RELATES TO: KRS 95A.050, 95A.090, 95A.210(4), 95A.230
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 95A.050(3) requires
the commission to promulgate administrative regulations relating to fire
protection personnel. KRS 95A.090 requires the commission to promulgate
administrative regulations to implement a policy for reviewing and accepting
the training and service of any member of the United States military who served
as a firefighter towards certification as a firefighter in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky. This administrative regulation establishes a policy for reviewing and
accepting the training and service of any member of the United States military
who served as a firefighter, and the training and service of a firefighter
certified in another state, territory, province, or nation, towards
certification as a firefighter in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Certified professional firefighter"
means:
(a) "Professional firefighter" as
defined by KRS 95A.210(4); and
(b)
A firefighter who meets the requirements of KRS 95A.230.
(2) "Certified volunteer firefighter" means
an individual who has received at least 150 hours of certified training as
recognized by the commission and who receives at least twenty (20) hours of
certified training annually to maintain certification.
(3) "IFSAC" means the International Fire
Service Accreditation Congress.
(4)
"ProBoard" means the National Board on Fire Service Professional
Qualifications.
Section
2. Review and Acceptance Procedure.
(1)
(a) Each
certified professional firefighter shall produce documentation of completion of
a basic training course of a minimum of 400 hours duration as established in
the Firefighter Certification Minimum Required Course Categories and Hours
Chart, within one (1) year of the date of employment at a school or method
certified by the commission.
(b)
Except as established in subsection (4) of this section and unless serving on
active duty in the United States Armed Forces, each certified professional
firefighter shall produce documentation each calendar year of completion of an
in-service training program appropriate to the firefighter's rank and
responsibility, of at least 100 hours' duration at a school certified or
recognized by the commission pursuant to the List of Approved Curricula for
Level I Fire Instructors. A Level II fire instructor may write and teach a
lesson plan within the employing or affiliated department.
(2) Except as established in subsection (4)
of this section, each certified volunteer firefighter shall produce
documentation of completion of at least 150 hours of certified training as
recognized by the commission as established in subsection (1) of this section
to receive certification and at least twenty (20) hours of certified training
annually to maintain certification.
(3) The commission shall consider the IFSAC
or ProBoard accreditation of a firefighter's out-of-state certification as the
fulfillment of subsections (1) and (2) of this section and shall certify that a
firefighter's out-of-state certification has been accredited by IFSAC or
ProBoard by reciprocity.
(4) The
commission may contact the division of the U.S. Armed Forces or the state in
which the firefighter received training to confirm that the training or service
is comparable to the requirements of this administrative regulation.
(5) A candidate for certification as a
firefighter in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who is certified in another state,
territory, province, or nation or who has served as a firefighter in the United
States Armed Forces shall submit all documentation required in subsections (1)
through (4) of this section, as applicable, to the division director of the
commission. The candidate may submit required documentation to the commission
through the fire department or agency by which the candidate is hired or
employed.
(6) The division director
of the commission or the division director's designee shall review the
submitted documentation to ensure that the candidate has fulfilled the
requirements of either subsection (1) or (2) of this section as
applicable.
(7) For a candidate
certified in another state, territory, province, or nation, the commission
shall send to the hiring agency, and the hiring agency shall complete, the
Out-of-State Training Hour Transfer, the Out-of-State Transfer Worksheet, and
the Kentucky Fire Commission Out-of-State Transfer chart.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Out-of-State Training Hour
Transfer", 2016;
(b) "Out-of-State
Transfer Worksheet", 2015;
(c)
"Kentucky Fire Commission Out-of-State Transfer", 2015;
(d) "Firefighter Certification Minimum
Required Course Categories and Hours Chart", 2016; and
(e) "List of Approved Curricula for Level I
Fire Instructors", 2016.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Office of the Kentucky
Fire Commission, 118 James Ct., Suite 50, Lexington, Kentucky 40505, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
