4765-20-10 Certificate in lieu of completing a chartered training program.

(A) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of the committee, shall issue a fire training certificate in lieu of completing a chartered program to an applicant who meets the following requirements:

(1) Submits a completed application, on a form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) Submits documentation that establishes when the applicant began serving as a firefighter, including but not limited to certified copies of personnel records, certified copies of historical records, or any other affidavits required by the executive director to verify the applicant's employment dates.

(B) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of the committee, shall issue a volunteer fire training certificate in lieu of completing a chartered program to an applicant who began serving as a volunteer firefighter, or equivalent certification, prior to July 2, 1979, with a fire department of any township, fire district, city, or village and meets the following requirements:

(1) Complies with the requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule;

(2) Submits documentation that establishes that the applicant has maintained active participation in a fire department for at least five years prior to the date of submitting an application under this rule.

(C) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of the committee, shall issue a firefighter II certificate in lieu of completing a chartered program to an applicant who began serving as a permanent full-time paid firefighter with a fire department of any city or village prior to July 2, 1970, and meets the following requirements:

(1) Complies with the requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule;

(2) Submits documentation that establishes that the applicant has maintained active participation in a fire department for at least five years prior to the date of submitting an application under this rule.

(D) Any person seeking fire certification under this rule shall apply to the division no later then December 31, 2010.

Replaces: Part of former 4765-11-15

Effective: 01/24/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/23/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.55
Rule Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior Effective Dates: 9/30/04, 7/3/97, 9/25/00