EMMITSBURG, MD – The U.S. Fire
Administration's (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) announces the availability
of a new NFA Online course: Foundational Concepts of Chemistry (Q228).
Completion of Q228 is recommended prior to attending all NFA Hazardous
Materials curriculum courses and is a precourse assignment for Chemistry for
Emergency Response (R233) and Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous
Materials Incidents (R247). Beginning in October 2013, Foundational Concepts of
Chemistry will be a prerequisite for acceptance into those courses. The course
is approved for .4 Continuing Education Units (CEU).
Foundational Concepts of Chemistry
provides students with fundamental knowledge to prepare for the more advanced
Hazardous Materials curriculum courses.
There are currently 54 online courses
available through NFA Online with topics including Emergency Medical Services,
Emergency Response to Terrorism, Fire Prevention, Incident Management,
Management Science, Public Education, and Wildland Firefighting. Students can
access NFA Online at www.nfaonline.dhs.gov
For more information about the Hazardous
Materials / Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) curriculum or other USFA programs
and offerings, visit www.usfa.fema.gov. You can also follow USFA updates on
Twitter at twitter.com/usfire
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