ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND LEVELS
The following is a listing of the National Fire Protection Association Standards and Levels
approved by the Pro Board for which testing agencies may be accredited:
NFPA 472
Professional Competences of Responders to Hazardous Materials
Incidents/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, 2013 Edition
 Competencies for the First Responder at the Awareness Level
 Competencies for the First Responder at the Operational Level
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Core Competencies
Competencies: Personal Protective Equipment
Competencies: Mass Decontamination
Competencies: Technical Decontamination
Competencies: Evidence Preservation and Sampling
Competencies: Product Control
Competencies: Air Monitoring and Sampling
Competencies: Victim Rescue and Recovery
Competencies: Response to Illicit Laboratory Incidents
Competencies: Disablement/Disruption of
Improvised Explosives Devices
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Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Technician
Competencies for the Incident Commander
Competencies for Private Sector Specialist Employee C
Competencies for Private Sector Specialist Employee B
Competencies for Private Sector Specialist Employee A
Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Officer
Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Safety Officer
Competencies for the Technician with a Tank Car Specialty
Competencies for the Technician with a Cargo Tank Specialty
Competencies for the Technician with an Intermodal Tank Specialty
Competencies for the Technician with a Marine Tank and Non-Tank Vessel Specialty
Competencies for Hazardous Materials Technicians with a Flammable Liquids Bulk
Storage Specialty
 Competencies for Hazardous Materials Technicians with a Flammable Gases Bulk
Storage Specialty
 Competencies for the Hazardous Materials Technician with a Radioactive Material
Specialty
NFPA 473
Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous
Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, 2013 Edition
 Competencies for Haz Mat/WMD BLS Responder
 Competencies for Haz Mat/WMD ALS Responder
 Competencies for ALS Responders assigned to a Haz Mat team
 Competencies for ALS Responders assigned to provide Clinical Intervention at Haz
Mat/WMD Incidents
 Competencies for ALS Responders assigned to treatment of smoke inhalation victims
NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2013 Edition
 Fire Fighter I
 Fire Fighter II
NFPA 1002
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Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications,
2014 Edition
Apparatus Equipped with Fire Pump
Apparatus Equipped with an Aerial Device
Apparatus Equipped with a Tiller
Wildland Fire Apparatus
Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Apparatus
Mobile Water Supply Apparatus
NFPA 1003 Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2010 Edition
 Airport Fire Fighter
NFPA 1003 Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2015 Edition
 Airport Fire Fighter
NFPA 1005
Standard for Professional Qualifications for Marine Fire Fighting for LandBased Fire Fighters, 2014 Edition
 Marine Fire Fighter
NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications, 2013 Edition
 Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Confined Space Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Confined Space Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Trench Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Trench Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Structural Collapse Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Structural Collapse Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Vehicle Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Vehicle Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Surface Water Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Surface Water Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Dive Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Dive Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Ice Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Ice Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Surf Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Surf Rescue II
 Rescue Technician, Wilderness Rescue I
 Rescue Technician, Wilderness Rescue II
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Rescue Technician, Mine and Tunnel Rescue I
Rescue Technician, Mine and Tunnel Rescue II
Rescue Technician, Cave Rescue I
Rescue Technician, Cave Rescue II
Rescue Technician, Machinery Rescue
Rescue Technician, Machinery Rescue
NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2014 Edition
 Fire Officer I
 Fire Officer II
 Fire Officer III
 Fire Officer IV
NFPA 1026 Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications,
2014 Edition
 Incident Commander
 Safety Officer
 Public Information Officer
 Liaison Officer
 Operations Section Chief
 Staging Area Manager
 Operations Branch Director
 Operations Division Group Supervisor
 Strike Team Task Force Leader
 Air Operations Branch Director
 Air Support Group Supervisor
 Air Tactical Group Supervisor
 Planning Section Chief
 Resources Unit Leader
 Situation Unit Leader
 Documentation Unit Leader
 Demobilization Unit Leader
 Logistics Section Chief
 Service Branch Director
 Communication Unit Leader
 Medical Unit Leader
 Food Unit Leader
 Support Branch Director
 Supply Unit Leader
 Facilities Unit Leader
 Ground Support Unit Leader
 Finance/Administrative Section Chief
 Compensation/Claims Unit Leader
 Cost Unit Leader
 Procurement Unit Leader
 Time Unit Leader
NFPA 1031
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Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan
Examiner, 2014 Edition
Fire Inspector I
Fire Inspector II
Fire Inspector III
Plan Examiner I
Plan Examiner II
NFPA 1033 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator, 2014 Edition
 Fire Investigator
NFPA 1035
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Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety
Educator, 2010 Edition
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator II
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator III
Public Information Officer
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist II
NFPA 1035
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Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety
Educator, 2015 Edition
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator II
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator III
Public Information Officer
Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist
Youth Firesetter Program Manager
NFPA 1037 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Marshal, 2012 Edition
 Fire Marshal
 Fire Marshal with Regulatory Program, Fire & Life Safety Education, and
Investigation Responsibilities
 Fire Marshal with Regulatory Program Responsibilities
 Fire Marshal with Fire & Life Safety Education Responsibilities
 Fire Marshal with Investigations Responsibilities
NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, 2012 Edition
 Instructor I
 Instructor II
 Instructor III
NFPA 1051 Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2012 Edition
 Wildland Fire Fighter I
 Wildland Fire Fighter II
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Wildland Fire Officer I
Wildland Fire Officer II
Wildland/Urban Interface Protection Specialist
Wildland/Urban Interface Coordinator
NFPA 1061
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Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Safety Telecommunicator,
2014 Edition
Public Safety Telecommunicator I
Public Safety Telecommunicator II
Incident Tactical Dispatcher
Public Safety Communications Training Officer
Public Safety Communications Supervisor
Public Safety Quality Assurance/Improvement Personnel
Public Safety Communications Training Coordinator
Public Safety Communications Center Manager/Director
Logistics Section Communications Unit Leader
NFPA 1071
Standard for Emergency Vehicle Technician Professional Qualifications, 2011
Edition
 Emergency Vehicle Technician I
 Emergency Vehicle Technician II
 Emergency Vehicle Technician III
NFPA 1081
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Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications,
2012 Edition
Incipient Industrial Fire Brigade Member
Advanced Exterior Industrial Fire Brigade Member
Interior Structural Industrial Fire Brigade Member
Industrial Fire Brigade Leader
Industrial Fire Brigade Support Member
NFPA 1091 Standard for Traffic Control Incident Management, 2015 Edition
 Traffic Control
NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, 2008 Edition
 Health and Safety Officer
 Incident Safety Officer
 Incident Safety Officer, Fire Suppression
 Incident Safety Officer, Emergency Medical Service Operations
 Incident Safety Officer, Hazardous Materials Operations
 Incident Safety Officer, Technical Rescue
NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, 2015 Edition
 Health and Safety Officer
 Incident Safety Officer
 Incident Safety Officer, Fire Suppression
 Incident Safety Officer, Technical Rescue
 Incident Safety Officer, Hazardous Materials Operations