New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR FIRE SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:73-1.4 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following terms shall have the meanings indicated, except
				  where the context clearly requires otherwise.
"Acquired building" means any structure acquired by the eligible
				  organization from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire training
				  exercises.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of
				  Community Affairs or his or her delegate.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
"Division" means the Division of Fire Safety of the Department of
				  Community Affairs.
"Eligible organization" means a fire department or district, or a
				  combination of fire departments or districts, a fire brigade, an institution of
				  higher learning, the New Jersey State Fire College or a recognized governmental
				  entity which has been approved by the Division to offer courses or modules which
				  meet the requirements of this chapter.
"Evolution" means a set of prescribed actions that result in an
				  effective fireground activity.
"Fire investigator" means a qualified person who enters the fire
				  scene after fire suppression has been completed, and through the use of a systematic
				  and approved scientific methodology, determines the origin, cause, and
				  responsibility of a fire.
"Fire police officer" means any member of a duly organized
				  volunteer fire company who has the duty for performing traffic control, scene
				  security, and other related duties at the scene of a public event, fire, fire drill
				  or any other similar occasion.
"Fire service" means the State, a county or municipal agency or
				  fire district utilizing volunteer, career or part-paid firefighters for rescue, fire
				  suppression and related activities.
"Fire service instructor" means a career or volunteer or part-paid
				  firefighter who has been certified by the division to deliver firefighter training
				  after completing a prescribed curriculum. For purposes of this chapter, "fire
				  service instructor" shall not include instructors of wildland and forestland
				  firefighters in the State forest fire service.
"Fire service training organization" means any State, county or
				  municipal agency or other entity, either public or private, which trains
				  firefighters.
"Firefighter I" means any person who has the duty of performing
				  fire suppression, rescue and hazardous material response for a public event,
				  emergency management incident, fire, fire drill or any other similar occasion and
				  who has completed a prescribed firefighter instructional program consistent with
				  5:73-4.3(a). For
				  purposes of this chapter, "firefighter I" shall not include State forest fire
				  service firefighters.
"Firefighter II" means any person who has the duty of performing
				  fire suppression, rescue and hazardous material response for a public event,
				  emergency management incident, fire, fire drill or any other similar occasion and
				  who has completed a prescribed firefighter instructional program adopted by the
				  Office of Training and Certification. For purposes of this chapter, "firefighter II"
				  shall not include State forest fire service firefighters.
"International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)" means
				  the non-profit organization that is a peer-driven, self-governing system of both
				  fire service certification programs and higher education fire-related degree
				  programs.
IFSAC's mission is to plan and administer a high-quality,
				  uniformly delivered accreditation system with an international scope. The IFSAC
				  administrative office may be contacted by writing to: IFSAC, 1812 Tyler Avenue,
				  Stillwater, OK 74078.
"Live fire" means any open flame or device that can propagate fire
				  to a building or other combustible materials.
"Live fire training" means training that involves any open flame
				  or device that can propagate fire.
"National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications"
				  ("NBFSPQ" or "Pro Board") means the non-profit organization, which was founded
				  solely to enhance the job performance and credibility of those individuals within
				  the fire service and allied professions. The Pro Board may be contacted by writing
				  to: The Pro Board, PO Box 690632, Quincy, MA 02269.
"Non-permanent fire service training facility" means any building,
				  or group of buildings, or areas, or mock-ups not specifically designed for
				  firefighter training evolutions and not utilized as a fire training facility on a
				  regular or continual basis including, but not limited to, acquired buildings and
				  motor vehicles.
"Permanent fire service training facility" means any building or
				  group of buildings, or areas, or mock-ups specifically designed for firefighter
				  training evolutions and utilized as a fire training facility on a regular or
				  continual basis.
"Shall" indicates a mandatory requirement.
"Should" indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but
				  not required.
"Supervisor" means fire service personnel who have supervisory
				  authority and responsibility over other personnel.