(a) General
- (1) A candidate for fire fighter I certification shall be an active member of a fire department or actively enrolled as a student in an approved course of study at a regional institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(2) A candidate for fire fighter II certification shall be a certified fire fighter I and shall:
- (A) be an active member of a fire department; or(B) be actively enrolled in an approved course of study at a regional accredited institution by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or (C) document in writing that the candidate has been an active member of a fire department since prior to July 1, 1977.
- (3) No person shall be certified to the level of fire fighter I or fire fighter II until all examination requirements of this standard for that level have been fulfilled.
- (b) Objectives: The candidate for fire fighter I or fire fighter II certification shall comply with the performance objectives of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
(c) The commission shall certify as a fire fighter I or fire fighter II those candidates who have satisfactorily demonstrated the ability to meet the requirements as prescribed in this section.
Notes: The original publication contained a typographical error previously identified and corrected, but through a software error the change was never recorded. (October 26, 2018)
(Effective October 5, 2018)