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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION |
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Part 2. FIRE PROTECTION |
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Chapter 1. State Fire Marshal |
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ARTICLE 4. California Fire Service Training and Education Program |
Section 13159.2.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the State Fire Marshal shall be referred to as the SFM.
(b) The SFM may accept certification by the United States Department of Defense as a firefighter as an alternative for the basic SFM training and certification standards for the position of Firefighter I of the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, if the United States Department of Defense certification is accompanied by a national certification or accreditation that has been approved by the SFM and that is based on the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, Pro Board, or other accepted third-party certification standard.
(c) If the United States Department of Defense certification is not accompanied by a national certification approved by the SFM, as described in subdivision (b), the SFM shall follow the verification process adopted pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 13157 and 13159.