Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-39 - FIRESAFETY INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 69A-39.005 - Firesafety Inspector and Fire Code Administrator Certification; Renewal or Reissuance of Certification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Firesafety
				Inspector Training Program. This training program is intended to prepare
				individuals to serve as an inservice firesafety inspector and firesafety
				inspector. This program is based on the National Fire Protection Association
				(NFPA) 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and
				Plan Examiner (2014 Edition). This program is intended to prepare individuals
				for service as firesafety inspectors serving in both the private and public
				sectors. The applicant may provide proof of equivalent education and training
				approved by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training (Bureau) and meeting the
				criteria outlined under this subsection.
(a)
				Inservice Firesafety Inspector. The inservice firesafety inspector must possess
				an active Firefighter Certificate of Compliance. The inservice firesafety
				inspector must perform duties under the supervision of an individual who holds
				an active Firesafety Inspector I, II, or III Certification. All activities of
				the inservice firesafety inspector must be approved by the authority having
				jurisdiction (AHJ). A quality assurance process based on the Florida Fire
				Prevention Code and local ordinance will be established by the AHJ, or designee
				who holds a current Firesafety Inspector I, II, or III Certification or Fire
				Code Administrator Certification, to review inspections reports and ensure
				compliance with state and local codes is maintained with this inspection
				process.
1. Program Requirements. The
				individual must complete a minimum of 24 hours of training in the subject areas
				of: conducting inservice firesafety inspections, applicable fire prevention
				codes, fire prevention concepts, fire hazards, preparing inservice firesafety
				inspection reports, and customer service.
2. Approved Training.
a. Training delivered by the fire service
				provider must be recorded in the Bureau's database (
https://myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/FCDICE/default.htm
).
				The training record must include at a minimum: subject areas taught; names of
				students; dates of training; and hours of training.
b. The Bureau will approve and record
				completion of any training required under this paragraph (1)(a) when delivered
				by any provider other than the employing agency. Training is not valid until
				approved by the Bureau and recorded in the Bureau's database. Requests for
				class offering approval must be electronically submitted at least 30 days prior
				to the first day of class using the Form DFS-K4-2167, Bureau's Class Offering
				Request, which is incorporated by reference in subsection
				 69A-37.039(2),
				F.A.C., and can be obtained where indicated in subsection
				 69A-37.039(1),
				F.A.C. The provider must record in the Bureau's database a final grade for each
				student within 14 calendar days after course completion. Students must complete
				each course with a grade of 70% or higher in order to meet the course
				requirement under this paragraph (1)(a). Alternative delivery techniques
				including online course delivery or blended learning must be approved by the
				Bureau.
3. Instructor
				Qualifications.
a. An instructor providing
				training by the employing agency must hold an active Firesafety Inspector I,
				II, or III Certification and an active Instructor I, II, or III Certification
				issued by the Bureau.
b. Any
				instructor providing training by any provider other than the employing agency
				must be qualified and approved by the Bureau prior to providing such training.
				The provider or instructor must electronically submit Form DFS-K4-2168,
				Instructor Approval Request, and Form DFS-K4-2167, Class Offering Request,
				which are incorporated by reference in subsection
				 69A-37.039(2),
				F.A.C., and can be obtained where indicated in subsection
				 69A-37.039(1),
				F.A.C., and be approved by the Bureau prior to the first day of the course.
				Qualified instructors are:
(I) 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
(II)
				Instructors who hold an active Instructor I, II, or III Certification issued by
				the Bureau and an active Firesafety Inspector I, II, or III Certification;
				or
(III) Instructors who hold an
				active Instructor I, II, or III Certification issued by the Bureau and an
				active Fire Code Administrator
				Certification.