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Certification unit outlines NFPA timeline, moves toward scenario‑based testing

Public Safety and Security - Connecticut Fire Service Commission · May 1, 2026
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Dave Clark said NFPA revisions could produce a draft by November and a 2028 release, with the certification unit expected to align testing by 2030 and begin testing to the 2024 NFPA 1001 standard on Jan. 1, 2027; commissioners asked for instructor input on pump‑operator prerequisites.

Dave Clark, who leads the certification unit, updated the commission on forthcoming changes to professional qualification standards and testing methods. Clark said the NFPA committee is working to combine certain hazardous‑materials/WMD standards and aims for a first draft in November; if that schedule holds, the new standard could be released in 2028 and the certification unit would…

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