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ANNOUNCEMENTS,
NOTICES, REPORTS
*State
Announces Changes in Firefighter I and II Program
The 2008 edition of NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional
Qualifications is out and states and Canadian provinces providing
certification are all in the process of adopting the new standard,
which also requires all of the texts to be updated considerably.
Over the last year the Bureau has conducted numerous meetings and
hearings on the curriculum and text revisions. Besides the changes
in hours, one significant Florida only update is to
revise the name of the programs at the direction of the legislative
legal oversight group, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.
So, hopefully only until the next Legislative session, Firefighter
1 will now be known as Part 1 and Firefighter 2 as Part
2.
This does not change any existing certifications
held by individuals or the acceptance of the Firefighter 2 certifications
for ProBoard, however once the new curriculum and testing is in
effect Florida Firefighter Part 1 will be accepted by ProBoard for
Firefighter 1, which it previously was not. Watch for more information
on the A-list, FFCAs Fire Service Today and other publications.
* National
Fire Academy Second Semester Application Period
The National Fire Academy's Fiscal Year
2009 second semester application
period opened on November 1 and runs through December 31. The second
semester includes classes running from April 1 through September
30,
2009. Interested applicants are urged to submit their completed
FEMA
Form 75-5, General Admissions Application right away!
For complete application information, please visit
our website at:
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/about/index.shtm
You will find the current course schedule at:
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/nfacsd/
Additionally, there is a helpful document that you
are encouraged to
read prior to your completing the FEMA Form 75-5 application. You
can
download Eight Tips for Completing a Successful NFA Application
from the
website at:
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/about/attend/apply.shtm
If you have specific questions, please contact
the person listed for the
course you are interested in or submit a question through the comment
form by clicking on the 'Contact Us' link at the top of any of the
above
mentioned pages.
* Florida
State Fire Marshal Annual Report Available
"Florida Fires" the Florida State Fire
Marshal Annual Report is now available online at http://www.fldfs.com/sfm/pdf/sfm2007ar.pdf
Digital Fingerprints Available via PearsonVue.com from
the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training
Florida Firefighter II, Retention, Firesafety
and Special Firesafety Inspector application requirements just became
a bit easier to submit and faster to approve. The reason is the
availability of digital fingerprinting through our testing partner
PearsonVue in cooperation with IBT. With this service, applicants,
after submitting their application on-line (Retention, Firesafety
and Special Firesafety Inspectors) or submitted by their Training
Center (Firefighter II) can have their fingerprints digitally taken
and electronically transmitted with results being delivered to the
Bureau of Fire Standards and Training in hours instead of days.
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