I lost contact too, lol. Anyways, pro board would be good for Michigan. Unfortunately I'm not sure if its retroactive. But who knows. If not, I can challenge the pro board test here. Believe it or not, in order to take the test, you are required to have has mat ops cert no older than a year, plus a live structure burn cert. Easier reciprocity would be great though. Stay safe this spring, it may be an odd one. Even with all our flooding, we are still having decent brush fires over here
I'm keeping busy with being the Administrative Asst. for GTB Fire. Alot of work to do to reorganize. I'm in it for the duration, they ain't gettin rid of me! Yeah, lets catch up some time, get a hold of me either here or at work
At 8:52pm on February 23, 2010, Jake Stoffer said…
I just noticed your post on the Michigan firefighters group. I am currently a firefighter in Pennsylvania, but formerly a Michigan firefighter. I have encountered one major problem when coming to Pennsylvania. Since the certifications michigan issues are not accredited by a national agency, such as Pro Board, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will not issue me a reciprocity certificate. They recognize my training and I am allowed to operate on scene and keep my line officer position, however, when the state asks how many people we have firefighter I certified, my cert doesn't count. Also, its been years since I have been familiar with the current michigan training requirements, but as an idea, in PA we have an Essentials training program. Taught out of the same essentials book, it covers the first 4 modules and is about 88 hours in length. Most firefighters have this type of training in my department. Currently, I am the only one that has firefighter I training, that does also include our chief. I dont know if michigan has something similar now, but that would be a good idea to help get some new volunteers and get them on the ground running. I would keep the firefighter I requirement for any line officer and require FFI be completed before year 5. Anyways, its an idea for you from what I have seen from other states.
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