1. (a) Training and competency standards shall comply with the following:

   1. (1) First responder at the awareness level shall be a fire service responder meeting the minimum training and education competencies as certified by the fire standards and training commission established pursuant to the authority contained in RSA 21-P:28, I(a) in the course titled Hazardous Materials Awareness;
   2. (2) First responder at the operational level shall be a fire service responder meeting the minimum training and education competencies as certified by the fire standards and training commission established pursuant to the authority contained in RSA 21-P:28, I(a) in the course titled Hazardous Materials Operations;
   3. (3) Hazardous materials technician shall be a fire service responder meeting the minimum training and education competencies as certified by the fire standards and training commission established pursuant to the authority contained in RSA 21-P:28, I(a) as a hazardous materials technician; and
   4. (4) Incident commander shall be a first responder meeting the minimum training and education competencies in the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1: Fire Code Handbook, as adopted in RSA 153:1, VI-a and available as noted in Appendix 2.

2. (b) Off-site emergency responders shall be trained to perform at one of the following levels:

   1. (1) First responder at the awareness level;
   2. (2) First responder at the operational level;
   3. (3) Hazardous materials technician level; or
   4. (4) Incident commander level.

Source. #6148, eff 12-22-95; ss by #7974, eff 10-20-03, EXPIRED: 10-20-11 New. #10014, eff 10-25-11 (from Saf-C 3903.01); ss by #12966, eff 12-31-19