Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) An
Illinois Advanced 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 a Company Fire Officer;
3) Current certification as Fire Department
Incident Safety Officer;
4) Current
certification as Fire Service Instructor II;
5) Completion of the NIMS 800
course;
6) Successful completion of
an Advanced 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 Advanced Fire Officers encounter. This phase
consists of a minimum of 80 instructional hours.
7) Passage of the State Written Examination:
A) Once a candidate has successfully
completed Phases 1 and 2 of an approved Advanced 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 Advanced Fire
Officer course. If the State Written Examination is not passed within one year
after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Advanced Fire Officer course, the
candidate must retake Phases 1 and 2 prior to receiving
certification.
8) Phase
3: Upon successful completion of Advanced 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 Advanced Fire Officer Task Book (Task Book) supplied by
the Division.
A) The completed Task Book shall
be verified by a certified Advanced 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.
9) Documentation of
a minimum of 5 cumulative years of fire service experience; and
10) 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
Advanced Fire Officer.
e) Fire
department or individual reimbursement may be available for training costs for
Advanced 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 equivalent
courses 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 II, and meets the requirements of
subsections (b)(1) through (5), (9) and (10), then the candidate pass the
Advanced Fire Officer State Written Examination and complete the Task Book to
be issued an Advanced Fire Officer certification.
