Training, education, and certification are important for any professional trade. For this assignment, you will create an education and certification plan for one of the following positions: fire inspector or fire investigator. This plan should include the title of the position, certifications required for the position, annual or yearly continuing education (or higher education required for the position), and any refresher or annual training. Also, include an estimated timeline for the completion of each requirement.
Fire inspectors, also known as fire marshals, forest fire inspectors and fire prevention specialists, examine buildings and areas to detect fire hazards and enforce the compliance to prevailing federal, state and local fire codes. These include searching buildings for fire hazards, checking buildings for fire code compliance, testing fire prevention systems such as fire alarms, sprinklers and sensors, checking fuel storage tanks and air compressors, reviewing evacuation plans, maintaining XXXX inspection XXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXX XXXX safety XXX XXXXXXXXX programs. (BLS, 2019) XXXX complement the XXXX of fire investigators, XXXXX work XX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXX and XXXXXXX of fires through evidence XXXXXXXXXX, evidence XXXXXXXX XXX court XXXXXXXXX.
XXX certification XXX XXXX Inspectors is the XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX Association XXXXXXXXX XXXX Inspector I (NPFA XXX-I) XXX II (XXXX CFI-II) program. XXX XXXXXXX is run XX XXX NFPA, XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX in most XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXXX XXXXXXXXXX must be XXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX entity. The XXXXXXX XXXX to increase professionalism in the XXXX inspection community, XXXXXX a XXXXXXX and fair XXXXXXXXXXXXX process, XXXXXXX proficiency in the use XX XXXXX XXX standards, XXX promote professional development through continuous learning. NFPA CFI-I candidates XXXX at XXXXX hold a XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXXX, civil engineer or in a XXXXXXXXXXXXX technical education program XXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX medical XXXXXXXXXX (EMT) program XX often XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXX to certification XXXXXXX an XXXXXX application, XXX completion XX two XXXX studies, an XXXX, and a practicum component.
XXXXX steps XXX XXXX often taken in conjunction XXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX fire or XXXXXX academy, or XXXX XXXXX agencies such XX XXX XXXXXX of XXXXXXX, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (XXX), XXXXXXX Bureau XX Investigation (XXX) and the XXXXXXXX Fire XXXXXXX. (XXX, XXXX) XXXXXXX skills XXXXXXXX for this position include guidelines for XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX, state and XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXX prevention code XXXXXXXXX, XXX evacuation and XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX reviews, XXX secondary skills XXXXXXX computer software, CAD and report writing courses in order for fire inspectors to XX able to XXXX newly XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and read architectural XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX. Programs for XXXX XXXXXXXXXX range from 1 XX X XXXX programs.
XXXX Inspectors XXXX XXXXXXX annual training and additional qualifications in the XXXX of XXXX’s XXXXXXXXX XXXX Plan Examiner, Certified XXXXXXXX Inspector, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX Examiner and XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. (XXXX, XXXX) XXXXXXX, refresher XXXXXXX XXX required XX keep XXXX XXXXXXXXXX properly XXXXXXXX XX XXX technology updates in XXXX prevention and building XXXXXXXXXXXX.
XX a result XX the XXXXX considerations, the XXXXXXXXX and certification plan for the XXXX inspector position is as XXXXXXX:
XXXXX of XXXXXXXX: Fire Inspector
XXXX X: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX position:
X.High School XXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXX.
2.Preferred XXXXXXXXXX XX firefighter, civil engineer or XXX XXXXXXX candidate.
3.Completion XX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Certified XXXX Inspector I (XXXX XXX-I) XXX XX (NFPA XXX-II) XXXXXXX
X.XXXX CFI-I program XXX XX XXXXXXXXX with NFPA 4-XXX XXXXXXXXX training XXXXXXXXXXXXX
X.XXXX XXX-XX program can XX XXXXXXXXX with NFPA 3-XXX classroom training XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
X.Equivalent courses, XXXX as XXX Illinois Fire XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Fire Inspector I XXXXXX (XXXXX-room based XX-XXXX XXXXXX to prepare an XXXXXXXXXX XX conduct foundational XXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX) can also XX accepted.
X.At XXX end of the certification XXXXXXX for the XXXX inspector role, XXX candidate XXXXXX be XXXXX of a XXXX inspector’s duties, XXXXXXXXX, XXXX codes, fire prevention standards, XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXX construction XXXXX, XXXXXXXX components, means of egress, XXXX access, fire XXXXXX recognition, XXXXXXXXX materials, water supply XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXX-suppression XXXXXXX, fire XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, plans XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX.
8.The XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX be in XXXXXXXXXX of NFPA 1031: Standard for XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX for XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX Plan XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX identifies XXX XXXXXXX job performance XXXXXXXXXXXX (JPRs) for fire inspectors XXX plan examiners. (NFPA 1031, 2014)
The above requirement, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXX than X XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX.
XXXX 2: XXXXXX or XXXXXX Continuing XXXXXXXXX:
1.XXXXXX in civil XXXXXXXXXXX
2.NFPA XXXXXXXXX Fire XXXX XXXXXXXX
3.XXXX XXXXXXXXX Building Inspector
X.XXXX XXXXXXXXX Building XXXXX Examiner
5.XXXX Certified Fire Protection Specialist
XXX above requirement XXXXXX XXXX no XXXXXX XXXX X months per year XX XXXXXXXX.
Part 3: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX:
X.St XXXX’s Ambulance Brigade Fire Marshal XXXXXXXXX Course
2.HFR XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX Refresher XXXXXX
X.CFS XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Course
4.Regular updates from XXXXX, XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX authorities on building code, fire prevention XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX updates.
The above XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX no longer than X XXXXX XXX year XX XXXXXXXX.
Reference
BLS. XXXXXX of Labor Statistics: XXXX Inspectors. XXXXXXXXX September XX, XXXX from https://www.bls.gov/XXX/XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/fire-inspectors-XXX-investigators.htm/
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXX Enforcement, 8th Edition, XXXX, IFSTA.
Muzumdar, P. (2017). A proposed inspector training XXXXXXX in XXXXXX. Environmental Health Review, XX(1), 6-8.
XXXX 1031, XXXXXXXX XXX Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan XXXXXXXX, 2014 XXXXXXX.
XXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXX Fire XXXXXXXXX I. Retrieved September XX, 2019 XXXX XXXXX://XXX.nfpa.XXX/Training-XXX-Events/Certification/XXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXX-I/
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