: Section 633.408, F.S., requires the Division of State Fire Marshal to establish by rule a Minimum Standards Course and course examination to provide training required to obtain a Firefighter Certificate of Compliance. ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

69A-37.056Specifications for Certifiable Training

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: : Section 633.408, F.S., requires the Division of State Fire Marshal to establish by rule a Minimum Standards Course and course examination to provide training required to obtain a Firefighter Certificate of Compliance. The proposed amendments will update and clarify the current training criteria set forth in Rule 69A-37.056, F.A.C.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Specifications for certifiable training.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.128(1)(a), (b), (2)(a), 633.408(1) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.128(1)(a), (b), 633.408, 633.412 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: February 2, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

PLACE: Florida State Fire College, 11655 NW Gainesville Road, Ocala, FL. If state office buildings remain closed to the public at the time of this hearing due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the workshop (if requested) will only take place via conference call and the phone number is [phone], access code: 9603561.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mike Tucker at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mike Tucker, Superintendent, Florida State Fire College, 11655 N.W. Gainesville Road, Ocala, Florida 34482-1486, [phone] or [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.