West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 87 - Fire Commission › Title 87 - LEGISLATIVE RULE FIRE COMMISSION › Series 87-08 - Volunteer Firefighters' Training, Equipment and Operating Standards › Section 87-8-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. "Active members" means an individual
				that performs the function of fire prevention and suppression, or vehicle and
				machinery extrications when responding to emergency situations. Depending on
				the level(s) of training the active member has completed, active members may
				also perform the tasks and duties of hazardous materials response and
				mitigation, technical rescue, emergency medical services and any other duties
				that a specialized support member may provide if so trained.
2.2. "Ancillary support member" means any
				person solely performing support, administrative, or day to day functions for
				the department. Under no circumstance shall an ancillary member perform any
				function which requires training for an active member or a specialized support
				member.
2.3. "Approved Curriculum"
				means curriculum for training approved by the West Virginia State Fire
				Commission.
2.4. "Assistant Fire
				Chief otherwise known as Deputy Chief or Battalion Chief" means the second
				highest fire line officer(s) in charge of the fire department. This person may
				take on the responsibilities of the chief in his or her absence. A department
				may have more than one person filling this position.
2.5. "Chief" means the highest-ranking fire
				line officer in charge of the fire department.
2.6. "Department" means any volunteer fire
				fighting response organization regulated by the West Virginia State Fire
				Commission. Department includes a volunteer fire company or volunteer fire
				brigade, Provided that: private or corporate fire brigades are exempt from this
				rule.
2.7. "Firefighter" means any
				active member of a fire department who is a certified firefighter.
2.8. "Fire Commission" means the West
				Virginia State Fire Commission.
2.9. "Fire Line Officer" means Chief,
				Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Battalion Chief or other officers of the fire
				department usually referred to as line officers (usually referred to as
				Lieutenant and Captain), the third and fourth highest tiers in ranking in
				charge of the fire department and may take on the responsibilities of the chief
				or assistants in those persons(s)' absence.
2.10. "First Response Area or First Due Area"
				means the specified geographical area assigned to a fire department, which has
				been approved by the WV Fire Commission, to which the assigned fire Department
				is the primary department responsible for providing fire protection.
2.11. "NPFA" means the National Fire
				Protection Association Codes and Standards.
2.12. "NIMS" means the National Incident
				Management System.
2.13. "Person"
				means business, corporation, partnership, individual, or any other entity
				submitting a curriculum for approval.
2.14. "Probationary Firefighter" means an
				active member of a volunteer fire department who is at least 18 years old and
				not a certified firefighter.
2.15.
				"Specialized Support member" means any person responding solely for the purpose
				of performing emergency medical services, hazardous materials mitigation, or
				specialized rescue.