Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) An
Illinois Company Fire Officer certification shall meet or exceed the
qualifications identified in NFPA 1021.
b) Prerequisites
1) Engagement as Illinois fire protection
personnel, as attested by the employing fire chief of the candidate seeking
certification;
2) Current
certification as Advanced Technician Firefighter;
3) Current certification as Fire Service
Instructor I;
4) Successful
completion of a Company Fire Officer course following the described phases of
education:
A) Phase 1: Background and
foundational information can be taught via on-line learning management systems
or in the classroom, consisting of a minimum of 40 instructional hours;
and
B) Phase 2: Practical
applications and information review shall be completed in a traditional
classroom setting. This section shall be completed in class to achieve student
interaction with the complex management situations that Company Fire Officers
encounter. This phase consists of a minimum of 80 instructional
hours.
5) Passage of the
State Written Examination:
A) Once a candidate
has successfully completed Phases 1 and 2 of an approved Company Fire Officer
course, the candidate may challenge the State Written Examination.
B) The State Written Examination must be
passed within one year after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Company Fire
Officer course. If the State Written Examination is not passed within one year
after the completion of Phase 2 of an approved Company Fire Officer course, the
candidate will be required to retake Phases 1 and 2 prior to receiving
certification.
6) Phase
3: Upon successful completion of Company Fire Officer Phases 1 and 2, and
passage of the State Written Examination, the candidate will have a maximum of
3 years to complete the Company Fire Officer Task Book (Task Book), supplied by
the Division.
A) The completed Task Book shall
be verified by a certified Company Fire Officer.
B) The qualified instructor and employing
fire chief shall document the completion of the Task Book.
C) If the Task Book is not completed within 3
years, the candidate shall be required to retake all Phases prior to
certification.
D) All tasks in the
Task Book must be completed after the candidate's passage of the State Written
Examination. Any tasks completed in the Task Book prior to passage of the State
Written Examination shall not be counted towards the completion of the Task
Book.
7) Documentation of
a minimum of 4 cumulative years of fire service experience; and
8) Application for Certification.
c) Training documentation shall be
maintained in the fire service personnel's training records at the employing
fire department.
d) A qualified
instructor for this level must be certified as Fire Service Instructor II and
Company Fire Officer.
e) Fire
department or individual reimbursement may be available for training costs for
Company Fire Officer as provided in Subpart E.
f) The course as set forth in Section
141.115 and the training
facility as set forth in Section
141.100 must be approved by the
Division.
g) Credit for an
equivalent course will be approved by the Division when the equivalent course
meets the requirements of Section
141.120.
h) Exception to Prerequisites. If a candidate
was previously certified as Fire Officer I, and meets the requirements of
subsections (b)(1), (2), (3), (7), and (8), then the candidate must pass the
Company Fire Officer State Written Examination and complete the Task Book to be
issued a Company Fire Officer certification.
