TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER Fire 100
ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
PART Fire 101 DEFINITIONS
Section Fire 101.01 Agency
Section Fire 101.02 Appointment
Section Fire 101.03 Candidate
Section Fire 101.04 Certified Career Fire Fighter
Section Fire 101.05 Chairman
Section Fire 101.06 Commission
Section Fire 101.07 Complaint
Section Fire 101.08 Course
Section Fire 101.09 Course Coordinator
Section Fire 101.10 Days
Section Fire 101.11 Director
Section Fire 101.12 Discharge
Section Fire 101.13 Division
Section Fire 101.14 Effective Date
Section Fire 101.15 Fire Department
Section Fire 101.16 Fire Service Personnel
Section Fire 101.17 Full-Time Career Fire Personnel
Section Fire 101.18 Hiring Authority
Section Fire 101.19 Module
Section Fire 101.20 Petition
Section Fire 101.21 Promotion
Section Fire 101.22 Resignation
Section Fire 101.23 Specialty Instructor
Section Fire 101.24 Termination
Section Fire 101.25 Training Coordinator
Section Fire 101.26 Training Outline
PART Fire 102 COMMISSION
Section Fire 102.01 Composition of the Commission
Section Fire 102.02 Duties of the Commission
PART Fire 103 ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Section Fire 103.01 Requests for Information
CHAPTER Fire 200
HEARING AND PROCEDURAL RULES
PART Fire 201 PETITIONS AND HEARING PROCEDURES
Section Fire 201.01 Applicability
Section Fire 201.02 Waiver
Section Fire 201.03 Computation of Time Periods
Section Fire 201.04 Filing of Documents
Section Fire 201.05 Action on Petitions
Section Fire 201.06 Investigations
Section Fire 201.07 Informal Settlements
Section Fire 201.08 Contested Cases
Section Fire 201.09 Continuances
Section Fire 201.10 Representation of Parties
Section Fire 201.11 Discovery
Section Fire 201.12 Role of Complainants
Section Fire 201.13 Intervenors
Section Fire 201.14 Agency Staff
Section Fire 201.15 Motions
Section Fire 201.16 Oaths or Affirmations
Section Fire 201.17 Applicable Rules of Evidence
Section Fire 201.18 Burden of Proof and Standard of Proof
Section Fire 201.19 Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law
Section Fire 201.20 Rendering a Decision
Section Fire 201.21 Record
Section Fire 201.22 Transcripts
Section Fire 201.23 Reopening of Cases
Section Fire 201.24 Appeal of Administrative Action
PART Fire 202 PETITION FOR ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF
A RULE
Section Fire 202.01 Petitions for Rulemaking
Section Fire 202.02 Commission Action Upon Petition
PART Fire 203 DECLARATORY RULINGS
Section Fire 203.01 Petitions for Declaratory Rulings
Section Fire 203.02 Commission Action Upon Petition
PART Fire 204 RULEMAKING HEARINGS
Section Fire 204.01 Scope
Section Fire 204.02 Notice
Section Fire 204.03 Presiding Officer
Section Fire 204.04 Order of the Hearing
Section Fire 204.05 Postponement and Continuations
Section Fire 204.06 Written Comments
Section Fire 204.07 Copies of Tapes
PART Fire 205 EXPLANATION OF RULE
Section Fire 205.01 Request for Rule Explanation
CHAPTER Fire 300
CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
PART Fire 301 MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION
Section Fire 301.01 Chairman of the Commission
Section Fire 301.02 Roberts Rules of Order
Section Fire 301.03 Public Participation
CHAPTER Fire 400
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TRAINING
PART Fire 401 GENERAL INFORMATION
Section Fire 401.01 Eligibility of Certification
Section Fire 401.02 Methods of Completing Certification Courses
Section Fire 401.03 Distinction Between Course Completion and
Certification
PART Fire 402 CURRICULA
Section Fire 402.01 Commission Approval
Section Fire 402.02 Public Review
Section Fire 402.03 Minimum Information Required for Approval
Section Fire 402.04 Curricula for Special Training Needs
PART Fire 403 CERTIFICATION TESTING
Section Fire 403.01 Certification Testing Generally
Section Fire 403.02 Scope of Testing
Section Fire 403.03 Minimum Scores Required
Section Fire 403.04 Commission Approval of Tests
Section Fire 403.05 Administration of Testing
Section Fire 403.06 Invalidation
Section Fire 403.07 Retesting
PART Fire 404 INSTRUCTORS
Section Fire 404.01 General Requirements for Instructors
Section Fire 404.02 Initial Minimum Standards for State Instructors
Section Fire 404.03 Performance Evaluations
Section Fire 404.04 State Instructors: Maintenance of Status
Section Fire 404.05 Specialty Instructors
PART Fire 405 TRANSFER CREDIT AND CERTIFICATION
Section Fire 405.01 Reciprocity
Section Fire 405.02 Challenges
CHAPTER Fire 500
OWNERSHIP AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES
PART Fire 501 OWNERSHIP AND REVOCATION
Section Fire 501.01 Ownership of Certificates
Section Fire 501.02 Suspension
Section Fire 501.03 Revocation
CHAPTER Fire 600
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME CAREER
FIRE PERSONNEL
PART Fire 601 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPOINTED
FULL-TIME CAREER FIRE PERSONNEL
Section Fire 601.01 Fire Department Notification of Employment
Section Fire 601.02 Fire Department Notification of Termination
CHAPTER Fire 700
FIRE FIGHTER MANDATORY STANDARDS
PART Fire 701 REQUIREMENTS OF MANDATORY STANDARDS
Section Fire 701.01 Fire Fighter Entrance Requirement
Section Fire 701.02 Fire Fighter Level of Training Required
Section Fire 701.03 Mandatory Standards Time Extensions
PART Fire 702 PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTS REQUIREMENTS
Section Fire 702.01 Physical Ability Test
Section Fire 702.02 Acrophobia Test
PART Fire 703 TRANSFERS
Section Fire 703.01 Transfers
PART Fire 704 WAIVERS
Section Fire 704.01 Request for Waiver
Section Fire 704.02 Determination of Waiver
Section Fire 704.03 Duration of Waiver
PART Fire 705 RENEWAL
Section Fire 705.01 Lapse in Service
CHAPTER Fire 800
ALLEGED CHEATING INCIDENTS, ALL TESTS
PART Fire 801 ALLEGATIONS OF CHEATING
Section Fire 801.01 Candidates Caught Cheating
Section Fire 801.02 Settlement of Cheating Complaints
CHAPTER Fire 900
RECORDS
PART Fire 901 STUDENT RECORDS
Section Fire 901.01 Student Record Release