DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
69A-62.021Minimum Requirements for a Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Program
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 48 No. 111, June 8, 2022 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
69A-62.021 Minimum Requirements for a Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Program.
(1) through (6) No change.
(7) Policy for enforcement of safety rules and regulations.
(a) No change.
(b) Incident Reporting. Each firefighter employer shall use the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Incident Reporting System Fire Service Casualty Module (NFIRS-5), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08856, to report all firefighter employee injuries, deaths, or exposures, including casualties that occur in conjunction both with incident responses and with non-incident events such as station duties or training. The Fire Service Casualty Module (NFIRS-5) (January 2015) is hereby incorporated by reference; however, the Division shall accept earlier versions of the Fire Service Casualty Module (NFIRS-5). The NFIRS software is available as free desktop and web-based applications from the United States Fire Administration at https://www.nfirs.fema.gov/ or as NFIRS standard-compliant products that can be purchased from software vendors at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/nfirs/vendors/active_vendors.html. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfirs/vendors/active-vendors.html. A firefighter employer that does not have internet access may print out the NFIRS-5 form, complete it with ink, and mail it to 11655 Northwest Gainesville Road, Ocala, Florida 34482-1486.
(c) The Fire Service Casualty Module (NFIRS-5) shall record all injuries, including type of accident, agencies, nature or type of injury, body location, the specific activity at the time of the injury or occurrence, cause of injury, and contributing causes of injury. Such reports shall also contain any event, injury, or occurrence enumerated in sections section 112.181, 112.1815, or 112.1816, F.S., to which the presumptions or benefits therein are applicable.
(d) Each firefighter employer must document occupational injuries, disease diagnoses, including cancer, illnesses, mental health injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and fatalities using the “Fire Service Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries, Disease Diagnoses, Illnesses, and Fatalities,” DFS-K4-1568, effective (MM/YY), https//www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-__, which is incorporated by reference (sometimes referred to as the “log and summary”). A copy of the DFS-K4-1568 may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, 11655 Northwest Gainesville Road, Ocala, Florida 34482-1486 or by downloading the document from the Bureau’s website at https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/sfm/bfst/bfstforms.htm. The firefighter employer or person who supervises the preparation of the log and summary shall sign the log and summary. Instructions for completing the log and summary are available on the Directions for Completing Fire Service Casualty Report, DFS-K4-1569, effective ___, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-___, which is incorporated by reference. A copy of the DFS-K4-1569 may be obtained by writing to the Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Financials Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0340, or by downloading the document from the Bureau’s website: https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/sfm/bfst/bfstforms.htm.
(e) through (g) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 633.508, 633.518 FS. Law Implemented 633.508, 633.518, 633.520, 633.522 FS. History–New 9-6-04, Amended 6-6-07, 1-1-09, 5-22-11, 12-12-17, _________.
