Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
709 - Fire Service Standards
Chapter 7 - Health and Safety
Section 709-7-1.0 - Minimum Training Requirements

1.1 Minimum training is required to ensure firefighters can safely and adequately perform functions at emergency scene operations. Fire Companies are required to track and maintain training records for all members. Members shall only be assigned duties commensurate with their training.

1.2 For members to perform independently or as a part of a team, they must have successfully completed the Delaware State Fire School curriculum or an approved equivalent training of basic fire skills, structural skills, hazmat response skills and vehicle rescue.

1.3 Members not yet trained at these levels must be closely supervised by trained members when operating at scenes. Members that are not trained in structural fire skills shall not be assigned interior duties at structural fires and may only participate as support personnel.

1.4 Members elected, appointed, or employed that are assigned or perform duties at training or alarms at a crew management level must have successfully completed the Delaware State Fire School curriculum or an approved equivalent training of Fire Officer 1.

1.5 Members elected, appointed, or employed that are assigned or perform duties at training or alarms at a scene management level must have successfully completed the Delaware State Fire School curriculum or an approved equivalent training of Fire Officer 2.

1.6 Sufficient equivalency of training shall be determined by the Commission through the Director of the Delaware State Fire School (DSFS). Those seeking equivalency shall submit full training records or transcripts shall be submitted to the DSFS for review.