Alaska Fire Standards Council
Mission Statement: The mission of the Alaska Fire Standards
Council is to establish training and performance standards for fire service
personnel, and curriculum requirements for the certification of training
programs.
Vision Statement: To:
- Govern the process for the accreditation and regulation of
fire service training programs.
- Develop and maintain a long term strategy for the acquisition of funding for the
Alaska Fire Standards Council.
Term: Four years
Description: 11 members - 10 appointed by the Governor: 2 chief
administrative officers or fire chiefs of local governments (only one of these
may be from a local government where the fire department consists entirely of
paid employees); 4 representatives of fire fighters, including at least one fire
fighter administrative officer from the Alaska State Fire Fighters Association
(these members may not, while serving on the council, be a fire chief); 2
volunteer fire fighters, one from a community with a population of 2,500 or less
and one from a community with a population greater than 2,500; and 2 members of
the public at large with at least one member from a community with a population
of 2,500 or less. In addition, the state fire marshal or a designee of the state
fire marshal shall serve on the council during his or her continuance in office.
Function: The council may adopt regulations for the
administration of AS 18.70.320-18.70.369 including establishing minimum training
and performance standards for certification of fire services personnel;
establish minimum fire training curriculum requirements for certification of
training programs that are designed to enable trainees to meet these standards;
govern the procedure for certification of fire services training programs that
meet the minimum curriculum requirements; govern the procedure for certification
of individuals who satisfy the minimum training and performance standards;
govern the procedure for revocation of the certificate of a person or program;
consult and cooperate with municipalities, agencies of the state, other
governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and other institutions concerning
the development of fire services training schools and programs offered in the
state; employ an administrator and other persons necessary to carry out its
duties and charge and collect fees determined by the council to be necessary.
Chair: Buddy Lane
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