During its last meeting on September 24, 2024, the SFFMA Certification Board voted to:
1. Realign Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations to the NFPA 470 Hazardous Materials of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders standard; and
2. Include additional training to the HazMat Operations certification. Effective January 1, 2025, HazMat Operations is renamed HazMat Operations and Mission-Specific Responsibilities.
Expanding on the PPE and Product Control material, the remaining portion of the Mission Specifics chapter of the standard will be required. We provide the updated standard for your review at this link: 2025 Hazardous Materials Update.
We urge you to share this important information with your fire department members.
This is one of the final steps to achieve full reciprocity with the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) for our members. SFFMA will send out additional updates as we near finalization of the project. | 
