§ 11-336. Volunteer Fire Line Officers.

(a)

Prior to any promotional appointment to the capacity of a Volunteer Fire Line Officer, each eligible member of any designated organization shall establish compliance with the minimum qualifications as follows:

(1)

Age. Such member shall have attained an age not less than the number of years determined according to the following schedule:

RANK	YEARS OF AGE
Sergeant	19
Lieutenant	20
Captain	21

 

(2)

Experience. Such member shall have cumulated a minimum number of years active experience in the capacity of a firefighter, such minimum number of years determined according to the following schedule:

RANK	YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Sergeant	2
Lieutenant	3
Captain	3

 

(3)

Certification. Such member shall have obtained a Department of Transportation First Responder course certification, or any equivalent course of study.

(b)

Prior to any promotional appointment to the capacity of a Volunteer Fire Line Officer at the rank of Sergeant or Lieutenant, each candidate therefor shall have satisfactorily completed and obtained the Firefighter II certification in accordance with Standard 1001, or any equivalent course of study.

(c)

Prior to any promotional appointment to the capacity of a Volunteer Fire Line Officer at the rank of Captain, each candidate therefor shall have satisfactorily completed and obtained the Fire Officer I certification in accordance with Standard 1021, or any equivalent course of study.

(CB-82-1994)