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Key Updates – Behavioral Health & Cancer Awareness (2025)
Implementation
New curriculum active: Jan 1, 2026
Old curriculum retired: Dec 31, 2025
Course Structure & Content Changes
BHCA 1A: Now requires a self-assessment before
class.
BHCA New topic: Recognizing Behavioral Health
Distress (Communicating about Distress).
BHCA 2A + 3A (2020): Combined into one 32-hour
Multilevel Supervisor course.
Prerequisites for BHCA 2A: BHCA 1A + PeerBased Suicide Awareness.
Course Delivery & Instructor Changes
Class Size Increase: 32 - 50 students. Instructor
ratio adjusted (1:50 lecture).
Existing instructors remain authorized, with transitional
rules for new candidates.
BHCA RESOURCES: click the links to learn more
Firefighter Health + Safety Collaborative I
FIIRE Initiative
*RESOURCES FOR YOUR CLINICAL PROVIDER
FFCSN I Firefighter Cancer Support Network
I Toolkits
*FFCN I Firefighter Annual Evaluations
IAFF Continued Education I Resiliency, Peer
Support I Trauma Support I Fire Service Families
I Clinical Trainings I Addiction I Strategies for
Success & More
*FFCN I Women Firefighter Annual Exam
FIRESCOPE I Cancer
Diagnosis FAQ I Risk Management
& Worker’s Compensation
take these to your doctor
*IAFF IAFC NVFC, FSTAR I Providers Guide to
Firefighter Medical Evaluations
BEHAVORIAL HEALTH
