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The purpose of this policy manual is to establish certification policies of the overall certification program governed by the Colorado Fire Service Training and Certification Advisory Board. The policy is intended to ensure the integrity and quality of the certification program.
The purpose of Informational Memoranda from the Division of Fire Safety is to provide additional guidance with respect to recent changes and to answer frequently asked questions regarding our Certification procedures.
The “Voluntary Certification Program for Fire Fighters” began on June 21, 1979, when House Bill 1243 was signed into law. The general purpose of the certification
program is to measure the level of knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by firefighters and first responders and to attest that these individuals meet nationally recognized standards. These competency-based standards permit evaluation of training programs and promotes uniformity in firefighter and first responder training.
The "Hazardous Materials Responder Voluntary Certification Program" was created by HB89-1223 which was enacted effective July 1, 1989. The general purpose of the certification program is to measure the level of knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by responders to hazardous materials incidents and to attest that these individuals meet nationally recognized standards. These competency based standards permit evaluation of training programs and promote uniformity in hazardous materials responder training.
The purpose of the First Responder Certification Program is to measure the level of knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by first responders and to attest that these individuals meet nationally recognized standards.
For complete renewal, reinstatement, re-entry and reciprocity information, please refer to the Certifications Policy and Procedure Manual.
In order to renew a certification, the certified person must
successfully complete 100% of all each Job Performance Requirements
for the level of certification.
(This includes all subsections of the JPRs.)
For more information concerning the the certification programs please contact 303-239-4600 or click here to email the Division.