of a chemical or
mixture of chemicals
• Provided by the
manufacturer and/or
supplier of a chemical
• Chemical’s properties
and all pertinent
information about it
State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC)
• Established
parameters guide
response to
incidents.
– These parameters are
based on the nature
of the chemical, the
amount released, and
the type of occupancy
involved.
Summary