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

Guide for Communicating Emergency Response Information for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines (pdf)

Chemtrec

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