N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 215.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 215.4 - Local Fire Training Stipends

(a) The administration of a Local Fire Training Stipend requires authorization by the governing board of a city, town, village, or fire district, by local law, ordinance, or resolution.

(b) The governing board may establish, or require the Fire Department to establish, minimum standards or requirements for eligibility and processing of a Local Fire Training Stipend, consistent with this Part.

(c) A Local Fire Training Stipend may only be provided by a Fire Company to a Volunteer Firefighter who is a Member in Good Standing of their Fire Department.

(d) Stipend Conditions and Requirements.

(1) The Volunteer Firefighter must have received prior authorization from their Fire Department to take the course.

(2) The qualifying course must have been completed on or after August 31, 2023.

(3) Any Volunteer Firefighter that receives a State Fire Training Stipend cannot receive a Local Fire Training Stipend for the same or equivalent course.

(4) Awards of a Local Fire Training Stipend are subject to the availability of locally allocated funds.

(5) The Fire Department must submit fire incident data through the Fire Reporting System, as required by General Municipal Law section 204-d, for the prior reporting year.

(6) The Fire Department must submit Fire Department demographics to OFPC annually, using a form published by OFPC, to include the following information:

(i) fire station addresses, including substations;

(ii) number of interior firefighters;

(iii) number of exterior firefighters;

(iv) name and contact information of Fire Chief or equivalent; and

(v) name and contact information of assistant/deputy chiefs or equivalent Fire Chief successor positions.

(e) Qualifying Courses and Stipend Amount. A Local Fire Training Stipend may be authorized for the completion of any State Fire Training Courses or equivalents, as determined by OFPC: up to $500.

(f) Verification. A Training Stipend shall only be issued after successful completion of a State Fire Training Course, or equivalent, that is verified through the Volunteer Firefighter's training transcript from the New York State Learning Management System.

(g) Fire Departments must submit Local Fire Training Stipend information to OFPC annually, to include:

(1) number of Volunteer Firefighters that receive a Local Fire Training Stipend during the calendar year;

(2) number of Local Fire Training Stipends paid for each course, listed out by course; and

(3) amount paid per course, listed out by course.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 215.4

Adopted New York State Register March 6, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 10, eff. 3/6/2024