Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.403 - Certification examinations; development; passing scores
Rule 3.
(1)
Pursuant to section 9(2)(b) of the act, MCL 29.369, the state fire marshal,
with the approval of a majority of the council, shall develop and administer
certification examinations for all of the following fire service disciplines:
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Fire chief.
(c) Fire inspector.
(d) Fire instructor.
(e) Fire investigator.
(f) Fire officer.
(g) Public safety director.
(h) Plans examiner.
(i) Hazardous materials responder.
(j) Technical rescue responder.
(k) Airport rescue firefighter.
(2) The certification examinations
shall be reviewed by bureau staff and the curriculum committee to ascertain if
there is adequate comprehension of the subject material tested in the
examinations.
(3) As long as the
certification examination is not in the same calendar day, an individual may
retake any certification examination multiple times, with the exception of fire
instructor II and III, which is limited to 1 reexamination before having to
retake the class.
(4) The
examination for firefighter I and II may be combined into 1 examination to test
the knowledge and skill requirements in NFPA 1001, "Standard for Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications," as adopted by reference in
R
29.410.
(5)
After the effective date of these rules, the bureau will become a Pro Board
agency for the following classifications:
(a)
Firefighter I with hazardous materials operations.
(b) Firefighter II.
(c) Firefighter I and II with hazardous
materials operations.
(d) Fire
officer I.
(e) Fire officer
II.
(f) Fire officer III.
(g) Fire officer IV.
(h) Fire instructor I.
(i) Fire instructor II.
(j) Fire instructor III.
(6) An individual who is a member of a fire
department or a public safety department may apply and pay a fee to the bureau
to receive Pro Board certification, that is in addition to a bureau
certification, that was obtained by passing a bureau's certification
examination.
(7) All Pro Board
courses must be entered in the bureau's training information network before the
start date of the course and must follow the bureau's rules and
procedures.
(8) An individual with
council certification as company officer I and II series; fire officer I, II
and III; fire instructor I; or fire instructor II before the effective date of
these rules, may apply and pay a fee to the bureau to challenge the Pro Board
examination for firefighter I, II, or firefighter I and II, and fire officer I,
II, III or fire instructor I and II. To challenge the exam
involves already having an MFFTC certification and wanting to acquire a Pro
Board certification by taking the Pro Board certification exam.
(9) An individual with a Regional Alliance
for Fire Training (RAFT) certification as fire officer I or fire officer II
before January 1, 2016 may apply and pay a fee to the third-party approved Pro
Board agency to challenge the Pro Board exam for fire officer I and
II.
Notes
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