Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 141.316 - Chief Fire Officer
a) An
Illinois Chief Fire Officer certification shall meet or exceed the
qualifications identified in NFPA 1021.
b) Prerequisites
1) Engagement as Illinois fire protection
personnel, as attested by the employing fire chief of the candidate seeking
certification;
2) Currently hold a
position at the managerial or administrative level; and
3) Current certification as an Advanced Fire
Officer;
4) Completion of the NIMS
300 and 400 Command and General Staff courses;
5) Documentation of a minimum of 10
cumulative years of fire service experience;
6) Submission of the Chief Fire Officer
application supplied by the Division, including:
A) Resume;
B) Organizational chart of their fire
department;
C) Copy of their
highest degree or transcripts;
D)
Copy of their Advanced Fire Officer certification;
E) Copies of their NIMS 300 and 400 or
Command and General Staff course completions;
F) Three letters of reference, one being from
their immediate supervisor;
G)
Documentation of a minimum of 10 cumulative years of fire service experience;
and
H) Signed statement of
attestation by the fire chief or, in the case of the applicant being the fire
chief, the supervisor of the fire chief (such as Mayor, President of Trustees
or similar official).
7)
Successful completion of an approved Chief Fire Officer course following these
phases of education:
A) Phase 1: Background
and foundational information can be taught via online learning management
systems or in the classroom, consisting of a minimum of 200 instructional
hours; and
B) Phase 2: Practical
applications and information review shall be completed in a traditional
classroom setting. This section shall be completed in class to achieve student
interaction with the complex management situations that Chief Fire Officers
encounter. This phase consists of a minimum of 100 instructional
hours.
8) Passage of the
State Written Examination;
A) Once a candidate
has successfully completed Phases 1 and 2 of an approved Chief Fire Officer
course, the candidate may challenge the State Written Examination;
B) The State Written Examination shall be
passed within one year after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Chief Fire
Officer course. If the State Written Examination is not passed within one year
after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Chief Fire Officer course, the
candidate shall be required to retake Phases 1 and 2 prior to receiving
certification;
9) Phase
3: Submission of a completed task book for certification. The task book for
certification shall be signed by the fire chief or, in the case of the
applicant being the fire chief, the supervisor of the fire chief (such as
Mayor, President of Trustees or similar official). The candidate shall have a
maximum of 3 years from date of passage of the State Written Examination to
complete the Chief Fire Officer task book supplied by the Division;
10) For Full Certification, a candidate must
meet all requirements in NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer III and Fire Officer IV and
the requirements identified in the current task book.
11) For Provisional Certification, a
candidate must meet all requirements in NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer III and
requirements identified in the current task book:
c) Training documentation shall be maintained
in the fire service personnel's training records at the employing fire
department.
d) A qualified
instructor for this level must be certified as Fire Service Instructor II and
Chief Fire Officer.
e) Fire
department or individual reimbursement may be available for training costs for
Chief Fire Officer as provided in Subpart E.
f) The course as set forth in Section
141.115 and the training
facility as set forth in Section
141.100 must be approved by the
Division.
g) Credit for an
equivalent course will be approved by the Division when the equivalent course
meets the requirements of Section
141.120.
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