Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Individuals shall successfully complete
the following requirements before applying for pile burn manager certification,
unless receiving waivers or reciprocity pursuant to Subsections B or C of
19.20.5.9 NMAC. Individuals shall
successfully complete the requirement in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC, before applying
for pile burn manager certification if receiving a partial waiver pursuant to
Subsection D of
19.20.5.9 NMAC.
(1) Prior to beginning the proficiency
requirement in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC, individuals may
complete the NWCG S-110 basic wildland fire orientation (15 minutes online) or
other substitute orientation approved by the division. Any supplemental
materials, such as videos the division may develop, or substitute orientation,
will be made available and posted on the division's website.
(2) Individuals shall complete (passing score
of seventy percent or better) the nine-element course, which may be an online
or in-person training course.
(3)
Individuals shall successfully complete the proficiency requirement, which
consists of burning experience in the role of pile burn manager, which shall
include demonstration of general knowledge of fire behavior, weather, holding,
fire techniques, control lines, smoke management, firing devices, tools and
equipment. Successful demonstration of those elements shall be documented in a
division approved proficiency workbook. The burning experience must be
documented in the proficiency workbook by
(a)
a pile burn manager certified pursuant to
19.20.5.9 NMAC;
(b) division personnel; or
(c) an individual with at least NWCG
prescribed burn boss type 3 qualifications.
B. Upon satisfactory review of their
qualification documents by the committee, the division may grant pile burn
manager certification by waiver to individuals with the following
qualifications:
(1) NWCG qualifications for
single resource boss or above that are current or have lapsed within the past
five years; or
(2) a nationally
recognized structural firefighter I in accordance with national fire protection
association (NFPA) 1001 with wildland fire training or experience that includes
at least S-190 wildland fire behavior or NFPA equivalencies; and
(3) completion (passing score of seventy
percent or better) of the following modules from the nine-element course
specified in Subsection A of
19.20.5.11 NMAC: legal
requirements, smoke management and permitting.
C. Reciprocity.
(1) The division may conduct a review of
another state's certified prescribed burn manager program and post a list of
states that the division grants reciprocity for pile burn manager 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. 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 not certified in a state 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. An applicant for
reciprocity of pile 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. An individual who has prior prescribed
burn manager experience, but who is not certified in another state as a
prescribed burn manager, who does not possess NWCG qualifications for single
resource boss or above that are current or have lapsed within the past five
years or who is not qualified as a nationally recognized structural firefighter
I in accordance with national fire protection association (NFPA) 1001 with
wildland fire training or experience that includes at least S-190 wildland fire
behavior or NFPA equivalencies, may apply for a waiver of the proficiency
requirement in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC.
(1) An applicant shall provide a letter or
other written documentation from a pile or broadcast burn manager certified
pursuant to 19.20.5 NMAC, an individual with at least NWCG prescribed burn boss
type 3 qualifications or a certified prescribed burn manager from another state
on the division reciprocity list attesting they have observed the applicant
conducting pile burns as a pile burn manager and the applicant has
satisfactorily conducted pile burns as a pile burn manager and demonstrated the
proficiency requirement in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC.
(2) The committee shall review the
documentation of the applicant's prescribed burn manager experience to
determine if the applicant meets the proficiency requirement in Paragraph (3)
of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC. If the committee
determines the applicant's prior experience meets the proficiency requirement
in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC, the division shall
waive the proficiency requirement in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC and the
requirements in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of
19.20.5.9 NMAC. Applicants seeking
a partial waiver under Subsection D of
19.20.5.9 NMAC shall complete
(passing score of seventy percent or better) the nine-element course.
E. The renewal of pile 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 pile burn managers shall provide documentation they
have taken the refresher course to the division. If they fail to take the
refresher course or to provide proof to the division, the division shall
suspend their certification and provide written notification.
F. To obtain recertification after the
division has suspended their certification, individuals shall take a refresher
course and conduct at least one day of supervised burning by a pile or
broadcast burn manager certified pursuant to 19.20.5 NMAC, division personnel
or an individual with at least NWCG prescribed burn boss type 3 qualifications.
Individuals seeking recertification shall provide documentation the individual
has completed both requirements to the division.
