Fire Standards Commission
Section 6.040. 1. There shall be a fire standards commission composed of seven
residents of the countywho shall be appointed by the county executive, subject to confirmation by the
council.One member shall be a chief of a fire protection
district.Onemember shall be a chief of amunicipal fire department. Two members shall be elected fire protection district directors, two shall be elected municipal officials and one shall be a citizen who is neither a fire chief, elected municipal official or fire protection district director. Of the members appointed first after the adoption of this section, two shall be appointed for one-year terms, two shall be appointed for two-year terms and three shall be appointed for three-year terms, but thereafter all members shall serve a term of three years, except those appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during the term of a member. 2. The commission shall have the power to establish and
provide minimum training and educational standards and to issue regulations for any person performing the duties of a firefighter for any municipality, fire protection district, or other public agency. The training and educational standards adopted by the commission shall be reasonably related to the position of firefighter. Any person who is employed or appointed as a firefighter after the effective date of the standards established by the commission who fails to meet such standards within six months of the beginning of such service shall be terminated. Thereafter, such person shall not be eligible for employment or appointment as a firefighter by any other municipality, fire protection district, or other public agency for aperiodofone year after thedate of termination unless such person successfully meets the standards established by the commission. The minimum training and educational standards established by the commission shall not apply to volunteer firefighters, any person who served as a firefighter for twelve, consecutivemonthsprior to the adoption of this section, and any person appointed to the position of firefighter during a state of emergency declared by the county executive. Penalties for the violation of training and educational standards or the regulations promulgated by the commission shall be
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