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Firefighting Commission corrects NFPA 1030 edition reference to 2024
Summary
The Firefighting Commission approved a roll-call motion on Sept. 17 to correct a rule reference that had incorrectly listed a non-existent 2023 edition of NFPA 1030, replacing it with the 2024 edition; commissioners also confirmed scheduling for an administrative hearing and the November meeting at TFACA.
The Firefighting Commission voted by roll call on Sept. 17 to correct a rule reference in Chapter 6, Section 8 that had listed a non-existent 2023 edition of NFPA 1030, securing approval to replace it with the 2024 edition.
Commissioners said the change is a technical correction intended to ensure that fire inspector testing and related programs are aligned with the correct edition of the NFPA 1030 standard. Maribeth, who briefed the commission on the item, said the rule package that took effect July 1 mistakenly referenced the 2023 edition and that the department wants the correction made now rather than wait for a broader rulemaking package.
“This edition does not exist. It should have been written as 2024, and it was a typo or just a misrepresentation,” Maribeth said. Commissioner Kevin Scott asked whether the error was a typo; Scott said, “Was this a, a typo?” Maribeth replied that staff would have to check the transcript of the initial rulemaking hearing to know exactly how the item was presented then, but that the correction is a ‘‘quick fix’’ the department wants to move forward before a longer pending package is completed.
On a motion to adopt the corrected reference to the 2024 edition, the commission conducted a roll-call vote and the motion carried. Commissioners recorded as voting yes were Hamm; Boatwright; Cobb; Green; Henry; Moore; Scott; Solomon; and Winderau. The chair declared the motion carried by majority vote.
Commissioners and staff also discussed scheduling for an upcoming administrative hearing and the commission’s November meeting. Staff said an administrative law judge has been reserved for a hearing on Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m., with the commission’s work session and business meeting scheduled for Nov. 4 at TFACA, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Maribeth said the hearing date is contingent on service of the respondent; if the respondent is properly served and does not appear, staff said the department would present proof of facts and could seek a finding of decertification by default.
Commissioners used the remainder of the meeting to confirm audit scheduling across the state and to remind members they will be contacted about completing outstanding audits before the holiday season.
The commission did not receive any public comments on the rule correction during the meeting.
