§ 11-334. Junior Volunteer Firefighters and Junior EMS Care Providers.

(a)

Prior to appointment to the capacity of a Junior Volunteer Firefighter or Junior EMS Care Provider, each applicant thereto shall establish compliance with the minimum qualifications as follows:

(1)

Age. Such applicant shall have attained an age of not less than sixteen (16) years.

(2)

Compliance with certain qualifications and training. Such applicant shall establish full and complete compliance with the provisions for minimum qualifications and training requirements set forth hereunder at Section 11-335, saving and except to the extent such minimum qualifications may otherwise require the attainment of any age.

(b)

Special restrictions.

(1)

No Junior Volunteer Firefighter or Junior Volunteer EMS Care Provider shall be permitted or authorized to operate any apparatus responding to an emergency alarm.

(2)

No Junior Volunteer Firefighter or Junior Volunteer EMS Care Provider shall be permitted or authorized to ride as a passenger upon any apparatus until such time as they shall have satisfactorily completed the Prince George's County Volunteer Recruit School, or any equivalent course of study, and furnished to the applicable designated organization a valid work permit.

(3)

No Junior Volunteer Firefighter may be permitted or authorized during emergency operations to enter a burning building or other structure until such time as they may have completed and obtained the Firefighter I certification provided at Section 11-335(b)(2) hereunder; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, an Incident Commander acting on site at any such fire may direct, authorize, or permit such Junior Volunteer Firefighter to enter such building or structure in the event such Incident Commander shall have first determined the subject fire is placed under control.

(4)

No Junior Volunteer Firefighter or Junior EMS Care Provider shall be eligible to serve as a primary EMS care provider on any medical emergency apparatus until such time as they shall have obtained a Maryland Emergency Medical Technician course certification, or any equivalent course of study.

(c)

Upon attaining the age of not less than eighteen (18) years, any member who shall have qualified in accordance with the provisions of this Section as a junior firefighter or junior EMS care provider shall be duly and automatically qualified thereafter as an active firefighter or active EMS care provider, as the applicable case may be.

(CB-82-1994)