655 Ind. Admin. Code 1-2.1-2

Current through December 25, 2024

Section 655 IAC 1-2.1-2 - Firefighter certification; general

Authority: IC 22-14-2-7

Affected: IC 22-14-2-7

Sec. 2.

(a) Each of the performance objectives for any level of fire service person or nonfire service person certification shall meet the following criteria:

(1) Each shall be performed in a timely manner, safely, and with competent technique as outlined in the appropriate standard.

(2) Each objective shall be met in its entirety.

(b) It is not required for the objectives to be mastered in the order that they appear. The local program shall establish the instructional priority to prepare individuals to meet the performance objectives of this rule.

(c) Performance of practical skills objectives covered by this rule shall be evaluated by a certified instructor who shall be an authorized evaluator. An evaluator shall not evaluate sections taught by him or her. An evaluator shall be at least an Instructor I and selected by a Lead Evaluator.

(d) When the word "demonstrate" is used in this rule, performance of practical skills objectives shall require that actual performance and operation be accomplished unless otherwise indicated within the specific objective. Simulation, explanation, and illustration may be substituted when actual operation is not feasible.

(e) Wherever in this rule the terms "rules", "regulations", "procedures", "supplies", "apparatus", or "equipment" are used, they shall mean those of the authority having jurisdiction.

(f) "Authority having jurisdiction" means the organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation, or a procedure. The term includes, without limitation, the board, the state fire marshal, a federal, state, regional, or local department or individual having legal authority.

655 IAC 1-2.1-2

Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education; 655 IAC 1-2.1-2; filed Jul 18, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3390; filed Nov 16, 2001, 4:37 p.m.: 25 IR 1160; readopted filed Dec 2, 2002, 12:59 p.m.: 26 IR 1262; filed Jul 14, 2004, 10:00 a.m.: 27 IR 4013; readopted filed Aug 4, 2009, 2:41 p.m.: 20090902-IR-655090379RFA; readopted filed Sep 9, 2013, 8:27 a.m.: 20131009-IR-655130180RFA

Readopted filed 9/19/2019, 4:10 p.m.: 20191016-IR-655190177RFA