New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR FIRE SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 12 - TECHNICAL RESCUER
Section 5:73-12.2 - Certification and adopted training programs

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:73-12.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Certification for technical rescuer shall be granted to an individual who:

1. Has submitted an application for certification to the Office of Training and Certification;

2. Is at least 18 years of age;

3. Has successfully completed the adopted State instructional program for the certification title applied; and

4. Successfully passed the State exams that evaluate the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs) and components of requisite knowledge and skills contained in the NFPA 1006, 2017 Edition, Standard for Technical Rescue Professional Qualifications, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(b) The following technical rescue titles, which are associated with the adopted standard, shall be issued by the Office of Training and Certification:

1. Technical Rescue-Tower Rescue Awareness;

2. Technical Rescue-Tower Rescue Operations;

3. Technical Rescue-Tower Rescue Technician;

4. Technical Rescue-Rope Rescue Awareness;

5. Technical Rescue-Rope Rescue Operations;

6. Technical Rescue-Rope Rescue Technician;

7. Technical Rescue-Structural Collapse Rescue Awareness;

8. Technical Rescue-Structural Collapse Rescue Operations;

9. Technical Rescue-Structural Collapse Rescue Technician;

10. Technical Rescue-Confined Space Rescue Awareness;

11. Technical Rescue-Confined Space Rescue Operations;

12. Technical Rescue-Confined Space Rescue Technician;

13. Technical Rescue-Vehicle Rescue Awareness;

14. Technical Rescue-Vehicle Rescue Operations;

15. Technical Rescue-Vehicle Rescue Technician;

16. Technical Rescue-Animal Technical Rescue Awareness;

17. Technical Rescue-Animal Technical Rescue Operations;

18. Technical Rescue-Animal Technical Rescue Technician;

19. Technical Rescue-Wilderness Search and Rescue Awareness;

20. Technical Rescue-Wilderness Search and Rescue Operations;

21. Technical Rescue-Wilderness Search and Rescue Technician;

22. Technical Rescue-Trench Rescue Awareness;

23. Technical Rescue-Trench Rescue Operations;

24. Technical Rescue-Trench Rescue Technician;

25. Technical Rescue-Mine and Tunnel Rescue Awareness;

26. Technical Rescue-Mine and Tunnel Rescue Operations;

27. Technical Rescue-Mine and Tunnel Rescue Technician;

28. Technical Rescue-Helicopter Rescue Awareness;

29. Technical Rescue-Helicopter Rescue Operations;

30. Technical Rescue-Helicopter Rescue Technician;

31. Technical Rescue-Surface Water Rescue Awareness;

32. Technical Rescue-Surface Water Rescue Operations;

33. Technical Rescue-Surface Water Rescue Technician;

34. Technical Rescue-Swiftwater Rescue Awareness;

35. Technical Rescue-Swiftwater Rescue Operations;

36. Technical Rescue-Swiftwater Rescue Technician;

37. Technical Rescue-Dive Rescue Awareness;

38. Technical Rescue-Dive Rescue Operations;

39. Technical Rescue-Dive Rescue Technician;

40. Technical Rescue-Ice Rescue Awareness;

41. Technical Rescue-Ice Rescue Operations;

42. Technical Rescue-Ice Rescue Technician;

43. Technical Rescue-Surf Rescue Awareness;

44. Technical Rescue-Surf Rescue Operations;

45. Technical Rescue-Surf Rescue Technician;

46. Technical Rescue-Watercraft Rescue Awareness;

47. Technical Rescue-Watercraft Rescue Operations;

48. Technical Rescue-Watercraft Rescue Technician;

49. Technical Rescue-Floodwater Rescue Awareness;

50. Technical Rescue-Floodwater Rescue Operations; and

51. Technical Rescue-Floodwater Rescue Technician.

(c) The Office of Training and Certification within the Division of Fire Safety shall be permitted to adopt a training program, establish training procedures and forms, establish and administer exams, establish instructor qualifications and train-the-trainer programs, and evaluate educational programs submitted by applicants to determine equivalency towards issuance of certifications.

1. The adopted training program and equivalency determination shall comply with the current edition of the adopted NFPA 1006 standard. Upon an NFPA standard edition change, the Office of Training and Certification shall have two years from the NFPA adoption date to modify existing training programs, or adopt new training programs to comply with the new NFPA standard edition.

2. Additional instruction shall be incorporated into the adopted training program when approved and/or directed by the Office of Training and Certification.

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