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FL Stat § 633.412 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.412 - Firefighters; qualifications for certification.

633.412 Firefighters; qualifications for certification.—A person applying for certification as a firefighter must:(1) Be a high school graduate or the equivalent, as the term may be determined by the division, and at least 18 years of age.(2) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor relating to the certification or to perjury or false statements, or a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States or of any state thereof or under the law of any other country, or dishonorably discharged from any of the Armed Forces of the United States. “Convicted” means a finding of guilt or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in any federal or state court or a court in any other country, without regard to whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court having jurisdiction of the case.(3) Submit a set of fingerprints to the division with a current processing fee. The fingerprints will be forwarded to the Department of Law Enforcement for state processing and forwarded by the Department of Law Enforcement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing.(4) Have a good moral character as determined by investigation under procedure established by the division.(5) Be in good physical condition as determined by a medical examination given by a physician, surgeon, or physician assistant licensed to practice in the state pursuant to chapter 458; an osteopathic physician, surgeon, or physician assistant licensed to practice in the state pursuant to chapter 459; or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice in the state pursuant to chapter 464. Such examination may include, but need not be limited to, the National Fire Protection Association Standard 1582. A medical examination evidencing good physical condition shall be submitted to the division, on a form as provided by rule, before an individual is eligible for admission into a course under s. 633.408.(6) Be a nonuser of tobacco or tobacco products for at least 1 year immediately preceding application, as evidenced by the sworn affidavit of the applicant.History.—ss. 8, 17, ch. 69-323; s. 1, ch. 70-110; ss. 1, 6, ch. 75-151; s. 1, ch. 77-116; s. 2, ch. 81-205; s. 10, ch. 84-243; s. 3, ch. 88-209; s. 1, ch. 89-89; s. 23, ch. 89-233; s. 7, ch. 91-189; s. 13, ch. 93-276; s. 2, ch. 2005-76; s. 57, ch. 2013-116; s. 60, ch. 2013-183; s. 24, ch. 2016-132; s. 76, ch. 2018-106.Note.—Former s. 163.490; s. 633.34.
FL Stat § 633.415 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.415 - Lifetime Firefighter designation.

633.415 Lifetime Firefighter designation.—(1) A firefighter or volunteer firefighter may apply for a Lifetime Firefighter designation if he or she:(a) Has at least 20 years of service;(b) Has been employed by a fire service provider, as defined in s. 633.102(13), and is in good standing with his or her most recent fire service provider;(c) Has no conviction or other disqualifying event under s. 633.412(2);(d) Complies with s. 633.412(3); and(e)1. Is recorded on a fire service provider roster in the division’s online electronic database; or2. Was previously certified as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter in this state.(2) A firefighter may have his or her Firefighter Certificate of Compliance or a Volunteer Firefighter Certificate of Completion placed into a Lifetime Firefighter designation by applying to the division at the time required to renew the certificate. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the division.(3) A Lifetime Firefighter may not engage in firefighting activities with a fire department unless he or she holds a current and valid Firefighter Certificate of Compliance or Special Certificate of Compliance issued by the division under s. 633.408.(4) After the division approves a currently employed firefighter’s Lifetime Firefighter designation, the division shall, after the firefighter’s 4-year period pursuant to s. 633.414, issue in its online electronic database the Lifetime Firefighter designation upon the end of such period.(5) If a firefighter’s Firefighter Certificate of Compliance or Volunteer Firefighter Certificate of Completion is current upon the approval of a Lifetime Firefighter designation and he or she applies to renew such certification within the first 4 years after the date of such approval, he or she must successfully complete the Minimum Standards Course examination for a firefighter under s. 633.408(1)(a), or the course examinations under s. 633.408(1)(b) for a volunteer firefighter, and meet all requirements in s. 633.412.(6) If a firefighter’s Firefighter Certificate of Compliance or Volunteer Firefighter Certificate of Completion has expired upon receiving the Lifetime Firefighter designation and he or she desires to perform firefighting services within the first 4 years after the date of approval of the Lifetime Firefighter designation, the firefighter must successfully complete the Minimum Standards Course examination for a firefighter under s. 633.408(1)(a), or the course examinations under s. 633.408(1)(b) for a volunteer firefighter, and meet all requirements in s. 633.412.(7) A Lifetime Firefighter designation shall be revoked for any of the conditions stated in s. 633.426(3) or (4). The division may investigate and take such action under s. 633.426 to implement this subsection.(8) The division may adopt rules pursuant to its authority under s. 633.104(1) to implement this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 2017-106.
FL Stat § 633.418 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.418 - Inservice training and promotion; participation.

633.418 Inservice training and promotion; participation.—(1)(a) The division shall by rule prescribe curricula and standards for advanced and specialized training courses and education in addition to those prescribed in ss. 633.408 and 633.412.(b) The standards provided by this section do not bind any fire service provider as to the requirements it may have for promoting personnel.(2) A fire service provider participating under this section shall adhere to the standards and procedures established by the division.History.—ss. 12, 17, ch. 69-323; s. 1, ch. 70-110; ss. 1, 6, ch. 75-151; s. 6, ch. 81-205; s. 63, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.510; s. 633.38.
FL Stat § 633.424 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.424 - Falsification of qualifications.

633.424 Falsification of qualifications.—An individual who willfully and knowingly falsifies her or his qualifications to the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training of the division commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 5, ch. 81-205; s. 1402, ch. 2003-261; s. 65, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.353.
FL Stat § 633.428 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.428 - Florida State Fire College established.

633.428 Florida State Fire College established.—There is established a state institution to be known as the Florida State Fire College, to be located at or near Ocala, Marion County. The institution shall be operated by the division.History.—s. 3, ch. 25097, 1949; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 8, ch. 75-151; s. 1404, ch. 2003-261; s. 67, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.532; s. 633.43.
FL Stat § 633.432 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.432 - Purpose of fire college.

633.432 Purpose of fire college.—The purposes of this part and of the Florida State Fire College are:(1) To provide professional and volunteer firefighters with needful professional instruction and training in subjects, including, but not limited to, firefighting, fire prevention, hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, and emergency operations, at a minimum of cost to them and to their employers.(2) To ensure the professionalism and competence of those performing firefighting, fire prevention, and associated fire protection functions by administering a system of certification and licensing.(3) To develop new methods and practices of firefighting and fire prevention.(4) To assist the state and county, municipal, and other local governments of this state and their agencies and officers in their investigation and determination of the causes of fires.(5) To provide testing facilities for testing firefighting equipment.(6) To disseminate useful information on fires, firefighting and fire prevention and other related subjects, to fire departments and others interested in such information.(7) To do such other needful or useful things necessary to the promotion of public safety in the field of fire hazards and fire prevention work.It is declared by the Legislature that the above purposes are legitimate state functions and are designed to promote public safety.History.—s. 4, ch. 25097, 1949; s. 1, ch. 75-151; s. 242, ch. 79-400; s. 19, ch. 95-379; s. 68, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.533; s. 633.44.
FL Stat § 633.434 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.434 - Superintendent of college.

633.434 Superintendent of college.—The division may employ a superintendent for the Florida State Fire College, who must be especially trained and qualified in firefighting, fire prevention and fire experimental work, and may employ on the recommendations of the superintendent such other instructors, experimental helpers and laborers as may be necessary to the proper conduct of the institution; and may proceed with the erection and detailed operation of the institution under ss. 633.428-633.444.History.—s. 10, ch. 25097, 1949; s. 3, ch. 57-401; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 10, ch. 75-151; s. 69, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.538; s. 633.48.
FL Stat § 633.436 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.436 - Use of Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.

633.436 Use of Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.—The funds received from the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund shall be used by the staff of the Florida State Fire College to provide all necessary services, training, equipment, and supplies to carry out the college’s responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the procurement of training resources and equipment and other useful information on fire, firefighting, and fire prevention, including public fire service information packages.History.—s. 5, ch. 82-189; s. 29, ch. 89-233; s. 39, ch. 96-418; s. 14, ch. 99-205; s. 1408, ch. 2003-261; s. 70, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.461.
FL Stat § 633.438 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.438 - Procedure for making expenditures.

633.438 Procedure for making expenditures.—No moneys shall be spent for and on behalf of the Florida State Fire College except upon a written voucher drawn by the division, stating the nature of the expenditures and the person to whom the same shall be made payable, which voucher shall be submitted to the Chief Financial Officer and audited for approval by her or him; upon such approval, the Chief Financial Officer shall draw a warrant for the payment thereof, filing the original voucher in her or his office.History.—s. 7, ch. 25097, 1949; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 10, ch. 75-151; s. 15, ch. 85-61; s. 439, ch. 97-102; s. 1409, ch. 2003-261; s. 71, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.536; s. 633.47.
FL Stat § 633.442 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.442 - Buildings, equipment, and other facilities; use.

633.442 Buildings, equipment, and other facilities; use.—The division shall have the power to prescribe and shall make the necessary rules for the use of buildings, equipment, and other facilities of the Florida State Fire College when they are not in use for the purposes set forth in this part.History.—s. 11, ch. 25097, 1949; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 10, ch. 75-151; s. 72, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.539; s. 633.49.
FL Stat § 633.446 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part IV - Fire Standards and Training (Ss. 633.402-633.446)|633.446 - Fees.

633.446 Fees.—The division may fix and collect admission fees and other fees which it deems necessary to be charged for training given. All fees so collected shall be deposited in the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.History.—s. 6, ch. 25097, 1949; s. 1, ch. 61-515; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 10, ch. 75-151; s. 4, ch. 82-189; s. 28, ch. 89-233; s. 13, ch. 99-205; s. 1407, ch. 2003-261; s. 74, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 163.535; s. 633.46.
FL Stat § 633.502 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.502 - Short title.

633.502 Short title.—Sections 633.502-633.536 may be cited as the “Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act.”History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 76, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.801.
FL Stat § 633.504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.504 - Definitions.

633.504 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:(1) “Firefighter employee” means a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or individual providing support services who is engaged in any employment, public or private, under any appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, responding to or assisting with fire or medical emergencies, regardless of whether on duty, except those appointed under s. 590.02(1)(d).(2) “Firefighter employer” means the state and all political subdivisions of this state, all public and quasi-public corporations in this state, and a person carrying on any employment for this state, political subdivisions of this state, and public and quasi-public corporations in this state which employs firefighter employees, except those appointed under s. 590.02(1)(d).(3) “Firefighter employment” or “employment” means any service performed by a firefighter employee for the firefighter employer.(4) “Firefighter place of employment” or “place of employment” means the physical location at which the firefighter employee is employed or deployed.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 1412, ch. 2003-261; s. 77, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.802.
FL Stat § 633.506 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.506 - Legislative intent.

633.506 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance firefighter occupational safety and health in the state through the implementation and maintenance of policies, procedures, practices, rules, and standards that reduce the incidence of firefighter employee accidents, firefighter employee occupational diseases, and firefighter employee fatalities compensable under chapter 440 or otherwise. The Legislature further intends that the division develop a means by which the division can identify individual firefighter employers with a high frequency or severity of work-related injuries, conduct safety inspections of those firefighter employers, and assist those firefighter employers in the development and implementation of firefighter employee safety and health programs. In addition, it is the intent of the Legislature that the division administer and enforce this part; provide assistance to firefighter employers, firefighter employees, and insurers; and enforce the policies, rules, and standards set forth in this part.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 78, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.803.
FL Stat § 633.512 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.512 - Compliance.

633.512 Compliance.—Failure of a firefighter employer or an insurer to comply with this part, or with any rules adopted under this part, constitutes grounds for the department to seek remedies, including injunctive relief, by making appropriate filings with the circuit court.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 80, ch. 2013-183; s. 36, ch. 2016-165.Note.—Former s. 633.817.
FL Stat § 633.516 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.516 - Studies of occupational diseases of firefighters or persons in other fire-related fields.

633.516 Studies of occupational diseases of firefighters or persons in other fire-related fields.—The division may contract for studies, subject to the availability of funding, of occupational diseases of firefighters or persons in other fire-related fields and the ways and means for the control and prevention of such occupational diseases. When such a study or another study that is wholly or partly funded under an agreement, including a contract or grant, with the department tracks a disease of an individual firefighter or a person in another fire-related field, the division may, with associated security measures, release the confidential information, including a social security number, of that individual to a party who has entered into an agreement with the department.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 81, ch. 2013-183; s. 32, ch. 2017-175.Note.—Former s. 633.805.
FL Stat § 633.518 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.518 - Studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries by the division; refusal to admit; penalty.

633.518 Studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries by the division; refusal to admit; penalty.—(1) The department shall make studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries with respect to compliance with this part or any rules authorized under this part and the causes of firefighter employee injuries, illnesses, safety-based complaints, or Line of Duty Deaths (LODD) as defined in rule in firefighter employee places of employment and shall make such recommendations to the Legislature and firefighter employers and insurers as the department considers proper to prevent or reduce future occurrences. In making such studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries, the department may cooperate with any agency of the United States charged with the duty of enforcing any law securing safety against injury in any place of firefighter employment covered by this part or any agency or department of the state engaged in enforcing any law to ensure safety for firefighter employees.(2) The division by rule may adopt procedures for conducting investigations, inspections, or inquiries of firefighter employers under this part.(3) The division and authorized representatives of the division may enter and inspect any firefighter employee’s place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigating compliance with this part and conducting inspections for the proper enforcement of this part. A firefighter employer who refuses to admit any member of the division or authorized representative of the division to any place of employment or to allow investigation and inspection pursuant to this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 82, ch. 2013-183; s. 37, ch. 2016-165.Note.—Former s. 633.806.
FL Stat § 633.520 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.520 - Safety; firefighter employer responsibilities.

633.520 Safety; firefighter employer responsibilities.—(1) Each firefighter employer shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such an employment and place of employment safe, and do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the lives, health, and safety of such firefighter employees. As used in this section, the terms “safe” and “safety,” as applied to any employment or place of employment, mean such freedom from danger as is reasonably necessary for the protection of the lives, health, and safety of firefighter employees, including conditions and methods of sanitation and hygiene. Safety devices and safeguards required to be furnished by the firefighter employer by this section or by the division under authority of this section do not include personal apparel and protective devices that replace personal apparel normally worn by firefighter employees during regular working hours.(2) The division shall adopt rules to establish employers’ cancer prevention best practices related to personal protective equipment, decontamination, fire suppression equipment, and fire stations.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 83, ch. 2013-183; s. 32, ch. 2019-140.Note.—Former s. 633.807.
FL Stat § 633.526 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control|Part V - Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ss. 633.502-633.536)|633.526 - Firefighter employer penalties.

633.526 Firefighter employer penalties.—If any firefighter employer violates or fails or refuses to comply with this part, or with any rule adopted by the division under such sections in accordance with chapter 120 for the prevention of injuries, accidents, or occupational diseases or with any lawful order of the division in connection with this part, or fails or refuses to furnish or adopt any safety device, safeguard, or other means of protection prescribed by division rule under this part for the prevention of accidents or occupational diseases, the division may:(1) Issue an administrative cease and desist order, enforceable in the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the violation is occurring or has occurred.(2) Assess an administrative fine against a firefighter employer of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for each violation and each day a violation is committed.(3) Assess against the firefighter employer a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each day the violation, omission, failure, or refusal continues after the firefighter employer has been given written notice of such violation, omission, failure, or refusal. The total penalty for each violation shall not exceed $50,000. The division shall adopt rules requiring penalties commensurate with the frequency or severity of safety violations. Hearings requested under this section shall be conducted in Tallahassee. All penalties assessed and collected under this section shall be deposited in the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 1413, ch. 2003-261; s. 85, ch. 2013-183.Note.—Former s. 633.811.