Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Certification for fire and life safety
educator, public information officer, youth firesetter intervention specialist,
and youth firesetter program manager 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 1035, 2015 Edition, Standard for
Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter
Intervention Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager, incorporated
herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.
(b) The following fire and life safety
educators, public information officer, and youth firesetter intervention
personnel titles, which are associated with the adopted standard, shall be
issued by the Office of Training and Certification:
1. Fire and Life Safety Educator I;
2. Fire and Life Safety Educator
II;
3. Fire and Life Safety
Educator III;
4. Public Information
Officer;
5. Youth Firesetter
Intervention Specialist; and
6.
Youth Firesetter Program Manager.
(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 1035 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. 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.
