Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024
A. Individuals shall successfully complete
the following requirements before applying for broadcast burn manager
certification, unless receiving waivers or reciprocity pursuant Subsections B
or C of 19.20.5.10 NMAC.
(1) Individuals, including those who have
completed the training for pile burn manager certification, shall successfully
complete the following prior to beginning the proficiency requirements in
Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.10 NMAC:
(a) NWCG S-190 wildland fire behavior (eight
hours) or a division approved substitute course;
(b) NWCG S-290 intermediate fire behavior (32
hours) or a division approved substitute course; and
(c) burn plan writing course approved by the
division.
(2)
Individuals shall complete (passing score of seventy percent or better) the
nine-element course. Individuals who have previously completed the training for
pile burn manager certification do not need to retake the nine-element
course.
(3) Individuals shall
successfully complete the proficiency requirement, which consists of burning
experience in the role of broadcast burn manager, running a firing operation,
managing smoke and managing a holding operation. Documentation of burning
experience shall be in a division approved proficiency workbook. Documentation
of burning experience in the specified roles shall also include demonstration
of intermediate knowledge of fire behavior, weather, burn plan review, firing
techniques, firing devices, holding, control lines, smoke management, tools and
equipment and procedures in the event of an escape. Successful demonstration of
those elements shall be documented in the applicant's proficiency workbook by
(a) a broadcast burn manager who is certified
pursuant to 19.20.5 NMAC;
(b)
division personnel; or
(c) an
individual with at least NWCG prescribed burn boss type 2
qualifications.
B. The division may grant broadcast burn
manager certification by waiver to individuals who possess NWCG burn boss type
1 or 2 qualifications with completion (passing score of seventy percent or
better) of the following modules from the nine-element course: legal
requirements, smoke management and permitting.
C. Reciprocity.
(1) The division may conduct a review of
another state's certified broadcast burn manager program and post a list of
states with reciprocity for broadcast burn certification on the division's
website. Applicants from a state for which the division has granted reciprocity
shall provide proof of a current certification in a reciprocity state in
satisfaction of the certification requirements of
19.20.5.10 NMAC. Applicants from a
state for which the division has granted reciprocity shall complete (passing
score of seventy percent or better) the following modules from the nine-element
course specified in Subsection A of
19.20.5.11 NMAC: legal
requirements, smoke management and permitting.
(2) The committee shall determine whether an
applicant who is certified in a state not on the reciprocity list qualifies for
reciprocity based on proof of certification in that other state and successful
completion of course work, field experience, proficiency requirements or other
requirements that state requires for certification. The applicant for
reciprocity of broadcast burn manager certification issued in another state not
on the reciprocity list shall
(a) complete
(passing score of seventy percent or better) the nine-element course;
(b) provide proof of certification in the
other state; and
(c) provide proof
of successful completion of the course work, field experience, proficiency
requirements or other requirements that state requires for
certification.
D. The renewal of broadcast burn manager
certification is required every five years with completion of a division
approved refresher course (not to exceed eight hours) that is available online.
Certified broadcast burn managers shall provide documentation they have taken
the refresher course to the division. If they fail to take the refresher course
or provide documentation to the division, the division shall suspend their
certification and provide written notification.
E. To obtain recertification of broadcast
burn manager certification after the division has suspended their
certification, individuals shall complete the refresher course and demonstrate
one day of field proficiency experience with documentation provided by a
broadcast burn manager who is certified pursuant to 19.20.5 NMAC, division
personnel or an individual with at least NWCG prescribed burn boss type 2
qualifications. Individuals seeking recertification shall provide documentation
the individual has completed both requirements to the division.
