Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 739 - KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM › Chapter 2 - Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education › Section 739 KAR 2:060 - Certification and qualifications of fire and emergency services instructors

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 75.400(2), (4), (5), 95.010(1)(c),
				95A.040(1)(c), (3)(b), 95A.210(1), (6)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 95A.040(3)(b)
				authorizes the Kentucky Fire Commission to certify fire protection instructors.
				KRS 95A.050(3) authorizes the Kentucky Fire Commission to promulgate reasonable
				administrative regulations relating to fire protection personnel. This
				administrative regulation sets forth the criteria for instructor certification,
				including the training and educational requirements of applicants for
				certification.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Commission" means the Kentucky Fire
			 Commission as defined by KRS 95A.210(1).
(2) "Fire and Emergency Services instructor"
			 means an individual trained and certified pursuant to KRS 95A.040(1)(c), this
			 administrative regulation, and the National Fire Protection Association, as a
			 person qualified to instruct fire protection personnel or supervise the
			 training of fire protection personnel. This term is synonymous with the term
			 "fire and emergency services instructor" as referenced in the National Fire
			 Protection Association 1041 standard.
(3) "Fire department" means a fire
			 department, fire protection district, or fire taxing district recognized by the
			 commission as defined in KRS 75.400(2), (4) and (5) and 95.010(1)(c).
(4) "Firefighter I" means an individual who
			 has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to function as an integral member of
			 a firefighting team under direct supervision in hazardous conditions and is
			 certified by the commission as accredited by the International Fire Service
			 Accreditation Congress within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(5) "Firefighter II" means an individual who
			 has demonstrated the skills and depth of knowledge to function under general
			 supervision and is certified by the commission as accredited by the
			 International Fire Service Accreditation Congress within the Commonwealth of
			 Kentucky.
(6) "IFSAC" means the
			 International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.
(7) "KCTCS" means the Kentucky Community and
			 Technical College System.
(8) "MOI"
			 means an educational methodology course meeting the job performance
			 requirements within NFPA 1041 and conducted by:
(a) The Kentucky Fire Commission State Fire
			 Rescue Training;
(b)
			 KCTCS;
(c) A regionally accredited
			 college or university; or
(d) An
			 agency approved by the commission to train within its jurisdiction.
(9) "Professional firefighter" is
			 defined by KRS 95A.210(6).
(10)
			 "Reciprocity" means the recognition of an accredited certification from another
			 state, territory, province, or nation following verification that the
			 certification is current, valid, and without restriction.
(11) "Volunteer Firefighter" means an
			 individual who meets the requirements of  739 KAR 2:100.