Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 141 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARTICIPATION AND CERTIFICATION OF FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL › Subpart D - CERTIFICATION LEVELS › Section 141.316 - Chief Fire Officer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An
				Illinois Chief Fire Officer certification shall meet or exceed the
				qualifications identified in NFPA 1021.
b) Prerequisites
1) Engagement as Illinois fire protection
				personnel, as attested by the employing fire chief of the candidate seeking
				certification;
2) Currently hold a
				position at the managerial or administrative level; and
3) Current certification as an Advanced Fire
				Officer;
4) Completion of the NIMS
				300 and 400 Command and General Staff courses;
5) Documentation of a minimum of 10
				cumulative years of fire service experience;
6) Submission of the Chief Fire Officer
				application supplied by the Division, including:
A) Resume;
B) Organizational chart of their fire
				department;
C) Copy of their
				highest degree or transcripts;
D)
				Copy of their Advanced Fire Officer certification;
E) Copies of their NIMS 300 and 400 or
				Command and General Staff course completions;
F) Three letters of reference, one being from
				their immediate supervisor;
G)
				Documentation of a minimum of 10 cumulative years of fire service experience;
				and
H) Signed statement of
				attestation by the fire chief or, in the case of the applicant being the fire
				chief, the supervisor of the fire chief (such as Mayor, President of Trustees
				or similar official).
7)
				Successful completion of an approved Chief Fire Officer course following these
				phases of education:
A) Phase 1: Background
				and foundational information can be taught via online learning management
				systems or in the classroom, consisting of a minimum of 200 instructional
				hours; and
B) Phase 2: Practical
				applications and information review shall be completed in a traditional
				classroom setting. This section shall be completed in class to achieve student
				interaction with the complex management situations that Chief Fire Officers
				encounter. This phase consists of a minimum of 100 instructional
				hours.
8) Passage of the
				State Written Examination;
A) Once a candidate
				has successfully completed Phases 1 and 2 of an approved Chief Fire Officer
				course, the candidate may challenge the State Written Examination;
B) The State Written Examination shall be
				passed within one year after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Chief Fire
				Officer course. If the State Written Examination is not passed within one year
				after completion of Phase 2 of an approved Chief Fire Officer course, the
				candidate shall be required to retake Phases 1 and 2 prior to receiving
				certification;
9) Phase
				3: Submission of a completed task book for certification. The task book for
				certification shall be signed by the fire chief or, in the case of the
				applicant being the fire chief, the supervisor of the fire chief (such as
				Mayor, President of Trustees or similar official). The candidate shall have a
				maximum of 3 years from date of passage of the State Written Examination to
				complete the Chief Fire Officer task book supplied by the Division;
10) For Full Certification, a candidate must
				meet all requirements in NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer III and Fire Officer IV and
				the requirements identified in the current task book.
11) For Provisional Certification, a
				candidate must meet all requirements in NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer III and
				requirements identified in the current task book: