Michigan Laws 29.371 – Firefighters training council; powers; regional training committee formed and operated by 2 or more counties; deposit of fees into fireworks safety fund
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.371
- Certification: means either of the following:
(i) A determination by the state fire marshal that a person meets the certification requirements for a position within the fire service, as established by the council under this act. See Michigan Laws 29.362Council: means the firefighters training council created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 29.362 Fire instructor: means an employee of or volunteer assigned by a political subdivision to assist an organized fire department or public safety department, or other individual who is certified to instruct 1 or more council-approved fire service training programs. See Michigan Laws 29.362 Fire service: means the engaging in the directing or management of emergency response activities, fire safety prevention inspection, plans examination, fire investigation, hazardous material response, technical rescue response, airport rescue response, airport rescue firefighting, fire service instruction, and the enforcement of the general fire laws of this state and the communities therein by fire service members and organized fire departments and public safety departments. See Michigan Laws 29.362 Firefighter: means a member of an organized fire department or public safety department who is responsible for, or is in a capacity that includes responsibility for, the extinguishment of fires, the directing of the extinguishment of fires, the directing or management of emergency response activities, fire safety prevention inspection, plans examination, fire investigation, hazardous materials response, technical rescue response, airport rescue response, airport rescue firefighting, fire service instruction, and the enforcement of the general fire laws of this state and the community where he or she serves. See Michigan Laws 29.362 Firefighter training: means an education or training program including a program eligible to receive funding from the fireworks safety fund created in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 29.362 member: means a person described in subdivision (a), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (u), (aa), (dd), (ff), or (ii). See Michigan Laws 29.362 Organized fire department: means that term as defined in section 1 of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29. See Michigan Laws 29.362 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Public safety department: means a department of a political subdivision providing both law enforcement and fire services either separately or utilizing a combined response force with personnel trained and certified as both firefighters under this act and law enforcement officers under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 29.362 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Under the direction of the state fire marshal, the council may do all of the following:
(a) Visit and inspect any firefighter training school, or examine the curriculum or training procedures, for which application for approval has been made.
(b) Issue certificates to firefighter training schools qualifying under the regulations promulgated under this act.
(c) Authorize the issuance of certificates of graduation or diplomas to students who have satisfactorily completed the minimum requirements in each of the fire service courses.
(d) Cooperate with state, federal, and local fire agencies in establishing and conducting local or area schools or regional training centers for instruction and training of firefighters of this state and its cities, counties, townships, and villages.
(e) Make recommendations to the state fire marshal, the governor, and the legislature on matters pertaining to qualification and training of fire service members.
(f) Establish preservice basic training programs at high schools, colleges, community colleges, and universities.
(g) Require an examination in order to pass each of the fire service courses qualifying under the standards set forth in this act.
(h) Establish continuing education requirements for maintaining certification under this act.
(i) Establish the requisite level of fire instructor activity to maintain certification as a fire instructor.
(j) Establish and charge a fee to recover the cost of testing and training provided to a person who is not employed by an organized fire department or public safety department of this state and who is seeking to be employed as a fire service member.
(k) Promulgate rules for the development, conduct, and responsibilities of a county training committee in each county in this state.
(2) The council may allow 2 or more counties to form and jointly operate a regional training committee charged with the oversight of training needs in those counties.
(3) Fees collected under subsection (1)(j) must be deposited into the fireworks safety fund created in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461.