New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter XII - Office Of Fire Prevention And Control › Part 438 - New York State Fire Training Program-minimum Standards › Section 438.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Part:
(a) County fire coordinator shall mean the
				person appointed by a county pursuant to section 225-a  of the County
				Law.
(b) County fire instructor
				shall mean a person meeting the requirements of this Part, designated by a
				county fire coordinator and authorized by the State Fire Administrator to
				conduct instruction of designated State fire training courses.
(c) Fire brigade shall mean a Federal or
				military fire department, New York State or county agency or authority with
				fire protection responsibilities, airport fire department, or industrial fire
				department which has been authorized by the State Fire Administrator to
				participate in the State Fire Training Program.
(d) Fire brigade training instructor shall
				mean an employee of a fire brigade meeting the requirements of this Part,
				designated by the employer of the fire brigade and authorized by the State Fire
				Administrator to conduct instruction of designated State fire training
				courses.
(e) Fire Brigade Training
				Program shall mean the delivery of designated State fire training courses by
				fire brigade training officers or fire brigade training instructors.
(f) Fire brigade training officer shall mean
				an employee of a fire brigade meeting the requirements of this Part, designated
				by the employer of the fire brigade and authorized by the State Fire
				Administrator to coordinate, administer and conduct instruction of designated
				State fire training courses.
(g)
				Fire protection specialist shall mean a full time employee of the Department of
				State holding a civil service fire protection specialist I, II, or III
				title.
(h) Live fire training shall
				mean training which utilizes an unconfined open flame or device that can
				propagate fire to a building or other combustible materials.
(i) Municipal fire instructor shall mean a
				person meeting the requirements of Part 426 of this Title, designated by a
				city, village or fire district fire department employing six or more permanent
				firefighters for delivery of firefighter training.
(j) Municipal training officer shall mean a
				person meeting the requirements of Part 426 of this Title, designated by a
				city, village or fire district fire department employing six or more permanent
				firefighters for administration and delivery of firefighter training.
(k) Municipal Training Program shall mean a
				training program of a city, village or fire district fire department employing
				six or more permanent firefighters meeting the requirements of Parts 426 and
				427 of this Title.
(l) Outreach
				Training Program shall mean fire training courses conducted by the Office of
				Fire Prevention and Control or its designated representatives at local fire
				training facilities scheduled and conducted in accordance with training hours
				allocated to counties.
(m) Regional
				Training Program shall mean specialized training delivered by the Office of
				Fire Prevention and Control or its designated representatives at local
				facilities.
(n) Residential
				Training Program shall mean training delivered by the Office of Fire Prevention
				and Control or its designated representatives at the New York State Academy of
				Fire Science.
(o) Respiratory
				protection shall mean self-contained breathing apparatus, supplied air
				respirators, or air-purifying respirator.
(p) State fire instructor shall mean an
				occasional non-tenured employee of the Department of State paid on a fee basis
				for services rendered.
(q) State
				fire training course shall mean a specific training course developed, hosted,
				sponsored, or delivered by the Office of Fire Prevention and Control or its
				designated representatives.
(r)
				State Fire Training Program shall mean the delivery of State fire training
				courses by the Office of Fire Prevention and Control or its designated
				representatives.
(s) Subject matter
				specialist shall mean an individual, hired by the Department of State, to
				teach, instruct, deliver, or lecture special or advanced level subject
				material, as part of the State Fire Training Program.
(t) Supplemental Training Program shall mean
				the conduct of designated State fire training courses by a county.
(u) Training authorization letter shall mean
				a form prescribed by the Office of Fire Prevention and Control requiring
				certification by a chief officer or agency head that a person attending a fire
				training course requiring the use of respiratory protection equipment meets the
				medical fitness requirements prescribed by
				29 CFR
				1910.134, and if the person attending a fire
				training course is 16 or 17 years of age, requiring certification by a chief
				officer or agency head and parental permission to attend any State fire
				training course.