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Commission advances broad rules package and narrows educational-incentive preapproval; approves raising law-enforcement/EMS credit to 20 hours
Summary
The Tennessee Firefighting Commission voted July 29 to advance a major multi-chapter rule package to internal review that consolidates NFPA references, simplifies educational-incentive administration and changes instructor progression rules; commissioners also approved increasing allowable law-enforcement/EMS EIP credit from 16 to 20 hours.
The Tennessee Firefighting Commission agreed July 29 to move a major rules package forward to internal review focusing on chapters 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the commission rules. Commissioners also approved an amendment to increase the number of educational-incentive pay (EIP) credit hours allowed for law enforcement and emergency medical training from 16 to 20.
Key changes discussed - Consolidating NFPA references: The package removes specific NFPA standard numbers from multiple chapters and consolidates them into chapter 6 so future NFPA updates will be addressed in a single chapter. - Instructor progression and 'cooldown' period: The commission proposed removing the 30-day test-waiting period and keeping a single 36-month waiting period for eligibility to test for Fire Instructor…
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