Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
39A.050(2)(l),
39B.020(1),
(3)(d),
39C.050(1),
(2),
29 C.F.R.
1910.120(q)(6)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
39A.050(2)(l) requires the
Division of Emergency Management to institute emergency management training
programs. KRS
39C.050(1) and (2) require
local emergency management agency personnel to complete required training. This
administrative regulation establishes training requirements for a local
director and other local emergency management agency personnel.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Emergency Management Development
Program" means the training curriculum established in Section 2(2) and (3) of
this administrative regulation.
(2)
"Emergency management training" means a seminar, workshop, course, class, or
instruction conducted, sponsored, established, offered through, or approved by
the Division of Emergency Management.
(3) "Federal fiscal year" means a period
beginning October 1 of a calendar year and ending September 30 of the following
calendar year.
(4) "Local staff
member" means a deputy director, paid or volunteer, or a person appointed to a
local emergency management agency pursuant to KRS 39B,070(3) and established in
KRS
39C.050(2).
(5) "Successfully complete" means to attend
or participate in emergency management training and to acquire and submit a
copy of instructor-provided training completion certificate or record to the
Division of Emergency Management.
Section 2. Local Director Training
Requirement.
(1) Within thirty (30) calendar
days of appointment pursuant to
KRS
39B.020(1), a local director
shall successfully complete an orientation conducted by the Division of
Emergency Management covering Kentucky's emergency management system and
programs administered by local directors in Kentucky.
(2) Within the first full federal fiscal year
following appointment pursuant to
KRS
39B.020(1), a local director
shall successfully complete a course:
(a)
Covering incident command and incident management system basic
concepts;
(b) Covering mitigation
benefits, methods, resources, and planning;
(c) Of at least four (4) hours covering
emergency operations center basic concepts;
(d) Conducted by the Division of Emergency
Management covering rapid assessment of disaster scenes and proper damage and
reporting procedure; and
(e) Of at
least eight (8) hours covering hazardous materials and "first responder
awareness level" emergency response competencies as established by
29 C.F.R.
1910.120(q)(6)(i), to
include instruction on employer and community operating procedures.
(3) By the second full federal
fiscal year following appointment, a local director shall begin study to
successfully complete a:
(a) Course conducted
or approved by the Division of Emergency Management, in accordance with
KRS
39A.070(3) and
39C.050(10),
covering principles in the integrated emergency management system, including
interagency teams, coordination methods, and emergency or disaster case
studies;
(b) Course conducted by
the Division of Emergency Management covering development of a local emergency
operation plan consistent with the Kentucky Emergency Operations
Plan;
(c) Course of at least
twenty-four (24) hours covering exercise assessment, design, delivery, and
evaluation skills, including a practical application component;
(d) Course of at least two (2) hours covering
local emergency management planning committee member duties and Kentucky's
system for implementation of the federal Emergency Planning and the Community
Right to Know Act (EPCRA);
(e)
Course of at least twelve (12) hours covering hazardous materials and "first
responder operations level" emergency response competencies as established by
29 C.F.R.
1910.120(q)(6)(ii), to
include instruction on Commonwealth of Kentucky hazardous materials response
plan;
(f) Course of at least eight
(8) hours approved as established by
29 C.F.R.
1910.120(q)(6)(ii) or
offered by the Division of Emergency Management covering the eight (8)
component elements of an incident command system and incident management
system, to include practical application;
(g) Module offered by the Division of
Emergency Management covering the incident command system and incident
management system competencies for on-the-scene incident commander level as
established by 29 C.F.R.
1910.120(q)(6)(v) for
hazardous materials response; and
(h) Course of at least four (4) hours
covering requirements and procedures for obtaining and implementing state and
federal disaster assistance programs.
(4) A local director shall complete:
(a) At least two (2) of the courses
established in subsection (3) of this section in each consecutive federal
fiscal year until all courses are completed;
(b) All courses of the Emergency Management
Development Program within the first five (5) full federal fiscal years
following appointment pursuant to
KRS
39B.020(1);
(c) Emergency management training conducted
annually at the in each federal fiscal year at the Governor's Emergency
Management Workshop; and
(d) At
least thirty-two (32) hours of emergency management training in each federal
fiscal year following appointment or reappointment pursuant to
KRS
39B.020(1) or (3).
(5) In meeting the annual training
requirement established in subsection (4)(d) of this section, a local director
shall receive credit for:
(a) Emergency
management training completed in compliance with subsections (2) and (3) of
this section;
(b) No more than four
(4) hours per emergency management training completed on-line or through a
correspondence course, not to exceed twelve (12) hours annually;
(c) No more than four (4) hours per Division
of Emergency Management sponsored emergency management training completed
on-line or through a correspondence course, not to exceed eight (8) hours
annually; and
(d) The training
required by subsection (4)(c) of this section.
Section 3. Local Staff Member Training
Requirement.
(1) In each full federal fiscal
year following appointment, a deputy director shall successfully complete at
least sixteen (16) hours of training selected from:
(a) Emergency management training listed in
subsection (2) of this section;
(b)
No more than four (4) hours per emergency management training completed on-line
or through a correspondence course, not to exceed a total of eight hours;
and
(c) No more than four (4) hours
per Division of Emergency Management sponsored emergency management training
course a deputy director instructs, not to exceed a total of eight (8)
hours.
(2) Except as
established in subsection (1)(a) of this section, a local staff member shall
successfully complete at least twelve (12) hours of emergency management or
administrative training in each full federal fiscal year following
appointment.
Section 4.
Request for Training Credit.
(1) In meeting
the annual emergency management training requirement established in Section
2(4)(d) or 3 of this administrative regulation, a local director or local staff
member may request credit for training not conducted or sponsored by the
Division of Emergency Management.
(2) To request credit for training not
conducted or sponsored by the Division of Emergency Management, a local
director or local staff member shall submit a completed Request for Training
Credit, KYEM Form 300, to an area manager for transmittal to the Director of
the Division of Emergency Management for each training course or instructional
offering for which credit is requested.
(3) A local director or local staff member
may receive credit for emergency management training under this section if:
(a) A completed Request for Training Credit,
KYEM Form 300, is approved in writing by the Director of the Division of
Emergency Management; and
(b) The
training approved for credit is successfully completed.
Section 5. Training Documentation.
A local director or local staff member shall submit documentation of all
successfully completed emergency management training to an area manager within
thirty (30) calendar days following completion of training.
Section 6. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Request for Training Credit", KYEM Form
300, September 2018, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Division of Emergency
Management, Emergency Operations Center, 100 Minuteman Parkway, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601-6168, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
39A.050(2)(j), (m),
39A.070(3),
39C.050(1),
(2)