Section 633.137, F.S., created the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program within the Department to provide financial assistance to help career fire departments, combination fire departments, and volunteer ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

69A-37.039: Prescribed Forms for Training and Certification

69A-37.503: Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 633.137, F.S., created the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program within the Department to provide financial assistance to help career fire departments, combination fire departments, and volunteer fire departments procure equipment and supplies designed to mitigate exposure to hazardous, cancer-causing chemicals. The Department is required to adopt rules and procedures for the program, including for the approval of applications and development of need-based criteria. Sections 633.406 and 633.408, F.S., authorize the Department to award different classes of firefighter certificates to persons who meet specified statutory criteria and to establish courses and examinations for various certifications as a firefighter. Rule 69A-37.503, F.A.C., establishes the procedures and criteria for participating in the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program. The proposed amendment to Rule 69A-37.039, F.A.C., will adopt the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program and update the following forms: Application for Firefighter Certification Examination, Verification of Training Hours/Firefighter I and II, Application for Practical Examination for Retention of Firefighter Certification, and Firefighter Equivalency Examination Requirements.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The establishment of the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program, the adoption of the Application for Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program, and the adoption of updates to the following forms: Application for Firefighter Certification Examination, Verification of Training Hours/Firefighter I and II, Application for Practical Examination for Retention of Firefighter Certification, and Firefighter Equivalency Examination Requirements.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.104, 633.128(1), 633.135(3), 633.137(3), 633.216(9), 633.406(2), 633.408, 633.418(1), 633.508(2) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.112(1), 633.128, 633.135, 633.137, 633.138, 633.216, 633.406, 633.408, 633.412, 633.415, 633.418, 633.508(2) 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: December 3, 2020, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida State Fire College, 11655 N.W. 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 hearing (if requested) will only take place via conference call and the phone number is [phone], access code: 5280349

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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Susan Schell 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: Susan Schell, Safety Programs Manager, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, 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.