Code of Maine Rules
65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
Chapter 5 - STANDARDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY FIRE DISPATCH PROTOCOLS
Section 625-5-7 - EFD DIRECTORS
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Each EFDA must designate an Emergency Fire Dispatch Direct or who must ensure that:
A. Each EFD is properly certified by the protocol vendor;
B. EFD training and CDE is conducted as required by this chapter;
C. AQA/QI program is conducted as required by this chapter;
D. An EFD-in-training who has not received certification only processes calls using the Emergency Fire Dispatch protocol after the EFD-in-training has attended an approved certification course, and only under the direct supervision of a certified EFD. For purposes of this paragraph, direct supervision means that the designated certified EFD is contemporaneously listening to any call for fire assistance being processed by the EFD-in-training and is able to assume control of the call;
E. Their EFDA is using the most current version of the EFDPRS; and
F. An EFD interrogating a caller and coding an incident is the same EFD that gives Dispatch Life Support instructions.
