Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-2a - Definitions of terms

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 7-323l-1 a to 7-323l-24a, inclusive, of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1)
"Authority having
			 jurisdiction"
means an organization, office or individual responsible
			 for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard or for approving
			 equipment, materials, an installation or a procedure.
(2)
"Approved"
means acceptable
			 to the authority having jurisdiction.
(3)
"Candidate"
means the person
			 who has completed a training program but has not met the objectives for
			 certification.
(4)
"Certification unit"
means the unit of the commission responsible
			 for the development, administration and maintenance of the fire fighter
			 certification examination process.
(5)
"Certify"
means to verify
			 successful completion of an evaluation of knowledge, skills and abilities
			 against a national standard.
(6)
"Commercial entity"
means any sole proprietorship, for-profit or
			 non-profit business enterprise.
(7)
"Commission"
means the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
			 within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
(8)
"Driver operator"
means the
			 fire apparatus driver operator who has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and
			 abilities required for the operation of apparatus equipped with an attack or
			 fire pump, aerial device or mobile water supply in accordance with the
			 objectives specified in this standard for that level.
(9)
"Demonstrated"
means to show
			 by actual use, illustration, simulation or explanation, or any combination
			 thereof.
(10)
"Evolution"
means a set of prescribed actions that result in an
			 effective fireground activity.
(11)
"Fire department"
means the agency that provides fire suppression
			 or fire prevention services to a state, municipality, organized fire district
			 or institution, industrial fire brigade or any recognized fire education or
			 training program.
(12)
"Fire
			 department safety officer"
means the member of a fire department
			 assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the principal safety officer
			 assigned to perform the duties and responsibilities of the health and safety
			 officer and the incident safety officer in accordance with the objectives
			 specified in this standard for that level.
(13)
"Fire fighter I"
means the
			 fire fighter, at the first level of progression, who has demonstrated the
			 knowledge and skills to function as an integral member of a fire fighting team
			 under direct supervision in hazardous conditions.
(14)
"Fire fighter II"
means the
			 fire fighter, at the second level of progression, who has demonstrated the
			 skills and depth of knowledge to function under general supervision.
(15)
"Fire officer I"
means the
			 fire officer, at the supervisory level, who has demonstrated the knowledge,
			 skills and abilities in accordance with the objectives specified in this
			 standard for that level.
(16)
"Fire officer II"
means the fire officer, at the
			 supervisory-managerial level, who, in addition to meeting fire officer I
			 qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities in
			 accordance with the objectives specified in this standard for that
			 level.
(17)
"Fire officer
			 III"
means the fire officer, at the managerial-administrative level,
			 who, in addition to meeting fire officer II qualifications, has demonstrated
			 the knowledge, skills and abilities in accordance with the objectives specified
			 in this standard for that level.
(18)
"Fire officer IV"
means the
			 fire officer, at the administrative level, who, in addition to meeting fire
			 officer III qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and
			 abilities in accordance with the objectives specified in this standard for that
			 level.
(19)
"Fire inspector
			 I"
means the fire inspector who has demonstrated the knowledge and
			 ability to conduct basic fire inspections and apply codes and
			 standards.
(20)
"Fire
			 investigator"
means the fire investigator who has demonstrated the
			 knowledge and ability to conduct, coordinate and complete a fire
			 investigation.
(21)
"Fire
			 service analyst"
means the director of certification responsible for the
			 operation and management of the certification unit.
(22)
"Fire service instructor I"
means a fire service instructor who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability
			 to conduct instruction from prepared material in accordance with the objectives
			 specified in this standard for that level.
(23)
"Fire service instructor
			 II"
means the fire service instructor who, in addition to meeting fire
			 service instructor I qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and
			 ability to develop instructional materials in accordance with the objectives
			 specified in this standard for that level.
(24)
"Fire service instructor
			 III"
means the fire service instructor who, in addition to meeting fire
			 service instructor II qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge, skills
			 and ability to develop comprehensive curricula and programs in accordance with
			 the objectives specified in this standard for that level.
(25)
"Fireground"
means the site
			 of a fire attended by fire fighters.
(26)
"Hazardous material"
has
			 the same meaning as provided in NFPA 1072, Standard for Hazardous
			 Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional
			 Qualifications.
(27)
"Hazardous materials incident commander"
means the individual who
			 is responsible for directing and coordinating all operations involving
			 hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
(28)
"Hazardous materials safety
			 officer"
means the person who works within the incident command system
			 to ensure recognized hazardous materials safe practices are followed at
			 hazardous materials/WMD incidents.
(29)
"Hazardous materials
			 technician"
means an individual who responds to hazardous materials or
			 weapons of mass destruction incidents using a risk-based response process by
			 which the individual analyzes a problem involving hazardous materials or
			 weapons of mass destruction, selects applicable decontamination procedures and
			 controls a hazardous materials release using specialized protective clothing
			 and control equipment in accordance with the objectives specified in this
			 standard for that level.
(30)
"Initiation of the examination process"
means the date of the
			 signature of the lead instructor authorized to sign the examination application
			 form for the specific certification level.
(31)
"Youth firesetter intervention
			 specialist I"
means an individual who has demonstrated the ability to
			 conduct an intake interview with a youth firesetter or such youth firesetter's
			 family, determine the need for referral and implement intervention
			 strategies.
(32)
"Live fire
			 control examination"
means any psychomotor skills examination that
			 consists of skills or tasks that exposes the candidate to actual fire
			 conditions during efforts to control or extinguish the fire.
(33)
"NFPA"
means the National
			 Fire Protection Association.
(34)
"Non-live fire practical skills examination"
means any psychomotor
			 skills examination that consists of skills or tasks that do not expose the
			 candidate to actual fire conditions.
(35)
"Objective"
means
			 observable or measurable demonstration of a skill, knowledge or both.
(36)
"Public fire and life safety
			 educator I and II"
means an individual who has demonstrated the ability
			 to coordinate and deliver existing educational programs and information in
			 accordance with the objective specified in this standard for that
			 level.
(37)
"Qualified
" means having satisfactorily completed the requirements of the
			 objectives.
(38)
"Rescue
			 technician"
means a person who is trained to and has demonstrated the
			 knowledge, skills and ability to perform and direct technical rescue in
			 accordance with the objectives specified in this standard for that
			 level.
(39)
"Safely"
means without injury to self or others.
(40)
"Safety officer"
means the
			 member of a fire department or emergency service organization who performs the
			 functions of a health and safety officer, incident safety officer or who serves
			 as an assistant to a person in either position.
(41)
"Swiftly"
means the time,
			 as determined by the authority having jurisdiction, that it takes an approved
			 fire fighter to perform the objective satisfactorily.
(42)
"This standard"
means
			 sections 7-323
l
-5a to 7-323
l
-18a, inclusive,
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(43)
"Traffic control incident
			 management"
means personnel responsible for traffic control at roadway
			 incidents and who are properly trained and equipped to establish temporary
			 traffic control zones on roadways or special events.
(44)
"With competence"
means
			 possessing knowledge, skills and judgment needed to perform the indicated
			 objective satisfactorily.