Section 13159.1 Of Article 4. California Fire Service Training And Education Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
13159.1
. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional
training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content
recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee
established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the Government Code,
involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism
incidents and to address the training needs of those identified as
first responders.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall contract with the California
Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of
curriculum content criteria specified in subdivision (a).
(c) Every paid and volunteer firefighter assigned to field duties
in a state or local fire department or fire protection or
firefighting agency may receive the appropriate training described in
this section. Pertinent training previously completed by any
jurisdiction's firefighters and meeting the training standards of
this section may be submitted to the State Fire Marshal to assess its
content and determine whether it meets the training requirements
prescribed by the State Fire Marshal.