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IN Code § 36-8-10.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-2. "Education Board" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "education board" refers to the board of firefighting personnel standards and education.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-3. "Full-Time Firefighter" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "full-time firefighter" means a full-time, fully paid firefighter employed by a political subdivision.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-4. "Volunteer Fire Department" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "volunteer fire department" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.85.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-5. "Volunteer Firefighter" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "volunteer firefighter" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-6. Minimum Training Requirements

Sec. 6. (a) A full-time firefighter must successfully complete the minimum basic training requirements established by this chapter before the firefighter may perform the duties of a full-time firefighter for the political subdivision.(b) A volunteer firefighter must successfully complete the minimum basic training requirements established by this chapter before performing the emergency response duties of a volunteer firefighter.(c) A volunteer firefighter who has successfully completed the minimum basic training requirements established by this chapter may be elected or appointed to membership in more than one (1) volunteer fire department.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.50-1998, SEC.2; P.L.1-1999, SEC.86; P.L.90-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-7.5. Time to Complete Training Requirements; Extensions

Sec. 7.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual whose employment by a fire department as a full-time firefighter begins after December 31, 2009, must complete the training for Firefighter I and Firefighter II during the firefighter's first year of employment. The fire department that employs a firefighter shall report to the education board when the firefighter has completed the training requirements established by this subsection.(b) The education board may grant a firefighter any number of extensions of six (6) months to complete the training required under subsection (a). An extension must be requested by the fire department that employs the firefighter. An extension may be requested for any reason, including the following:(1) The firefighter has been attending training in accordance with section 8 of this chapter in any of the following:(A) Hazardous materials.(B) Paramedic training.(C) Emergency medical technician training.(D) Technical training.(2) The firefighter was unable to complete the training due to economic reasons.(c) The education board shall determine whether a firefighter receives an extension under this section.As added by P.L.110-2009, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.142.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-8. Training Location and Personnel

Sec. 8. (a) The training may be conducted at:(1) a location within the political subdivision employing a full-time firefighter;(2) the headquarters of the volunteer fire department where a volunteer firefighter is seeking membership; or(3) any other facility where the training is offered.(b) The training must be conducted by personnel certified as instructors by the education board.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.87.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-9. Certification

Sec. 9. The education board shall certify fire personnel who successfully complete the minimum basic training requirements.As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-11. Establishment of Best Practices to Improve Safety and Health Outcomes; Review of Programs

Sec. 11. (a) The education board must establish best practices to improve safety and health outcomes for full-time firefighters and volunteer firefighters not later than July 1, 2021.(b) The best practices must include:(1) a proactive health and safety risk management system consisting of a joint employer and employee governance structure to oversee a continuous process of identification, evaluation, monitoring and controlling, and reporting of safety and health hazards in the workplace;(2) ways to reduce firefighter risk of exposure to carcinogens; and(3) ways to prevent or reduce the risk of injuries and illness with particular focus on causes of compensable worker's compensation or disability claims.(c) The education board shall:(1) review programs established by political subdivisions and volunteer fire departments implementing best practices under this section; and(2) provide a political subdivision or volunteer fire department with a letter for submission to an insurance company for consideration in a premium or rate discount toward the purchase or procurement of worker's compensation insurance under IC 22-3-2-2 or IC 36-8-12-10 that states that the political subdivision or volunteer fire department has implemented best practices under this section.As added by P.L.72-2020, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.102.
IN Code § 36-8-10.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.5. Minimum Training Requirements for Firefighters|36-8-10.5-12. Best Practices Fund

Sec. 12. (a) The best practices fund is established for the purpose of providing matching grants to political subdivisions and volunteer fire departments to purchase equipment and other gear to implement best practices established under section 11 of this chapter.(b) The fund shall be administered by the education board.(c) The fund consists of:(1) appropriations from the general assembly; and(2) amounts deposited from any other public or private source.(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.(f) Money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(g) The education board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.As added by P.L.72-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-0.5. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a fire chief who is appointed as a volunteer in an unpaid position.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-1. "Department"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-2. "Executive Training Program"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "executive training program" means the fire chief executive training program described in section 4 of this chapter.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-3. Executive Training Program for Fire Chiefs; Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) After January 1, 2022, a newly appointed fire chief of a political subdivision must successfully complete the executive training program within one (1) year of appointment unless:(1) a course is not offered within the twelve (12) months after the date that the fire chief initially takes office; or(2) space in the program is not available at a time that will allow the fire chief to complete the program within twelve (12) months after the date that the fire chief initially takes office.(b) If a fire chief is unable to successfully complete the executive training program within one (1) year of appointment for any of the reasons described in subsection (a), the fire chief must successfully complete the next available executive training program that is presented by the department.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-4. Executive Training Program Subject Areas

Sec. 4. The executive training program must consist of not less than forty (40) hours of instruction and must include training in the following subject areas:(1) Leadership development.(2) Accounting, budgets, and state funding.(3) Diversity and inclusion.(4) Discipline and conflict resolution.(5) Laws and regulations.(6) Policies and procedures.(7) Record management and retention.(8) Media relations.(9) Worker's compensation and liability.(10) State and local government operations.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-5. Department Duties; Curriculum; Payment of Costs; Certificate of Completion

Sec. 5. The department shall do the following:(1) Develop curriculum for the executive training program.(2) Offer an executive training program, either in person or by electronic means, at least two (2) times per year.(3) Pay any costs of the executive training program out of the regional public safety training fund established by IC 10-15-3-12.(4) Provide a certificate of completion to any fire service personnel who complete the executive training program offered by the department.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-6. Available Space in Executive Training Program Course

Sec. 6. (a) If there is any available space in an executive training program course that has not been filled by fire chiefs who are required to attend the executive training program as provided in this chapter, the department may allow any of the following individuals to enroll in the executive training program until the course is full:(1) A chief officer.(2) Management level personnel.(3) A volunteer fire chief.(4) A volunteer chief officer.(5) Volunteer management level personnel.(b) A person who successfully completes the executive training program while serving in a capacity other than fire chief is deemed to have complied with the training requirements under this chapter if the person is subsequently appointed as fire chief.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-7. Requirement to Complete Executive Training Program One Time During Career

Sec. 7. An appointed fire chief of a political subdivision is only required to complete the executive training program one (1) time during the fire chief's career.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-8. Failure to Complete Executive Training Program

Sec. 8. A fire chief who fails to successfully complete the executive training program as provided in this chapter may not continue to serve as fire chief until the individual successfully completes the executive training program.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.6. Fire Chief Executive Training Program|36-8-10.6-9. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 9. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter.As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.144.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-1. "Class B Firefighting Foam"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Class B firefighting foam" means a foam intended for use in extinguishing flammable liquid fires.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-2. "Person"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or another legal entity.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-3. "Pfas Chemical"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "PFAS chemical" means any chemical of a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, including:(1) perfluoroalkyl substances; and(2) polyfluoroalkyl substances;that contains at least one (1) fully fluorinated carbon atom and is used in firefighting agents.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-4. "State Agency"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means any agency, board, commission, department, bureau, or other entity of the administrative branch of Indiana state government.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-5. "Testing"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "testing" includes:(1) calibration testing;(2) conformance testing; and(3) fixed and mobile system testing.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-6. Ban on Use of Class B Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemical for Training Purposes

Sec. 6. After June 30, 2020, a person, unit, or state agency:(1) shall not use for training purposes a Class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added PFAS chemical; and(2) for the purposes of training firefighters in the use of firefighting foam, may use only training foam that does not contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-7. Use of Class B Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemical for Testing Purposes

Sec. 7. (a) After June 30, 2020, a person, unit, or state agency shall not use for testing purposes a Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of the Class B firefighting foam to the environment.(b) Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether the testing is required by law or by a unit or state agency having authority concerning testing by firefighters.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10.7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10.7. Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals|36-8-10.7-8. Not Prohibited or Restricted

Sec. 8. This chapter does not prohibit or restrict:(1) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals; or(2) the use of Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in:(A) an emergency firefighting operation; or(B) an emergency fire prevention operation.As added by P.L.22-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-11-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 11. Fire Protection Districts|36-8-11-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 26 of this chapter by P.L.83-1998 applies only to purchases that occur after June 30, 1998.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.675.
IN Code § 36-8-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 11. Fire Protection Districts|36-8-11-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:"Board" refers to the board of fire trustees of a fire protection district."Fiscal officer" means a bonded employee of the fire protection district charged with the faithful receipt and disbursement of the funds of the district."Freeholder" means an individual who holds land in fee, for life, or for some indeterminate period of time, whether or not in joint title."Interested person" includes a freeholder or corporation owning lands within the proposed or established fire protection district, a person whose property may be condemned or injured by the district, the proper officer of a municipality, an affected state agency, and all local plan commissions."Joint title" means joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entireties."Primary county" refers to the county where the largest portion of a municipality is located if the municipality is located in two (2) counties."Secondary county" refers to the county where the smallest portion of a municipality is located if the municipality is located in two (2) counties.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-45-1 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.36-2000, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 11. Fire Protection Districts|36-8-11-4. Districts; Establishment; Authorized Purposes

Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body may establish fire protection districts for any of the following purposes:(1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of improvements, personal property, and real property within the boundaries of the district.(2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all potential and actual sources of fire hazard.(3) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and fire prevention.(b) Any area may be established as a fire protection district, but one (1) part of a district may not be completely separate from another part. A municipality may be included in a district, but only if it consents by ordinance, unless a majority of the freeholders of the municipality have petitioned to be included in the district.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the territory of a district may consist of:(1) one (1) or more townships and parts of one (1) or more townships in the same county; or(2) all of the townships in the same county.The boundaries of a district need not coincide with those of other political subdivisions.(d) The territory of a district may consist of a municipality that is located in more than one (1) county.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-45-2; 19-1-45-10; subsection (b) formerly 19-1-45-4.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.36-2000, SEC.3.
IN Code § 36-8-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 11. Fire Protection Districts|36-8-11-5. Establishment of District by Freeholders; Procedure

Sec. 5. (a) Freeholders who desire the establishment of a fire protection district must initiate proceedings by filing a petition in the office of the county auditor of the county where the freeholder's land is located. The petition may also be filed by a municipality under an ordinance adopted by its legislative body in each county where the municipality is located.(b) The petition must be signed:(1) by at least twenty percent (20%), with a minimum of five hundred (500), of the freeholders owning land within the proposed district; or(2) by a majority of those freeholders owning land within the proposed district;whichever number is less.(c) This subsection applies to a district that consists of a municipality located in two (2) counties. The petitions filed in each county as set forth in section 5.1 of this chapter shall be considered parts of one (1) petition. The signature requirement of subsection (b) applies to the sum of the signatures on all parts of the petition.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-45-6; subsection (b) formerly 19-1-45-7 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.63-1991, SEC.3; P.L.36-2000, SEC.4.