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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-07 - Reinstatement of a certificate to teach

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A fire
			 and emergency services, 
								or live fire
			  certificate to teach shall
			 expire on its expiration date, if the applicant fails to renew such certificate
			 on or before the expiration date of the certificate.
(B) The executive director shall reinstate a
			 fire and emergency services, or live
			 fire  certificate to teach that has
			 expired, or becomes invalid due to a voluntary surrender, in accordance with
			 the parameters set forth in this rule.
(C) In
			 order to be eligible to reinstate a fire 
								and emergency
			 services certificate to teach that has
			 expired, or becomes invalid due to a voluntary surrender, an applicant, in
			 addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs 
								(D) to
			 
								(E) of
			 this rule, as applicable, shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) In the preceding seven years, the
			 applicant 
									has been certified for at least five years as a
			 
									fire or
			 EMS provider;
(2)
									
									Possesses a current and valid firefighter
			 certificate that is in good standing and:
(a)
			 Shall not have been convicted of any of the following:
(i) Any felony;
(ii) A misdemeanor committed in the course of
			 practice;
(iii) A misdemeanor
			 involving moral turpitude.
(b) Shall not have committed fraud,
			 misrepresentation, or material deception in applying for, or obtaining a
			 certificate issued under section
			 4765.55 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(3)
									
									Previously held a fire and emergency services instructor training certificate
			 that was in good standing at the time the certificate expired or was
			 voluntarily surrendered;
(4)
									
									Submits a completed "Fire, Fire Safety Inspector,
			 and/or Live Fire Instructor Reinstatement Application."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-08 - Reinstatement of a revoked certificate to teach

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) The executive director may
			 reinstate a fire and emergency services
								 certificate
			 to teach that has been previously revoked for at
			 least one year from the date the executive director ordered revoking the
			 certificate, but not more than two years. In order to be considered for
			 reinstatement, the applicant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) In the preceding seven years,
			 
									has been certified for at least five years as a
			 
									fire or
			 EMS provider;
(2)
									
									Has previously held a fire
			 and emergency services certificate to
			 teach;
(3)
									
									Possesses a current and valid
			 
									fire or
			 EMS certificate that is in good standing and:
(a) Shall not have been convicted of any of
			 the following:
(i) Any felony;
(ii) A misdemeanor committed in the course of
			 practice;
(iii) A misdemeanor
			 involving moral turpitude.
(b) Shall not have committed fraud,
			 misrepresentation, or material deception in applying for, or obtaining a
			 certificate issued under section
			 4765.55 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(4)
									
									Passes an instructional methods examination
			 at their level of certification;
(5)
									
									Submits an application fee of seventy-five
			 dollars;
(6)
									
									Submits a completed " Fire and Emergency
			 Services Instructor Reinstatement Application,"
									 or
			 " Live Fire Instructor Reinstatement
			 Application."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-09 - Fire and emergency services instructor I and II certification by reciprocity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) For purposes of granting
			 reciprocity, the 
								division shall issue a certificate to
			 teach to an applicant if either of the following conditions apply:
(1)
									The applicant has a substantially similar out-of-state
			 occupational license or certificate and has held the out-of-state licensure or
			 certification for at least one year prior to application and has been actively
			 engaged in the practice of that occupation for one of the five years
			 immediately preceding the date of application; or
(2)
									The applicant has
			 been actively engaged in the same occupational activity in the military, or a
			 state or territory that does not issue a license or certificate, for at least
			 three of the five years immediately preceding the date of
			 application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-12 - Extension of continuing education requirement for fire and emergency services instructor,or live fire instructor certificate to teach

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) Pursuant to section
			 4765.55 of the Revised Code, the
			 executive director may grant an applicant for renewal of a fire
			 and emergency services instructor,
			 
								or live fire instructor certificate
			 to teach an extension of time to comply with the
			 continuing education and instructional requirements for renewal of the fire
			 and emergency services instructor certificate to
			 teach.
(B) A ninety-day
			 functioning extension may be granted by the executive director to the holder of
			 a fire and emergency services instructor,
			 
								or live fire instructor certificate
			 to teach that submits a "Request for Extension of
			 Fire Certificates" form if either of the following conditions are
			 met:
(1) The request is received prior to the
			 expiration date of the certificate;
(2) The request is received no more than
			 ninety days after the expiration date of the certificate and there are
			 extenuating circumstances, deemed acceptable by the executive director, that
			 prevented the submission of the request for an extension prior to the
			 expiration of the certificate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-13 - Exemption from fire and emergency services instructor, or live fire instructor certificate to teach renewal requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) The executive director,
			 with the advice and counsel of the committee, may grant an applicant for
			 renewal of a fire and emergency services
			 instructor, or live fire instructor certificate
			 to teach a complete or partial exemption from
			 compliance with the continuing education and instructional renewal
			 requirements, as set forth in this chapter and in accordance with this
			 rule.
(B) Complete or partial
			 exemptions may be granted for, but not limited to, the following reasons:
(1) The applicant is on active duty in the
			 armed forces which resulted in the certificate holder's absence from this
			 state:
(a) The applicant shall submit a
			 completed "Exemption Request for Continuing Education for
			  Certificates to Teach" form. The request shall include the
			 following:
(i) The continuing education or
			 instructional renewal requirements for which an exemption is sought;
(ii) Justification for the
			 exemption;
(iii) Signature of the
			 certificate holder;
(iv) Proof of
			 active duty in the armed forces during the certification cycle for which the
			 exemption is requested.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-14 - Voluntary surrender of certificate to teach

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A holder of a certificate to teach may
			 voluntarily surrender the holder's certificate by submitting
			 the certificate
			 and a request, in writing, to surrender it to the division.
(1) Such request for surrender is subject to the
			 executive director's approval;
(2) A surrender
			 approved by the executive director becomes effective upon the date of such
			 approval.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-21 - Fire Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-21-15 - Certificate to teach cycles and renewal education requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This rule shall apply to individuals
			 applying for initial certification, reciprocity, or reinstatement of a
			 certificate to teach.
(B) A fire
			 and emergency services instructor
			 
			 certificate to teach shall expire on the same
			 date as the individual's 
								fire or EMS provider certification. In order to be eligible to renew the instructor
			 certificate to teach, the individual shall
			 complete renewal requirements, in accordance with rule
			 4765-21-06 of the Administrative
			 Code, for the following reduced hours and certification cycle:
(1) Twelve months or less, no continuing
			 education or instruction of a fire service training,
			 EMS training, or continuing education program is required;
(2) More than twelve months but less than
			 twenty-four months, two hours of continuing education and eight hours of
			 instruction of a fire service training, EMS
			 training, or continuing education program is required;
(3) Twenty-four months but less than
			 thirty-six months, four hours of continuing education and sixteen hours of
			 instruction of a fire service training, EMS
			 training, or continuing education program is required;
(4) Thirty-six months or more, six hours of
			 continuing education and twenty-four hours of instruction of a fire service
			 training, EMS training, or continuing education
			 program is required.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-22 - Professional Standards › Section 4765-22-01 - Professional standards of conduct for firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate holders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A person issued
			 a firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate
			 shall not discriminate in the provision of fire services on the basis of age,
			 race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national
			 origin.
(B) A person issued a
			 firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate
			 shall not misrepresent the person's professional qualifications or
			 credentials.
(C) A person issued a
			 firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate
			 shall accurately document and maintain records of all approved continuing
			 education courses the certificate holder completes in accordance with Chapter
			 4765-20 of the Administrative Code. Upon request, documentation shall be
			 provided to the division within the time parameters as set forth by the
			 executive director with advice and counsel of the committee.
(D) A person issued a firefighter, fire
			 safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate who is disciplined
			 for violations of Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated
			 thereunder shall report the discipline to any and all fire related
			 employers.
(E) A person issued a
			 certificate to practice shall report to the division as soon as practicable any
			 knowledge of a violation of Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code or the rules
			 promulgated thereunder.
(F) A
			 person issued a firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition
			 officer certificate who is convicted of any criminal offense, other than a
			 minor traffic offense, shall comply with the following:
(1) Within fourteen days of the final
			 sentencing of such offense, the certificate holder shall provide written
			 notification of the conviction to the division;
(2) Within sixty days of the final sentencing
			 of such offense, the certificate holder shall provide the division with all of
			 the following:
(a) A certified copy of the
			 judgment entry from the court in which the conviction occurred;
(b) A certified copy of the police or law
			 enforcement agency report, if applicable;
(c) A bureau of criminal identification and
			 investigation (BCI&I) civilian background check.
(3) Documentation required in paragraph (F)
			 of this rule shall be acquired and submitted at the certificate holder's
			 expense.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-23 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 4765-23-01 - Fire service investigation process

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The division shall investigate all
			 complaints on behalf of the firefighter and fire safety inspector training
			 committee and in accordance with section
			 4765.101
			 of the Revised Code.
(B)
								After an
			 investigation is completed and based on the findings of
			 such investigation, the executive director, with
			 advice and counsel of the committee, may initiate disciplinary proceedings in
			 accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(C) If, based on the
			 findings of an investigation, the executive director, with advice and
			 counsel of the committee, determines that no further action on a complaint is
			 warranted, then the case will be closed accordingly.
(D) No member of the committee who
			 participates in an investigation shall participate in further adjudication of
			 the case.
(E) The division shall
			 conduct investigations and any related
			 proceedings in such a manner as to protect patient confidentiality
			 and in accordance with section
			 4765.102
			 of the Revised Code.
(F)
								No member of the committee who participates in an
			 investigation at the local level or is involved in a case locally shall
			 participate in any investigation or adjudication of the same case by the
			 committee.
Effective: 6/15/2022
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 10/1/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				4765.55
Rule Amplifies:
				4765.55,
				4765.04
Prior Effective Dates: 01/24/2008, 04/07/2014, 01/01/2018,
				04/01/2019
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-23 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 4765-23-02 - Fire service administrative actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 executive director, with advice and counsel of the firefighter and fire safety
			 inspector training committee and pursuant to  Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may
			 suspend, revoke, restrict, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew a firefighter,
			 fire safety inspector, hazard recognition officer, or instructor certificate
			 issued by the executive director, or impose a fine not to exceed one thousand
			 dollars, if the executive director finds the certificate holder has done any of
			 the following:
(1) Was convicted for any of
			 the following:
(a) Any felony
			 offense;
(b) A misdemeanor
			 committed in the course of practice;
(c) A misdemeanor involving moral
			 turpitude;
(d)
										Violation of any federal, state, county, or municipal
			 narcotics or controlled substance law;
(e)
										Any act committed
			 in another state or jurisdiction that, if committed in Ohio, would constitute a
			 violation set forth in this paragraph;
(f)
										A violation of
			 division (B) of section
			 3737.66
			 of the Revised Code;
(g)
										Engaged in sexual contact, as described in section
			 2907.01
			 of the Revised Code, with a patient other than the spouse of the person issued
			 a certificate to practice, regardless of whether the contact was
			 consensual;
(h)
										Assaulted or caused physical harm to a patient or
			 deprived a patient of the means to summon assistance;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-23 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 4765-23-03 - Fire service report of administrative actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When the executive director takes
			 administrative action against a firefighter, fire safety inspector, hazard
			 recognition officer, fire instructor, assistant fire instructor, live fire
			 instructor, or fire safety inspector instructor certificate or fire charter,
			 the division shall advise:
(1) The person
			 against whom such action is taken;
(2) The certificate holder's employer, if
			 known;
(3) Any state or public
			 agencies for which such notice is appropriate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-01 - General provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No institution shall provide
				firefighting, fire safety inspector, hazard recognition, or instructor training
				courses required for state certification without possessing the appropriate
				charter classification issued by the executive director pursuant to section
				4765.55 of the Revised Code and
				Chapter 4765-24 of the Administrative Code.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 10/01/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4765.55
Rule
				Amplifies: 4765.55
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-02 - Classification of firefighter, fire safety inspector, and instructor training courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) The executive director,
			 with the advice and counsel of the committee, shall issue a charter to a
			 training institution that meets the requirements of rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code. Classifications are issued, permitting chartered training institutions to
			 teach specific courses, in accordance with the following:
(1) The executive director may authorize
			 chartered programs to teach post-secondary training courses at one or more of
			 the following classifications:
(a) Volunteer
			 firefighter;
(b) Firefighter
			 I;
(c) Firefighter II;
(d) Fire safety inspector;
(e) Hazard recognition officer;
(f) Fire and
			 emergency services instructor;
(g) Live fire
			 instructor.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-04 - Application for a fire charter

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of
				material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
								An applicant for a charter to provide firefighter, fire
			 safety inspector, hazard recognition officer, or instructor courses, issued
			 pursuant to section 4765.55 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter, shall submit a completed "Fire Charter Application" to the
			 division.
(B)
								There shall be no application fee for a fire charter
			 issued under this chapter.
(C)
								An application
			 that is not filled out in the manner specified may be deemed incomplete by the
			 executive director. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the
			 executive director.
Replaces: Replaces 4765-11-04
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 10/01/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4765.55
Rule
				Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior
				Effective Dates: 06/27/2000, 07/31/2004, 09/30/2004, 01/24/2008,
				04/27/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-05 - Renewal of a fire charter

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) The executive director
			 shall make the "Fire Charter Renewal Application"
			 available to each chartered program seeking renewal.
(1) The application shall be made available
			 no later than ninety days prior to the current charter's expiration date;
(2) The application for renewal shall clearly
			 indicate the date by which it shall be completed and received by the
			 division.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-06 - Notification to executive director

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) Each chartered program
			 shall provide written notice to the division no later than ten days after a change in any of the following:
(1) Mailing address;
(2) Program director name and/ or contact information;
(3) Authorizing official
			 name and/ or contact information;
(4) Test proctors;
(5)
									
									Program email address.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-07 - Reinstatement of an expired or voluntarily surrendered fire charter or classification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A fire charter or
			 classification that has expired or was voluntarily surrendered shall be
			 reinstated by the executive director, if all of the following apply:
(1) A completed "Fire Charter Application" is
			 submitted to the division no later than three years after the charter expired
			 or was voluntarily surrendered;
(2)
									The application must indicate it is a request for
			 reinstatement;
(3) The applicant is in
			 compliance with the requirements of section
			 4765.55 of the Revised Code and
			 rules 4765-24-02 to
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(4) At the time the
			 charter or classification expired or was voluntarily surrendered, the charter
			 was in compliance with the requirements of section
			 4765.55 of the Revised Code and
			 rules 4765-24-02 to
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code, was in good standing, and was not under investigation or disciplinary
			 action for any violations of this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-08 - Reinstatement of a revoked fire charter or classification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) In accordance with the
			 parameters set forth in this rule, the executive director may reinstate a
			 charter or classification that has previously been revoked, if the applicant's
			 charter or classification has been revoked for at least one year, but no more
			 than three years from the date the executive director's revocation order was
			 journalized.
(B) In order to be
			 eligible for reinstatement, the applicant shall:
(1) Submit a completed "Fire Charter
			 Application" to the division;
(2)
									The application must indicate it is a request for
			 reinstatement;
(3) Have previously
			 held a charter or classification at the level of reinstatement
			 sought;
(4) Have maintained all
			 chartered program records required by rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code for the cycle in which the charter was revoked and one previous charter
			 cycle for review by the division;
(5) Meet all
			 requirements for the issuance of a charter as set forth in rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(6) Meet all
			 requirements for the provision of a classification as set forth in rule
			 4765-24-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-09 - Volunteer firefighter course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course for a
			 volunteer firefighter certification shall consist of not more than  thirty-six hours of training:
(1) The course shall meet the volunteer
			 firefighter course objectives approved by the executive director, with advice
			 and counsel of the committee as provided in the "Volunteer Firefighter Course
			 Packet."
(2) The volunteer
			 firefighter course curriculum shall be approved by the
			 
									division prior to delivery.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-10 - Firefighter I transition course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course to
			 transition a certified volunteer firefighter to the firefighter I certification
			 level shall consist of at least one hundred twenty-four hours and shall include
			 all of the following:
(1) A minimum of
			 ninety-six hours that meets the general knowledge requirements, general skill
			 requirements, and the job performance requirements specified in "NFPA 1001" for
			 firefighter I, as set forth in the firefighter I course objectives approved by
			 the executive director, with advice and counsel of the committee as provided in
			 the "Firefighter I Transition Course Packet";
(2) A minimum of twenty-four hours of
			 hazardous materials awareness and operations level training that meets the
			 mission-specific competencies specified in "NFPA 1072" as required by "NFPA
			 1001," and the objectives as set forth in the "Hazardous Materials Awareness
			 and Operations Course Packet" approved by the executive director, with advice
			 and counsel of the committee;
(3)
			 "Courage to be Safe: Sixteen Life Safety Initiatives Course" totaling at least
			 four hours.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-11 - Firefighter I course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course for a
			 firefighter I certificate shall consist of at least one hundred sixty hours and
			 shall include all of the following:
(1) A
			 minimum of one hundred thirty-two hours of firefighter training that meets the
			 general knowledge requirements, general skill requirements, and the job
			 performance requirements specified in "NFPA 1001" for firefighter I, as set
			 forth in the firefighter I course objectives approved by the executive
			 director, with advice and counsel of the committee as provided in the
			 "Firefighter I Course Packet";
(2)
			 A minimum of twenty-four hours of hazardous materials awareness and operations
			 level training that meets the mission-specific competencies specified in "NFPA
			 1072" as required by "NFPA 1001," and the objectives as set forth in the
			 "Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations Course Packet" approved by the
			 executive director, with advice and counsel of the committee;
(3) "Courage to be Safe: Sixteen Life Safety
			 Initiatives Course" totaling at least four hours.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-12 - Firefighter II transition course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course to
			 transition a certified firefighter I to the firefighter II certification level
			 shall consist of a minimum of eighty-four hours that meets the general
			 knowledge requirements, general skill requirements, and the job performance
			 requirements specified in "NFPA 1001" for firefighter II, as set forth in the
			 firefighter II course objectives approved by the executive director, with
			 advice and counsel of the committee as provided in the "Firefighter II
			 Transition Course Packet";
(B) A chartered fire
			 training program may reorganize or add to the program-specific course
			 objectives and objective check-off sheets to align with the program's course
			 schedule.
(1) All program-specific course
			 objectives and objective check-off sheets shall meet all of the requirements as
			 outlined in the firefighter II course objectives provided in the "Firefighter
			 II Transition Course Packet";
(2)
			 Program-specific course objectives and objective check-off sheets shall be
			 approved by the 
									division prior to implementation;
(3) A chartered program that chooses to
			 reorganize or add to the program-specific course objectives and objective
			 check-off sheets shall provide a cross reference to the firefighter II course
			 objectives provided in the "Firefighter II Transition Course Packet" to assist
			 with program review.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-13 - Firefighter I and II course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course for a
			 firefighter I and II certificate shall consist of at least two hundred
			 forty-four hours and  include all of
			 the following:
(1) A minimum of two hundred
			 sixteen hours that meets the general knowledge requirements, general skill
			 requirements, and the job performance requirements specified in "NFPA 1001" for
			 firefighter I and firefighter II, as set forth in the firefighter I and II
			 course objectives approved by the executive director, with advice and counsel
			 of the committee as provided in the "Firefighter I and II Course Packet;"
(2) A minimum of twenty-four hours of
			 hazardous materials awareness and operations level training that meets the
			 mission-specific competencies specified in "NFPA 1072" as required by "NFPA
			 1001," and the objectives as set forth in the "Hazardous Materials Awareness
			 and Operations Course Packet" approved by the executive director, with advice
			 and counsel of the committee;
(3)
			 "Courage to Be Safe: Sixteen Life Safety Initiatives Course" totaling at least
			 four hours.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-14 - Fire safety inspector and hazard recognition officer courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A training course for fire
			 safety inspector certification shall consist of a minimum of eighty hours and
			 shall meet both of the following training requirements:
(1)
									
									The fire safety inspector course
			 objectives set forth in the "Fire Safety Inspector Course Packet" approved by
			 the executive director, with advice and counsel of the committee;
(2)
									
									The performance objectives set forth
			 in "NFPA 1031" for fire inspector I and II.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-15 - Fire and emergency services instructor, and live fire instructor courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A)
								
								A training course for
			 fire and emergency services instructor I &
			 II
								
								shall be competency-based, be taught by an instructor
			 trainer under the auspices of a chartered or accredited program, and meets the
			 course objectives as set forth in the "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor
			 Course Packet."
(B)
								Applicants seeking only fire and emergency services
			 instructor I certification shall:
(1)
									Complete all course requirements for fire and emergency
			 services instructor I as set forth in the "Fire and Emergency Services
			 Instructor Course Packet;"
(2)
									Pass the fire and
			 emergency services instructor I certification examination, within three
			 attempts and within one hundred eighty days of course
			 completion.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-17 - Fire and emergency services instructor and live fire instructor trainers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) Fire
			 and emergency services instructor
								and live fire
			 instructor courses, as set forth in
			 
								rule
			 4765-24-15  of the
			 Administrative Code, shall be provided under the auspices of a chartered
			 program and shall be taught by 
								a fire and emergency services instructor
			 II trainer appointed by the program director in
			 accordance with this rule.
(B) The
			 program director shall ensure that the fire and
			 emergency services instructor II  meets all of the following:
(1) Holds a current
			 and valid fire  certificate
			 to teach as a fire and emergency services instructor
			 II, that is in good standing, issued under Chapter
			 4765-18 or 4765-21 of the Administrative Code;
(2)
									Has held a valid
			 certificate to teach as a fire and emergency services instructor II, that is in
			 good standing, for at least three years; or
(3) Has at least three
			 years of other educational experience that
			 includes demonstrable ability in teaching, developing lesson plans and course
			 materials, managing classroom resources, and managing and evaluating
			 students;
(4) Demonstrates
			 effective oral and written communication skills;
(5)
									Any additional
			 program director requirements; and
(6)
			 Has completed an instructor trainer orientation by the
			 program director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-18 - Fire charter offsite locations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive director, with advice and
			 counsel of the committee, shall allow a chartered program to offer courses at
			 different locations from the location listed in the application for chartering
			 provided that all of the following apply:
(1)
			 The chartered program continues to operate at the location identified in the
			 application for a charter;
(2) The
			 
									physical
			 address of the chartered program shall be located within the boundaries
			 of the state of Ohio and the majority of the training shall be delivered within
			 the state of Ohio;
(3)
			 Each offsite location where the program is offered, meets the minimum standards
			 for chartering as set forth in rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(4) The instructors and
			 practical skills evaluators are employed or contracted by the chartered
			 program;
(5) The chartered program
			 submits a written request to the division and receives
			  executive director 
			 approval prior to the start of the course.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-19 - Online education and distance learning for fire certification training courses offered through a chartered program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive director, with the advice
			 and counsel of the committee, may approve a chartered program to provide fire
			 
								certification training courses online or through
			 distance learning, as defined in rule
			 4765-25-01 of the Administrative
			 Code, if the chartered program meets the following requirements:
(1) The chartered program shall submit a
			 written request to the division to offer online education or distance learning.
(a) The request shall indicate the level or
			 levels of fire 
										certification training
			 proposed to be offered;
(b)
			 The request shall include documentation of how the chartered program meets the
			 requirements set forth in this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-20 - Written examination administration requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A chartered program shall
			 be permitted to administer the state certification examination, if the
			 chartered program meets or exceeds the following requirements:
(1) Has a current and valid
			 charter;
(2) Has a designated
			 computer lab;
(3) Has a signed
			 "Written Testing Agreement" with the executive director that meets both of the
			 following:
(a) The agreement shall be for the
			 current charter cycle;
(b) Any
			 changes in the content or signature authority shall require a newly executed
			 "Written Testing Agreement."
(4) Meets all requirements set forth in rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-21 - Practical skills examination administration requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-25-02 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A chartered program shall
			 be permitted to administer the state practical skills testing examination for
			 firefighter, fire safety inspector, 
			 hazard recognition officer, and instructor
			 certification, if the chartered program meets or exceeds the following
			 requirements:
(1) Has a current and valid
			 charter;
(2)
									Holds the classification(s) for the practical skills
			 testing being administered;
(3) Meets all
			 requirements set forth in rule
			 4765-24-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-22 - Establishing test security and reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All test
			 questions and all other materials, which are considered part of a test,
			 including, but not limited to, oral or written directions, shall be considered
			 secure and prohibit any person from revealing any specific question and/or
			 materials that are part of a test.
(B)
								No person shall
			 reveal, cause to be revealed, release, cause to be released, reproduce, or
			 cause to be reproduced any secure test materials through any means or medium
			 including, but not limited to, electronic, photographic, photocopy, written,
			 paraphrase, or oral.
(C)
								No unauthorized person shall be permitted to be in a
			 test room during any test administration session or be permitted to have access
			 to any secure test materials at any time.
(D)
								Each fire charter
			 shall establish written procedures to protect the security of computer- based
			 examinations.
(E)
								Each fire charter shall establish written procedures to
			 protect the security of the online test in these areas, including, but not to
			 be limited to, the following:
(1)
									Investigating any alleged violation of a test security
			 provision or any alleged unethical testing practice, including ensuring due
			 process for any individual accused;
(2)
									Determining an
			 action or actions to be taken in response to any confirmed violation of the
			 charter's security procedures, including, but not limited to:
(a)
										Cheating by a
			 student;
(b)
										Anyone assisting a student to cheat;
(c)
										Anyone
			 compromising a student's test.
(3)
									Determining
			 whether to invalidate a student's test in response to a test security violation
			 caused either by a student and/or by any other person; and
(4)
									How the written
			 procedures will be communicated in writing and discussed each school year with
			 test proctors who have access to secure test materials, students enrolled in
			 the fire charter who are being tested, and with any other person authorized to
			 be present in a testing room and/or have access to any secure test
			 materials.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-24 - Chartering of Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor Training Programs › Section 4765-24-23 - Incident reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All confirmed
			 testing irregularities must be reported to the division using the incident
			 report form. Test proctors must immediately notify the program director as soon
			 as they are made aware of any alleged or suspected violations. The nature of
			 allegations requires an immediate inquiry by the charter program in order to
			 gather all necessary information while the involved individuals are still
			 available and able to recall details.
(B)
								Chartered
			 programs must ensure that all testing personnel are aware of their obligation
			 to report testing irregularities and can easily access reporting
			 procedures.
(C)
								All incident reports submitted to the division must
			 meet reporting requirements by clearly laying out the sequence of events,
			 including the program director's determination in the matter.
(D)
								Program director
			 is responsible for investigating confirmed or alleged testing violations and
			 must notify the division as soon as the chartered program is made aware of the
			 situation. At a minimum, each of the following items must be addressed by the
			 chartered program when reporting testing violations:
(1)
									Submission of an
			 incident report:
(a)
										Include the program director's determination of the
			 incident (exactly what happened and why the incident occurred);
(b)
										Explain how the
			 incident was resolved; and
(c)
										Prepare a
			 timeline, if necessary, to establish when events occurred.