Section 156-A. Establishment of a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training program

1. The state fire administrator shall, in his
  or her discretion, consult with the fire fighting and  code  enforcement
  personnel  standards  and  education  commission established pursuant to
  section one  hundred  fifty-nine-a  of  this  article,  to  establish  a
  specialized  hazardous materials emergency response training program for
  individuals  responsible  for  providing  emergency  response   recovery
  following   incidents   involving  hazardous  materials  as  defined  in
  accordance with section fourteen-f of the transportation law. The  state
  fire   administrator   shall   inform   all  fire  companies,  municipal
  corporations and districts, including agencies and  departments  thereof
  and  all firefighters, both paid and volunteer, and related officers and
  employees and police officers of the implementation and availability  of
  the  hazardous  materials emergency response training program and shall,
  subject to the availability of an appropriation, conduct  such  training
  with  sufficient  frequency  to  assure  adequate  response to incidents
  involving hazardous  materials  and  protection  of  responders  in  all
  geographic areas of the state.
    2.   The   state   fire   administrator,   in  consultation  with  the
  aforementioned  commission  shall  prescribe  the  curriculum   of   the
  hazardous  materials  emergency  response  training program, which shall
  include, but shall not be limited to:
    (a) hands-on training, including information in  regard  to  leak  and
  spill   control,  product  neutralization,  pickup  and  disposal,  fire
  control, decontamination procedures and  use  and  application  of  foam
  agents;
    (b) hazard assessment with emphasis on incident scene decision-making,
  including:  potential  threat  to public safety and need for evacuation,
  calculation of the effect of weather on certain chemicals and evaluation
  of the result of chemical exposures to  air,  water,  soil,  vegetation,
  lives and property and impact on the personal safety of those working in
  the accident area;
    (c) calibration and use of emergency equipment;
    (d)   chemical   and  biological  properties  of  various  classes  of
  chemicals, for example, flammables, oxidizers, corrosives, poisons; and
    (e) weapons of mass destruction and response to terrorism.
    3. The state fire administrator is hereby directed to issue  a  report
  to  the  governor,  speaker  of the assembly, temporary president of the
  senate, chairman  of  the  assembly  transportation  committee  and  the
  chairman  of  the senate transportation committee by April first of each
  year on the operations of the program set forth in this section.
    4. The state  fire  administrator  shall  promulgate  such  rules  and
  regulations  as  are  necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions of this
  section.