Getting Started with Certification

Prerequisite Courses

• anyone participating in the Certification Program must complete Courage to be Safe training prior to applying for any certification.

• anyone applying for Firefighter I (or any certificates that have Firefighter I as a prerequisite) must complete Traffic Incident Management training. 

• anyone participating in the Certification Program must complete a Cancer Awareness course. The following courses are accepted:

TEEX - Taking Action Against Cancer in the Fire Service (In Person Class - FREE)

USDOT National Highway Training Institute National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training (Online Course - FREE)
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First Responder Center for Excellence - DOING IT RIGHT: Reducing Cancer in the Fire Service (FCSN) (Online Course - FREE)

DetectTogether - Cancer Awareness Training (Online Course - FREE)

VectorSolution - NFPA 1851: CANCER-RELATED RISKS OF FIREFIGHTING (Online Course - FREE request or in paid accounts)