Ohio Admin. Code 4765-24-15 - Fire and emergency services instructor, and live fire instructor courses
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule 4765-25-02 of the Administrative Code.]
(1) A fire instructor course shall
consist of a minimum of sixty hours and shall include all of the following
training requirements:
(a) A minimum of forty hours in
instruction of adult students and basic teaching techniques as set forth in the
"Ohio Fire and EMS Instructor Curriculum";
(b) Two hours credited toward
completion of the instructional methods examination;
(c) Completion of the four hour
"Fire Service Training Module";
(d) Completion of the four hour
"Live Fire Training Awareness Module";
(e) Ten hours of supervised teaching
in the presence of a fire instructor trainer, under the auspices of a chartered
program.
(i) A minimum of six hours of the
required teaching time shall be classroom lecture.
(ii) Up to four hours of teaching
time may be practical skills instruction.
(2) The forty hours in instruction
of adult students as set forth in paragraph (A)(1)(a) of this rule and the
instructional methods examination as set forth in paragraph (A)(1)(b) of this
rule shall be successfully completed prior to the requirements as set forth in
paragraphs (A)(1)(c) to (A)(1)(e) of this rule.
(3) The four hour training modules
as set forth in paragraphs (A)(1)(c) to (A)(1)(d) of this rule shall be
completed prior to the requirements as set forth in paragraph (A)(1)(e) of this
rule.
(4) A fire instructor course shall
be taught by the following:
(a) The instructional methodology
portion of the course, as set forth in paragraph (A)(1)(a) of this rule, may be
taught by either a fire instructor trainer or fire safety inspector instructor
trainer appointed by a chartered fire training program, or an EMS instructor
trainer, appointed by the program director of an accredited EMS training
program.
(b) The "Fire Service Training
Module" shall be taught by a certified fire instructor trainer, appointed by
the program director, under the auspices of a chartered fire training
program.
(c) The "Live Fire Training
Awareness Module" shall be taught by a certified fire instructor trainer,
appointed by the program director, under the auspices of a chartered fire
training program.
(5) A person seeking certification
as a fire instructor who holds at least a baccalaureate degree in education may
be granted credit for the portion of instructor course set forth in paragraph
(A)(1)(a) of this rule.
(a) Credit shall not be given for
completion of the instructional methods examination.
(b) Individuals shall be directed to
the division for prior approval.
(6) A chartered program shall admit
only those individuals who meet the following requirements into a fire
instructor course:
(a) Shall be at least eighteen years
of age;
(b) Shall possess a current and
valid firefighter certificate issued under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code
and rule 4765-20-02 of the Administrative Code that is in good
standing;
(c) In the preceding seven years,
individuals shall have at least five years of experience as a certified
firefighter. Experience as a firefighter in another state, the District of
Columbia, a United States territory, or any branch of the United States
military may be used to fulfill this requirement, as approved by the executive
director;
(d) Shall have passed the knowledge
examination as set forth in paragraph (A) of rule 4765-21-05 of the
Administrative Code;
(e) Shall meet all admission
requirements established by the chartered program.
(7) The executive director shall
consider relevant education, training, or service completed by the holder of a
certificate to practice as a member of the armed forces of the United States,
the Ohio national guard, the Ohio military reserve, the Ohio naval militia, or
the national guard of any other state or a reserve component of the armed
forces of the United States in determining whether the holder of a certificate
to practice has met the experience and educational requirements for a
certificate to teach as set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule.
(B) Assistant fire instructor
course:
(1) An assistant fire instructor
course shall be taught by a fire instructor trainer appointed by the program
director, under the auspices of a chartered program, and shall consist of the
requirements as set forth in paragraphs (A)(1)(c) to (A)(1)(e) of this
rule.
(2) A chartered program shall admit
only those individuals who meet the following requirements into an assistant
fire instructor course:
(a) Shall be at least eighteen years
of age;
(b) Shall possess a current and
valid firefighter certificate issued under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code
and rule 4765-20-02 of the Administrative Code that is in good
standing;
(c) In the preceding seven years,
individuals shall have at least five years of experience as a certified
firefighter. Experience as a firefighter in another state, the District of
Columbia, a United States territory, or any branch of the United States
military may be used to fulfill this requirement, as approved by the executive
director;
(d) Shall have passed the knowledge
examination as set forth in paragraph (E) of rule 4765-21-05 of the
Administrative Code;
(e) Shall meet all admission
requirements established by the chartered program.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.55
Rule Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior Effective Dates: 06/30/1975, 05/01/1979, 01/01/1989, 01/01/1996, 09/25/2000, 05/29/2003, 09/30/2004, 01/24/2008,04/07/2014, 01/01/2018, 04/01/2019
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