KS – Hazardous Materials​/Technical Rescue Program Coordinator – Kansas Fire & Rescue Training

Salary:
Starting at $62,000

The Hazardous Materials / Technical Rescue Coordinator reports to the Manager of Special Operations and provides coordination, instructional support, and program oversight for designated hazardous materials and technical rescue training programs at the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). This position is responsible for coordinating course requests, scheduling training deliveries, supporting instructors, updating curriculum, and assisting with course development and revision to ensure high-quality hazardous materials and technical rescue education is delivered across the state of Kansas.

This position has primary responsibility for coordination and oversight of testing for the Hazardous Materials Technician program, ensuring program content, delivery, and testing processes remain current and compliant with accreditation requirements.

This position serves as a key point of contact for Kansas fire departments, instructors, and stakeholders seeking hazardous materials and technical rescue training and support. The coordinator works closely with KFRTI managers, coordinators, instructors, and logistics personnel to ensure efficient course delivery, sound resource use, proper equipment readiness, and adherence to Institute standards. In addition to hazardous materials technician responsibilities, this position assists the Manager of Special Operations in other specialized rescue program areas through course instruction, course evaluations, course logistics, scheduling, and equipment maintenance.

This position operates in a hybrid capacity, combining remote work assignments, travel to course delivery locations, and work from the KFRTI office on the Lawrence, Kansas campus more frequently, or as needed, to support testing coordination, equipment readiness, logistics, and program oversight.

The Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute is a unit of KU Jayhawk Global, housed on the Lawrence campus. The Institute was created by the Kansas legislature to train Kansas firefighters in 1949. The Institute serves fire departments and firefighters through a traveling instruction service that provides 500 training events per year potentially reaching every community and every county in Kansas.

The mission of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute is to provide accessible, comprehensive training and credentialing for fire and emergency response personnel to promote health and safety in Kansas communities.