FIRE 200 — Hazardous Materials
Because of the ever -increasing rate at which new industrial materials are being introduced into our world, and because it is the fire -fighter or fire - protection specialist who must deal with the hazards associated with these new chemicals, this is a particularly valuable course. This course is designed to meet the NFPA 472 standard at the "Operations" level. Some of the areas of study include flammable materials, pressurized vessels, cryogenics, oxidizing agents, corrosives, explosive and toxic materi als. Students will become familiar with tools, equipment and response techniques as well as the federal and state laws that govern the handling of hazardous materials and the incidents they create. This course concludes with presentations of semester long student projects. In conjunction with this course, there is an opportunity to participate in a field training that may result in State Hazardous Materials certification at the "Operations" level. Prerequisite(s): 30 credits earned Corequisite(s): none