Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 141.320 - Fire Service Instructor II

Professional qualifications for Fire Service Instructor II are identified in NFPA 1041. The Illinois program does not recognize Fire Service Instructor as a rank because it is not possible to ensure that every rank used by local fire or allied field agencies to identify employees would be consistent throughout the State. Fire Service Instructor II is a fire service instructor who, in addition to meeting Fire Service Instructor I qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to coordinate other instructors and who is capable of using a variety of teaching strategies to develop lesson plans and instructional aids based on a task analysis.

a) Prerequisites

1) Certification as a Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Firefighter and Fire Service Instructor I .

2) Attained 5 years of documented fire service experience in a fire department.

3) Successful completion of the Fire Service Instructor II course.

4)Passage of the State written examination.

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

6)State Professional Educator Preparation and Licensure Board Equivalency. A valid State Professional Educator License is deemed equivalent to the Fire Service Instructor I and II course and State written examinations. An individual must submit in writing a request for equivalency and attach a copy of the State Professional Educator License. Once approved by the Division, the individual's records will be updated.

b) Reimbursement may be received for training costs for a Fire Service Instructor II (see Subpart E).

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

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

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

Notes

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 141.320

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