Module 4: Pre-Incident Planning - International Association of Fire ...

IAFF Training for Hazardous Materials: Technician© Student Text
Instructor Preparation
Obtain all the pre-incident planning forms and materials currently used in the department where
you are instructing. If these forms do not exist, use any of the sample forms in Appendix B to
this section.
At least two weeks in advance, arrange to conduct a site visit at a facility in the local area. The
facility could be a manufacturing plant, a chemical or processing facility, a school, or any other
location that is likely to store hazardous materials on site. Go to the location and find out the
chemicals that are used or stored there, and obtain the MSDSs for these chemicals. Plan a three
to four hour period to conduct the site survey, preferably on the afternoon of the same day you
teach this module. The site visit is extremely important to this module.
Plan on giving the Prerequisite Quiz at the beginning of this module. If any students fail to
answer at least half the questions correctly, they should be directed to read Training for Hazardous
Materials Response: Your Rights and Responsibilities and Unit 3 of Hazardous Materials
Training for First Responders. Both programs are available through the IAFF’s Hazardous
Materials Department.
Equipment and Supplies
• Pre-incident planning forms
• Example pre-incident plans
• List of local, state, and national resources that assist in hazardous materials emergencies
• Material Safety Data Sheets for the chemicals stored or used at the site to be surveyed
• Additional information on the site to be surveyed, such as location maps, past fires or
hazardous materials incidents, previous inspection reports, drawings, or permit applications
• Additional chemical reference books
• Maps of the local area
• VCR and Videotape: Maysville, KY Fertilizer Plant Fire
• PowerPoint presentation
Approximate Length
This module requires a total of seven to eight hours to complete, including four hours of classroom
instruction and a three to four hour site survey.
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