Types of Certification Available, Minimum Curriculum Requirements for Firesafety Inspector Certification, Triennial Renewal of Firesafety Inspector Certification

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
69A-39.003: Types of Certification Available
69A-39.005: Minimum Curriculum Requirements for Firesafety Inspector Certification
69A-39.009: Triennial Renewal of Firesafety Inspector Certification

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. 38, No. 16, April 20, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

These changes are being made in response to comments from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.

69A-39.003 Types of Certification Available.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3)(a) Fire Code Administrator. This certificate is issued to individuals who:

1. through 2. No change.

3. Have at least:

a. Six years of full-time equivalent experience working as a certified Firesafety Inspector and who successfully complete the advanced training for fire prevention management and code enforcement Special State Firesafety Inspector Training Course outlined in subsection 69A-39.005(3), F.A.C.; or

b. Ten years of full-time equivalent experience working as a certified Firesafety Inspector and at least five years of full-time equivalent management experience that includes analytical approaches to fire protection, fire service administration, fire prevention management, community risk reduction, human resource management, and performance-based designs.

(b) No change.

69A-39.005 Minimum Curriculum Requirements for Firesafety Inspector Certification.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Fire Code Administrator.

(a) To qualify for certification a candidate must complete the prerequistite course titled “Evaluating Performance-Based Designs.” This program shall consist of not less than 240 hours of training. The course curriculum shall consist of the following Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) curriculum courses or equivalent courses. Each course shall be no less than 40 hours in duration:

1. through 6. No change.

(b) An instructor providing training under paragraph (a) must be qualified by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training within the Division. Qualified instructors are:

1. Instructors with requisite faculty credentials for the academic institution that is registered in the Florida Department of Education Statewide Course Numbering System to teach the course; or

2. Instructors with requisite faculty credentials as determined by the United State Fire Administration – National Fire Academy; or

3. Instructors with requisite faculty credentials as determined by the respective regionally accredited university or college.

69A-39.009 Triennial Renewal of Firesafety Inspector and Fire Code Administrator Certification.

(1)(a) No change.

(b) To renew a Firesafety Inspector or Fire Code Administrator Certificate, an Should the applicant fail to meet the prerequisite training requirements specified below for renewal, the applicant must: then

1. Successfully successfully complete, during the three-year period before the certificate’s expiration date, at least 40 hours of continuing education in courses, workshops, or seminars approved by the Division, which relate to fire prevention, code enforcement, fire protection, fire dynamics, building construction, plan review, public education, leadership, fire prevention management, community risk reduction, ethics, fire investigation, or other areas related to fire prevention. For a certificate renewed or reissued on or after January 1, 2015, at least eight of the 40 hours required by this subparagraph must consist of education or training related to the application of the Florida Fire Prevention Code adopted in Chapter 69A-60, F.A.C.

2. No change.

(c) No change.

(2)(3) Any person whose certification has expired shall not is not renewed cannot function as a Firesafety Inspector or Special State Firesafety Inspector as defined herein.

(3)(4) No change.

The remainder of the rule reads as previously published.