Hazardous Materials Resources
Government Relations
Go to Hazardous Materials issues
Training Programs
Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Coming soon
Pipeline Emergency Preparedness Training
Access these training programs and more on the Hazmat Fusion Center Training Packages webpage:
- Biodiesel: Response Considerations
- Carbon Monoxide Release: Training Package
- Chlorine Release: Training Package
- Responding to Ethanol Incidents
Downloadable Tools and Other Resources
Safety on Scene: Crude Oil Trains - What Fire Chiefs Need to Know (pdf)
Flammable Liquid Unit Trains Resource Sheet (pdf)
Safety Brief: Bakken Crude Oil - Rail Response Considerations (pdf)
Safety Brief: Explosive Cargo Trucks Response Considerations (pdf)
IAFC Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat (pdf)
Ethanol Fixed Facilities Guide (pdf)
DOT safety alert: Responding to Incidents Involving Ethanol and Gasoline Fuel Mixtures (pdf)
IAFC letter to TSA on hazmat placards (pdf)
External Resources
National Academies of Science Transportation Research Board
NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
U.S. DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

IAFC Foundation and Emergent BioSolutions Announce Hazmat Scholarship Recipients
A Potential Game Changer for the Next Call
National Programs
Planning for a Chemical Emergency


