Title 4, State Government

(a) (1) Commission members shall receive a per diem payment for each day of attendance at a local firefighting unit pursuant to § 4-24-110, or a meeting of the commission pursuant to § 4-24-107, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day of attendance.(2) Members shall recei…

(1) The commission shall:(1) Certify firetraining instructors;(2) Certify training and education programs prescribed by the commission;(3) Recommend and approve curricula for advanced courses and seminars in fire science, fire engineering and training in institutions of higher ed…

(1) The commission may:(1) Meet at such times and places in the state as may be needed, upon call of the chair or upon the request of five (5) members;(2) Contract with other agencies, public or private, or persons as it finds necessary for cooperation with city, county, state an…

Nothing contained in this part shall be deemed to limit the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities of municipal or county governments.

The commission shall operate only on funds appropriated by the general assembly.

(a) Individual commission members may assist local firefighting units in the general area of their residence with the development of training and education programs for certification. Members may also administer examinations for certification if such administration is approved by…

The curriculum requirements of the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education shall include materials concerning domestic violence training.

(a) Any full-time, part-time or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter on or after July 1, 2009, by a fire department recognized under title 68, chapter 102, part 3 must meet the following minimum training requirements:(1) The firefighter must have previously co…

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director of the division of fire prevention shall:(1) Act as chief administrative officer for the commission;(2) Employ all consultants, investigators, inspectors, legal counsel and other personnel necessary to staff and carry out …

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commission” means the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education created by this chapter;(2) “Fire department” means a department of a municipality, county, or political subdivision, or an orga…

(a) (1) A fire department with employed firefighters who successfully complete in each year an in-service training course, appropriate to the firefighter's rank and responsibility and the size and location of the firefighter's department, of at least forty (40) hours duration at …

(1) Funds made available under this part to units of government shall be received and expended as follows:(1) Funds shall be used only as a cash salary bonus supplement to firefighters;(2) Each firefighter shall be entitled to receive the educational incentive that such firefight…

All units of government are hereby expressly prohibited from discriminating against any firefighter by interfering with or denying any firefighter the opportunity to participate in any training or educational program established by such unit of government for the purpose of compl…

The commission is empowered to establish minimum employment and training standards for firefighters who are to be eligible for educational incentives.

With respect to any fire station constructed after June 26, 2007, each municipal or county fire department, and each volunteer fire department or company is encouraged to have separate restroom facilities, showers and locker rooms for men and women.

(a) Each municipal or county fire department, and each volunteer fire department or company, are urged to develop plans that, to the greatest extent possible, will create gender-friendly conditions in existing facilities. (b) The purpose of the plans is to identify which stations…

(1) Existing facilities that cannot be upgraded to gender-friendly stations should be made gender-friendly to the greatest extent possible by:(1) Using empty or unused rooms in the station. In no event shall existing rooms, including, but not limited to, bedrooms, weight rooms, T…