The Fire Safety Technician training program shall consist of 16 hours of classroom instruction followed by eight hours of supervised field training. Components of the training program will include an overview of the National Fire Protection Association Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures, 101; basic inspection techniques; documentation procedures; and an overview of the Department of Human Services rules.

§1. Standards for Fire Safety Technician training program and certification

1. Fire prevention inspection techniques A. Approaching the customer (facility operator) B. Explaining violations to achieve voluntary compliance C. Understanding and applying the concept of equivalency D. Using diagrams E. Conducting the exit interview

2. Principles of the Life Safety Code A. Chapter 1 - General B. Chapter 2 - Fundamental Requirements C. Chapter 3 - Definitions D. Chapter 4 - Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents

3. Application of Code requirements during the inspection A. Determining means of egress B. Means of egress alternatives C. Protection from hazards in child care facilities

D. Protection from hazards in child care facilities associated with educational occupancies E. Protection from hazards in child care facilities associated with one and two family dwellings. F. Fire detection and fire protection systems

4. Fire prevention inspection field training A. Conveying a professional image B. Concise report writing C. Familiarization with forms D. Communicating with difficult customers

5. Certification examination A. Successful completion of multiple choice examination. A score of 70% correct is required.

6. Annual rectification A. Completion of at least 12 inspection reports during the calendar year.

7. Loss of certification A. A Fire Safety Technician certificate may be revoked by the State Fire Marshal. Grounds for revocation include any violation by the Fire Safety Technician of applicable laws, codes or standards, or proof that false information was given or a misrepresentation was knowingly made by the Fire Safety Technician in the course of fulfilling inspection duties.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 M.R.S.A. §8304-A

History of Chapter 33

EFFECTIVE DATE:

January 2, 1999 - as 'Fire Safety Technician Training and Certification Program'

RENUMBERED:

August 7, 2001 - changed to Chapter 24

History of Chapter 24

EFFECTIVE DATE:

December 22, 1977 (filed September 27, 1978) - as 'Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases'

REPEALED AND REPLACED:

September 14, 1986

EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):

May 15, 1996

REPEALED AND REPLACED:

August 7, 2001 - subject matter moved to Chapter 16. Chapter 33, 'Fire Safety Technician Training and Certification Program,' renumbered to Chapter 24.