Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 141.312 - Fire Department Incident Safety Officer

Professional Qualifications for Fire Department Incident Safety Officer are identified in NFPA 1521. Fire Department Incident Safety Officer is defined as an individual appointed to respond to or assigned at an incident scene by the incident commander to perform the duties and responsibilities as designated in this standard and NFPA 1500, whose duties entail promotion of the incident action plan, including the overall incident strategy, tactics, risk management, and member safety. This individual can also be the health and safety officer or it can be a separate function.

a) Prerequisites

1) Certification as a Fire Officer I or Company Fire Officer.

2) Successful completion of the Fire Department Incident Safety Officer course.

3) Engagement as Illinois fire protection personnel, as attested to by the employing Fire Chief of the individual seeking certification.

4) Passage of the State written examination .

5) Application for Certification/Validation-Attestation.

b) Reimbursement may be received for training costs for Fire Department Incident Safety Officer (see Subpart E).

c) A qualified instructor for this level must be a certified Fire Service Instructor II and Fire Department Safety Officer.

d) The course and facility must be approved by the Division in accordance with Subpart B.

e) Credit for equivalent courses may be available in accordance with Section 141.120.

Notes

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 141.312

Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 6594, effective 8/1/2017