HazMat may be something of an "acquired taste". You will find or may have already found that there there is a lot more classwork/homework stuff than standard firefighter, mainly because there are so many categories of hazardous materials. Once you get past the awareness/ops level and start offensive training (mitigation, leak and spill control, neutralization, decon) things can get very specific to what the product involved is.
Hang with it, finish the class. Afterwards, if it's not quite your thing, at least you'll have the training certificate for your folder.
Haz Mat is far from boring. It requires not only physical skills and endurance but also a mental capacity is needed to be able to comprehend, sort and or find information about what your dealing with. In Haz Mat 1 move could be fatal for you and or the general public. It is a great challange and worth it in the long run. Stick with it
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Hang with it, finish the class. Afterwards, if it's not quite your thing, at least you'll have the training certificate for your folder.
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