Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Fighters Training Council › Part 2 - CLASSIFICATIONS › Section R. 29.405e - Classification for fire instructor III; requirements; reciprocity

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5e.
(1) This
				  rule provides the classification for fire instructor III pursuant to section 9
				  of the act, MCL 29.369.
(2) An
				  individual shall apply to the bureau on the bureau's Training Certification
				  Application form, BFS-205, for certification before taking the state
				  certification course. An individual shall be certified at the previous
				  certification level before taking the next level of certification pursuant to
				  NFPA 1041, "Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Professional
				  Qualifications,"
(3) A fire
				  instructor III is an individual who is certified as a fire instructor II and
				  has a minimum of 7 years of service, not including pre-service, cadet, or
				  explorer service, from his or her initial firefighter certification, before
				  beginning the fire instructor III requirements and 80 hours of documented and
				  verifiable instructional hours.
(4)
				  A fire instructor III shall have completed and passed the council- approved
				  NFPA 1041, "Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Professional
				  Qualifications," fire instructor III written examination with a score of 70% or
				  higher and pass the practical examination which covers the skill and knowledge
				  requirements for fire instructor III in NFPA 1041, as adopted by reference in
				  R
				  29.410.
(5) A fire instructor III is authorized to
				  instruct any council-approved course he or she has completed and passed,
				  provided he or she receives and maintains third-party authorization, if
				  required.
(6) A fire instructor III
				  who has attended and passed the council-approved fire instructor II
				  certification course, instructed 2 council-approved fire instructor I
				  certification courses, and completed the bureau's fire instructor II
				  train-the-trainer course is authorized to instruct the council-approved fire
				  instructor II certification course.
(7) A fire instructor III who has attended
				  and passed the council-approved fire instructor III certification course,
				  instructed 2 council-approved fire instructor II certification courses, and
				  completed the bureau's fire instructor III train-the-trainer course is
				  authorized to instruct the council- approved fire instructor III certification
				  course.
(8) An individual with a
				  valid Pro Board or IFSAC certificate, applying for reciprocity certification,
				  shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Be
				  a member or an employee of a fire department or a public safety department in
				  this state.
(b) Be entered into the
				  bureau's training information network.
(c) Meet the NFPA 1041, "Standard for Fire
				  and Emergency Services Instructor Professional Qualifications," at the time of
				  issue.
(d) Have attended and passed
				  the fire instructor I orientation course (H04A).
(e) Complete and submit the bureau's Request
				  For Reciprocity Application form, BFS-258.