Section 655IAC1-1-5.1. Certifications under this rule; requirements

  1. (a) Any Indiana fire service or nonfire service person may enter the voluntary certification program by submitting the following:

(1) An application on a form provided by the training division.

(2) Verification by competency based testing for the certification sought.

  (b) A fire or nonfire service person shall not submit an application for certification unless that applicant is certified in each prerequisite certification, if one (1) or more prerequisites are required.

  (c) Certifications are available for the following:

(1) Fire service person as follows:

Certification	Requirements
Firefighter I	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-4
Firefighter II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-5
Firefighter I/II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-5.1
Driver/Operator-Pumper	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-6
Driver/Operator-Aerial	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-6.1
Driver/Operator-Mobile Water Supply	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-6.4
Airport Firefighter-Aircraft Crash and Rescue	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-7
Fire Officer-Strategy and Tactics	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-7.1
Fire Officer I	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-8
Fire Officer II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-9
Fire Officer III	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-10
Fire Officer IV	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-11
Safety Officer	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-22
Instructor I	655 IAC 1-2.1-19(a)
Instructor II/III	655 IAC 1-2.1-20(a)

(2) Firefighting training and education programs as follows:

Certification	Requirements
Firefighter I	655 IAC 1-2.1-4(a)
Firefighter II	655 IAC 1-2.1-5(a)
Firefighter I/II	655 IAC 1-2.1-5.1
Driver/Operator-Pumper	655 IAC 1-2.1-6(a)
Driver/Operator-Aerial	655 IAC 1-2.1-6.1(a)
Driver/Operator-Mobile Water Supply	655 IAC 1-2.1-6.4(a)
Fire Officer-Strategy and Tactics	655 IAC 1-2.1-7.1(a)
Airport Firefighter-Aircraft Crash and Rescue	655 IAC 1-2.1-7(a)
Fire Officer I	655 IAC 1-2.1-8(a)
Fire Officer II	655 IAC 1-2.1-9(a)
Fire Officer III	655 IAC 1-2.1-10(a)
Fire Officer IV	655 IAC 1-2.1-11(a)
Fire Inspector I	655 IAC 1-2.1-12(a)
Fire Inspector II	655 IAC 1-2.1-13(a)
Fire Inspector I/II	655 IAC 1-2.1-13.1
Fire Investigator I	655 IAC 1-2.1-15(a)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I	655 IAC 1-2.1-16(a)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator II	655 IAC 1-2.1-17(a)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator III	655 IAC 1-2.1-18(a)
Safety Officer	655 IAC 1-2.1-22(a)
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Awareness	655 IAC 1-2.1-24
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.1
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Awareness/Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.4
Hazardous Materials Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.2
Technical Rescuer-Awareness	655 IAC 1-2.1-75.6
Rope Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-96(a)
Rope Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-97(a)
Rope Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-97.1
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-98(a)
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-99(a)
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-99.1
Confined Space Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-100(a)
Confined Space Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-101(a)
Confined Space Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-101.1
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-102(a)
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-103(a)
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-103.1
Trench Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-104(a)
Trench Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-105(a)
Trench Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-105.1
Swift Water Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-106(a)
Swift Water Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-107(a)
Swift Water Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-107.1
Wilderness Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-109(a)
Wilderness Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-110(a)
Wilderness Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-110.1
Instructor I	655 IAC 1-2.1-19(a)
Instructor II/III	655 IAC 1-2.1-20(a)

(3) Nonfire service person as follows:

Certification	Requirements
Technical Rescuer-Awareness	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-75.6
Confined Space Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-100
Confined Space Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-101
Confined Space Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-101.1
Fire Inspector I	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-12
Fire Inspector II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-13
Fire Inspector I/II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-13.1
Fire Investigator I	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-15
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Awareness	655 IAC 1-2.1-24 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-2
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.1 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-2
Hazardous Materials First Responder-Awareness/Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.4 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-2
Hazardous Materials-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-24.2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-2
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-16
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator II	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-17
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator III	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-18
Rope Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-96
Rope Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-97
Rope Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-97.1
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-102
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-103
Structural Collapse Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-103.1
Swift Water Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-106
Swift Water Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-107
Swift Water Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-107.1
Trench Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-104
Trench Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-105
Trench Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-105.1
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-98
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-99
Vehicle and Machinery Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and  655 IAC 1-2.1-99.1
Wilderness Rescuer-Operations	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-109
Wilderness Rescuer-Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-110
Wilderness Rescuer-Operations/Technician	655 IAC 1-2.1-2 and 655 IAC 1-2.1-110.1

(Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education; 655 IAC 1-1-5.1; filed Jul 18, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3384; filed Sep 24, 1999, 10:02 a.m.: 23 IR 326; readopted filed Aug 27, 2001, 10:55 a.m.: 25 IR 203; filed Nov 16, 2001, 4:37 p.m.: 25 IR 1157; errata, 26 IR 383; filed Jul 14, 2004, 10:00 a.m.: 27 IR 4010; filed Apr 13, 2005, 11:30 a.m.: 28 IR 2693; filed Sep 21, 2005, 1:30 p.m.: 29 IR 477; filed Nov 16, 2006, 4:02 p.m.: 20061213-IR-655060037FRA; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:23 a.m.: 20071010-IR-655070387RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2007, 9:19 a.m.: 20071031-IR-655070387RFA; filed Dec 15, 2008, 11:36 a.m.: 20090114-IR-655080429FRA; filed Apr 26, 2011, 11:16 a.m.: 20110525-IR-655100248FRA; errata filed Jun 2, 2011, 12:13 p.m.: 20110622-IR-655100248ACA; readopted filed Sep 9, 2013, 8:27 a.m.: 20131009-IR-655130180RFA)