(A) This rule shall apply to individuals
applying for initial certification, reciprocity, or reinstatement of a
certificate to teach.
(B) A fire
and emergency services instructor
or fire safety inspector instructor
certificate
to teach shall expire on the same
date as the individual's
firefighter
fire or EMS provider certification
., or fire safety inspector
certificate if the individual does not hold a current firefighter
certificate. In order to be eligible to renew the instructor
certificate
to teach, the individual shall
complete renewal requirements, in accordance with rule
4765-21-06 of the Administrative
Code, for the following reduced hours and certification cycle:
(1) Twelve months or less, no continuing
education or instruction of a fire service training,
EMS training, or continuing education program is required;
(2) More than twelve months but less than
twenty-four months, two hours of continuing education and eight hours of
instruction of a fire service training, EMS
training, or continuing education program is required;
(3) Twenty-four months but less than
thirty-six months, four hours of continuing education and sixteen hours of
instruction of a fire service training, EMS
training, or continuing education program is required;
(4) Thirty-six months or more, six hours of
continuing education and twenty-four hours of instruction of a fire service
training
, EMS training, or continuing education
program is required.
(C) An assistant fire instructor
certificate shall expire on the same date as the individual's firefighter
certification. In order to be eligible to renew the assistant fire instructor
certificate, the individual shall complete renewal requirements, in accordance
with rule 4765-21-06 of the Administrative Code, for the following reduced
hours and certification cycle:
(1) Twelve months or less, no
continuing education or instruction of a fire service training or continuing
education program is required;
(2) More than twelve months but less
than twenty-four months, two hours of continuing education and two hours of
instruction of a fire service training or continuing education program is
required;
(3) Twenty-four months but less than
thirty-six months, three hours of continuing education and four hours of
instruction of a fire service training or continuing education program is
required;
(4) Thirty-six months or more, six
hours of continuing education and eight hours of instruction of a fire service
training or continuing education program is required.
(D)(C) A live fire
instructor certificate
to teach shall expire on
the same date as the individual's fire
and emergency
services instructor or assistant fire instructor certificate
to teach. The individual shall complete renewal
requirements in accordance with rule
4765-21-06 of the Administrative
Code. A certificate held for less than twelve months is exempt from the live
burn renewal requirement.
(E)(D) Upon request by the
division, a person issued a fire and emergency
services instructor, assistant fire instructor, or live fire instructor, or
fire safety inspector instructor certificate to teach shall accurately document and report all
approved continuing education courses the certificate holder completes and
instructional hours taught in accordance with this chapter. The documentation
shall be provided within the time parameters set forth by the executive
director with advice and counsel of the committee.
(F)(E) Once a mutual
expiration date is established for all EMS and fire certificates, all
certificates will be issued a three-year certification cycle and shall expire
on the individual's date of birth in the third year.
(G)(F) Once a mutual
expiration date is established for all EMS and fire certificates, the
expiration date will not be changed and any newly obtained certificate will be
assigned the current expiration date in accordance with this rule and a
shortened certification cycle for the newly issued certificate.
