Forging a Safer Tomorrow: The 2025 Hazmat Roundtable

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New IAFC Guide: Am I Protected?—Understanding CBRN Threats

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Batteries in Trailer Explode

Battalion Chief's Perspective on how a truck fire call turned into a large-scale incident

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Guidance & Best Practices Responding for Responding to Propane/Flammable Gas Incidents

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Hazmat Resources

Tools, guides and technologies to help you prepare for incident response. Access resources

Education Opportunities

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The Latest

Enhancing Fire Safety and Energy Storage Oversight

  • September 15, 2025
NEMA and IAFC's Fire, Life & Safety Section working together

9/11 Reflections: A Legacy of Service and Sacrifice

  • September 11, 2025
Quotes and reflections, shared by first responders, preserve the personal truths of that day, ensuring we never forget the sacrifices made and the lessons learned.

Empowering Responders: Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 CHEMTREC® HELP Award

  • July 8, 2025
Funding Available to Expand Your Hazmat Program

The IAFF has released its Energy Hazard Guide

  • June 30, 2025
Training tool, downloadable search resource for responses involving energy

Upcoming Events

Community Risk Reduction Leadership Conference

Community Risk Reduction Leadership Conference 2026

May 19 - 21, 2026 | Glendale, AZ
The CRR Leadership Conference is all new. Sponsored by the IAFC's Fire and Life Safety Section, the CRR Leadership Conference tackles CRR from the leadership perspective, highlighting best practices from concept to implementation to outcomes. Presentations will highlight the latest and greatest in CRR research.
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International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference

International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference 2026

June 18 - 21, 2026 | Baltimore, MD
The training offered at the Hazmat Conference provides immediate, practical and valuable information designed to ensure you successfully meet the demands of hazmat response in today's challenging environment.
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Online Training

IAFC Academy

Online Hazmat Training

Self paced | Online
Hazmat courses offered on the IAFC Academy
IAFC Academy - Iowa ethanol plant - public domain photo

Ethanol Emergency Response

Self paced | Online
Online course on ethanol fuels incident response including the use, characteristics, transportation modes, transfer operations, basics of foam, tactics and strategies, and environmental issues

Mission: Enhance hazmat responder safety and improve decision-making for responding to hazmat incidents.

Resources

Emergency Response Guides Electric Vehicles

Emergency Response Guide For Electric-Powered Vehicles

Standardized Emergency Response Information for Electric-Powered Vehicles
Hazmat Roundtable 2025 Report

Hazardous Materials Roundtable Meeting Report - May 2025

This report shares feedback, recommendations, and action plans from the recent roundtable
What you Need to Know About: Hazardous Materials and CBRN PPE Standards and Certified Products

Hazardous Materials and CBRN Personal Protective Standards and Certified Products

Guide to navigate navigate the complexities of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats