Authors: NFPA and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

The new fifth edition of Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response is a premier teaching and learning system for Firefighter I and Firefighter II training. This edition delivers broadly based, fundamental knowledge and instruction modernized to address the realities of hazardous materials response and fighting fires that grow faster and burn hotter than ever before.

This edition meets the intent of the job performance requirements (JPRs) in the 2024 edition of the new consolidated standard NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, which includes Chapter 6, Firefighter I, and Chapter 7, Firefighter II, formerly found in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. In addition, Sections 3, 4, and 5 of Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, fifth edition, meet the intent of the JPRs found in the 2022 edition of the consolidated standard NFPA 470, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders.

Train with a current and comprehensive Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and hazardous materials resources, aligned with today's NFPA standards and created by world-renowned experts, to position every firefighting student for success.