Valhalla Academy
HazMat (Awareness / Operations)
NFPA-aligned hazard recognition, isolation, and defensive operations.
Overview
Course Overview
This course is positioned within firefighter core training and delivered to NFPA standards where applicable. Focus is on recognition, isolation, protective actions, and defensive operations to prevent responder contamination and escalation.
Recommended Duration
- 8–16 hours (adjusted to agency scope)
Audience
- Firefighters and officers
- Industrial emergency response teams
Key Topics
- Hazard recognition and scene size-up
- Isolation zones, protective actions, and public safety priorities
- Defensive leak control concepts and resource coordination
- Decon principles and contamination control
- ICS integration and communications