Section R. 29.401 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377. (b) "Authority having jurisdiction" or "AHJ" means an organization, office, or individual responsible for either enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. (c) "Bureau" means the bureau of fire services, in the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. (d) "Cadet" means an individual who participates in a training course, is between 16 and 18 years of age, and participates in a council registered and approved cadet program offered by a fire department or public safety department.(e) "Curriculum work group" means a group of fire service members appointed by the chairperson of the council. (f) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs .(g) "Electronic learning management system" means a system used for administration, documentation, reporting, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs.(h) "Emergency medical services and instructor coordinator license" or "EMS/IC license" means a license issued by the Michigan department of health and human services (MDHHS) pursuant to part 209 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20901 to 333.20979. (i) "Equivalent" means certifications from another state's certifying agency that meet the NFPA standard for that classification. (j) "Explorer" means an individual who is participating in a training course, is between 16 and 18 years of age, and participates in a council-approved Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the USA explorer program sponsored by a fire department or a public safety department.(k) "International Fire Service Accreditation Congress" or "IFSAC" means a not-for-profit, peer-driven, self-governing system of both fire service certifying entities and higher education fire-related degree programs.(l) "Materially untrue statement" means a false writing or document that contains any fictitious or fraudulent information or entry.(m) "Operational capacity" means engaged in active operations of emergency scenes. (n) "Pre-service student" means an individual who is taking firefighting classes through an approved regional training center and who is not a member of a Michigan fire department or a public safety department. (o) "Pro Board®" means the fire service system for the accreditation of agencies that certify candidates to the various disciplines and levels identified in the NFPA Professional Qualification series of standards. (p) "Q course" means a course developed and owned by organizations or individual subject matter experts.(q) "Regional Response Team Network" or "RRTN" means a regional response team network for a hazardous materials response.(r) "Regional Training Center" or "RTC" means a regional training center, as established pursuant to section 9(2)(c) of the act, MCL 29.369. (s) "RTC student" means an individual who is taking firefighting classes through an approved RTC and who may or may not be registered with a fire department or a public safety department.(t) "Revoked" means removal of certification by this state or another state.(u) "Revocation" means the council revoked an individual's certification as part of a disciplinary process.(v) "Third-party authorization" means a course owned by a private curriculum provider in which an instructor is required by the developer to meet the developer's requirements to teach the course.(w) "Training information network" means the bureau's system used to track an individual's fire department membership, council-approved training, and certification. (2) A term defined in the act has the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.401
2021 MR 21, Eff. 11/3/2021