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Board tables Connecticut contractor license application for Aaron Stearman, asks for notarized evidence of on-the-job training
Summary
The Fire Protection Board unanimously tabled an applicant's F-1 contractor license review after members concluded his paperwork lacked documented on-the-job training; the board asked Aaron Stearman to submit notarized dates-and-duties affidavits, pay records, or equivalent out‑of‑state documentation for reevaluation.
The Fire Protection Board on Feb. 26 voted unanimously to table the F‑1 contractor license application of Aaron Stearman and asked him to provide additional documentary proof that he completed required on-the-job training.
The board’s review centered on whether Stearman’s out-of-state licenses and personnel records were equivalent to Connecticut’s apprenticeship and journeyman requirements. The board accepted that Stearman completed related instruction (the four-book Contrin series was discussed as meeting the related-instruction portion) but said his submitted materials did not document the required field training hours.
"It doesn't appear to me that you have the equivalent experience," the Chair said while reviewing Stearman’s file, noting that Connecticut requires documented on-the-job training for the license category under review. The board discussed that Philadelphia and New Jersey licensing practices sometimes accept different documents; Stearman said he had supplied pay stubs, 1099s and other records to those jurisdictions.
Stearman told the board he had worked in family-owned companies and that some early records are informal. "It's undocumented, but I certainly put in the hours," he said, asking how he could retroactively prove experience.
Board members recommended specific evidence the applicant should supply: notarized letters from employers that list dates and duties related to fire protection work, pay records tied to those duties, minutes or determinations from the issuing out-of-state licensing bodies showing the scope of their approvals, and a comparison to Connecticut Department of Labor apprenticeship work schedules.
One board member moved to table the application and allow Stearman to submit those materials; another member seconded. The motion passed unanimously; the chair told Stearman the burden of proof now rests with him and reminded him that active applications expire after one year.
Next steps: Stearman may submit notarized affidavits, employer letters and any out-of-state licensing minutes or verification for staff and the board to review at a future meeting. The board also suggested he contact the New Jersey fire-safety supervisor Chris McCallis (the number was exchanged during the meeting) if he needed to corroborate out-of-state licensing details.
