Firefighter I
Certification Requirements
Certification standard:
- NFPA 1001, 1992 edition (Chapter 3)
- IFSAC Accredited Certifications required before taking the FF I exam:
- Haz-Mat Awareness (Students who have completed this training but have not certified may take the Haz-Mat Awareness Certification Exam offered immediately preceding the Fire Fighter I Exam. An Application for Certification Exam will be required for the Awareness exam in addition to the FFI Application for Certification Exam.)
Certification Components:
1) Training (Unless otherwise indicated, training requirements may be met in any order)
- EMS First Responder and CPR Certifications (both current)
- Hazardous Materials Awareness Certification
- *Homework Assignment or completion of FFI objectives locally
- *Fire Station Tour and Smoke Detector/Home Escape Planning presentations or completion of FFI public education objectives
locally
- *Wildland Fire Fighting course or completion of FFI objectives locally
- *Fire Academy A or completion of FFI objectives locally
- *Fire Academy B or completion of FFI objectives locally (prerequisite to Fire Academy B: Fire Academy A)
2) Verification of Training
- Verification of training by employer on Application for Certification Exam
3) Testing-All training must be completed and verified prior to testing.
- FFI Certification Exam (Note: Students wishing to take the FFI Certification exam on the day after an On-Campus Fire Academy B must have completed all of the other traning prior to the beginning of the Fire Academy B course.)
What to bring to the certification exam:
- Application for Certification Exam completed by the candidate's employer
- Photo I.D.
- Fire fighter personal protective equipment and SCBA (NFPA compliant)-If a candidate cannot bring this equipment, arrangements can be made to provide them. These arrangements should be made at least 2 weeks prior to the test date.
- Public Education Presentation Materials (if these are needed and you do not have them, they will be provided.
- Please do not bring study materials of any kind including books and skills checklists.
Description of Certification Exam:
- Written: 150 Question multiple choice, 70% min. passing grade, 2hr. time limit
- Practical: 4 Stations (drawn by students), 2 attempts at each station, 3rd attempt at
one of four stations, candidates must demonstrate 100% proficiency in each skill according to the skills checklist. Skills Checklists are available
upon request.
Objective Summary for FFI Components:
(Refer to NFPA1001 for detailed requirements. Copies of the NFPA1001 Standard are available through the NFPA: 1-800-344-3555)
NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS MAY DIFFER IN YOUR AREA.
| Component |
NFPA
1001 ref. |
Objective
Summary |
| Homework
Assignment |
3-2.1,
3-2.2, 3-2.5
3-4
3-22.1, 3-22.2,3-22.3 |
Fire
Department Organization
Fire Alarm and Communications
Fire Prevention/Pub. Ed/Home Inspection |
Station
Tour and Smoke
Detector/Home
Escape
Planning Presentations |
3-2.4,3-22.5 |
Public
Education Presentation
Education Presentation and
Documentation: Stop, Drop and
Roll; Crawl Low in Smoke,
Escape
Planning, Calling the
Fire Department, Fire Station
Tour, Residential Smoke
Detectors. |
| Wildland
Firefighting |
3-14.2 |
Explain
procedures for ground
cover fires |
| Fire
Academy A |
3-2.3,
3-2.4, 3-2.6,
3-2.7,3-2.8
3-3
3-5
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10.4
3-11
3-12
3-13
3-18.1, 3-18.4
3-19 |
Fire
Department Organization
Fire Fighter Safet
y
Fire Behavior
Personal Protective Equipment
Forcible Entry
Ventilation
Securing objects with rope
Ladders
Fire Hose, Appliances, and Streams
Eductor assembly/foam
application
Search and Rescue
Rural water supplies |
| Fire
Academy B |
3-6
3-10
3-12.3 (g)
3-14.1
3-15
3-16
3-18.2, 3-18.3
3-20 |
Portable
Extinguishers
Ropes
Hoisting hose
Class A live
burn, Class B live burn, vehicle fire, dumpster fire, pile/stack fire.
Salvage
Overhaul
Inspect/Don
Class III rescue harness
Sprinklers
|
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER - AWARENESS LEVEL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Certification Standard:
- NFPA 472, 1992 edition (Chapter 2)
- IFSAC Accredited Certifications required before taking the Hazardous Materials Awareness Exam:
- None Required
Certification Components:
1) Training-NOTE: All training must be completed and verified prior to testing.
- Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness course or completion of Hazardous
- Materials First Responder Awareness objectives locally
2) Verification of Training
- Verification of training by employer on Application for Certification Exam
3) Testing
- Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness Certification Exam
What to bring to the Certification Exam:
- Application for Certification Exam completed by the candidate's employer
- Photo I.D.
- Please do not bring study materials of any kind including books and skills checklists.
- Current edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), if candidate does not have a current ERG
one will be provided
Description of Certification Exam:
- Written: 50 Question multiple choice, 70% min. passing grade, 60 min. time limit