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20-22-811. Training requirements.
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20-22-811. Training requirements.
(a)(1) After January 1, 2004, no person shall be hired as a full-time firefighter by any local government firefighting unit for a period exceeding one (1) year or for a cumulative time exceeding two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) compensated hours unless that person is certified as having completed the mandatory training requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) Any state agency or political subdivision that employs a person as a firefighter for a period exceeding one (1) year or for a cumulative time exceeding two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) compensated hours who does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section is prohibited from performing the duties of fire suppression, rescue, pump operations, or other fire ground activities as described in § 20-22-802(5).
(3) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board may grant an extension to individuals employed within the guidelines as established by the board.
(b) Firefighters serving as full-time employees before January 1, 2004, in a local firefighting unit shall not be required to meet the minimum requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(c)(1) The uniform training standards for entry level, full-time firefighters shall consist of satisfactory completion of a training program administered by the Arkansas Fire Training Academy which shall utilize the “National Fire Protection Association 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications”.
(2) The academy shall be the certifying agency for fire service personnel.
(3) Any person seeking employment from another state shall submit his or her certification to the academy for review and approval.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-811
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20-22-811. Training requirements.
(a)(1) After January 1, 2004, no person shall be hired as a full-time firefighter by any local government firefighting unit for a period exceeding one (1) year or for a cumulative time exceeding two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) compensated hours unless that person is certified as having completed the mandatory training requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) Any state agency or political subdivision that employs a person as a firefighter for a period exceeding one (1) year or for a cumulative time exceeding two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) compensated hours who does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section is prohibited from performing the duties of fire suppression, rescue, pump operations, or other fire ground activities as described in § 20-22-802(5).
(3) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board may grant an extension to individuals employed within the guidelines as established by the board.
(b) Firefighters serving as full-time employees before January 1, 2004, in a local firefighting unit shall not be required to meet the minimum requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(c)(1) The uniform training standards for entry level, full-time firefighters shall consist of satisfactory completion of a training program administered by the Arkansas Fire Training Academy which shall utilize the “National Fire Protection Association 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications”.
(2) The academy shall be the certifying agency for fire service personnel.
(3) Any person seeking employment from another state shall submit his or her certification to the academy for review and approval.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-22-802. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) [Repealed.]
(2) “Certified fire department” means any fire department certified by the Director of the Office of Fire Protection Services as meeting minimum standards prescribed by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board;
(3) [Repealed.]
(4) “Fire department” means any organization established for the prevention or extinguishment of fires, including, but not limited to, fire departments organized under municipal or county ordinances, improvement districts, membership fee-based private fire departments, and volunteer fire departments; and
(5) “Firefighter” means any paid or volunteer member of a fire department who engages in fire suppressions, rescue, pump operations, or other fire-ground activities.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-802
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-802. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.