1. (a) Registered Instructors shall meet specific coursework, instructor requirements, teaching experience, rank, and occupational experience. A Registered Instructor can be approved to teach either or both California Fire Service Training and Education System (CFSTES) and Fire Service Training and Education Program (FSTEP) courses.

   1. (1) Registered Instructors shall meet minimum qualifications for accredited and/or approved Rescue-related courses per State Fire Training Procedures Manual, Section 1990.00.
   2. (2) Registered Instructors have the lead responsibility for the delivery of an OSFM CFSTES or FSTEP course per State Fire Training Procedures Manual, Section 1990.00.

   3. (3) Registered Lead Evaluators, Registered Skills Evaluators, and Exam Proctors shall meet minimum instructor criteria to evaluate student skill demonstrations or exams per State Fire Training Procedures Manual, Section 1990.00.

      1. (A) Registered Instructors shall notify the State Fire Training Division via email of any status change in regard to name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.
      2. (B) Failure to notify the State Fire Training Division as set forth in Section 1990.04(a)(3)(A) shall result in the Registered Instructor being placed on the inactive list.
      3. (C) Registered Instructors on the inactive list shall be reinstated to the active list if they comply with Section 1990.04(a)(3)(A).

All instructors under the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, shall be registered with the State Fire Training Division following the procedures for each course specialty as outlined in the State Fire Training Procedures Manual per Section 1990.00.

Note: Authority cited: Section 13159(d), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 13159(d), Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 8-7-2008; operative 9-6-2008 (Register 2008, No. 32).

2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 6-30-2016; operative 7-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 27).

3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) filed 5-30-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 22).

4. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)-(a)(4) filed 9-3-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 36).

5. Amendment of section filed 2-17-2026; operative 4-1-2026 (Register 2026, No. 8).