Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Certification for Rapid Intervention Crew
Leader, Instructor, and/or Member 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 1407, 2015 Edition, Standard for
Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews, incorporated herein by
reference, as amended and supplemented.
(b) The following rapid intervention crew
titles, which are associated with the adopted standard, shall be issued by the
Office of Training and Certification:
1.
Rapid Intervention Crew Member;
2.
Rapid Intervention Crew Instructor; and
3. Rapid Intervention Crew Leader.
(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 1407 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.
3. All live fire training conducted in the
adopted training program shall be conducted in accordance with NFPA 1403, 2018
Edition, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, incorporated herein by
reference, as amended and supplemented.
i.
Live burn instruction shall be conducted through a Tier-1 eligible
organization, as specified in 5:73-2.2; using approved
facilities, as specified in 5:73-2.4; and which possess a
valid live burn Type A permit as specified in 5:73-2.5 issued
by the Office of Training and Certification.
4. Facilities and props used for non-live
burn training shall meet the specifications in 5:73-2.4,
specific to its designated use and design, and shall be approved by the Office
of Training and Certification.
5.
Tier-1 eligible organizations and their facilities shall be permitted to
establish additional local jurisdiction operational requirements regarding the
use and training conducted in accordance with this subchapter. Local
jurisdiction requirements shall not conflict with the intent of the training
procedures or forms adopted by the Office of Training and
Certification.
