Firefighting commission rewrites rules, removes CPR requirement from incentive-pay eligibility; committee advances package

Jun 18, 2025

The Firefighting Commission rewrote its rules to modernize standards and simplify participation in the volunteer education-incentive-pay program; the commission removed a CPR requirement from the incentive eligibility criteria, prompting debate but the committee approved the rewrite.

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The Government Operations Committee advanced a broad rewrite of the firefighting rules that the state Firefighting Commission said codifies modern industry standards and simplifies participation in the education-incentive-pay program for volunteer and paid firefighters.

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