100B.22 - REGIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING CENTERS.
100B.22 REGIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
CENTERS.
1. a. Regional emergency response training centers shall be
established to provide training to fire fighters and other emergency
responders. The lead public agency for the training centers shall be
the following community colleges for the following merged areas:
(1) Northeast Iowa community college for merged area I in
partnership with the Dubuque county firemen's association and to
provide advanced training in agricultural emergency response as such
advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency
management division of the department of public defense.
(2) North Iowa area community college for merged area II in
partnership with the Mason City fire department.
(3) Iowa lakes community college for merged area III and
northwest Iowa community college for merged area IV.
(4) Iowa central community college for merged area V and to
provide advanced training in homeland security as such advanced
training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management
division of the department of public defense.
(5) Hawkeye community college for merged area VII in partnership
with the Waterloo regional hazardous materials training center and to
provide advanced training in hazardous materials emergency response
as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and
emergency management division of the department of public defense.
(6) Eastern Iowa community college for merged area IX in
partnership with the city of Davenport fire department.
(7) Kirkwood community college for merged area X in partnership
with the city of Coralville fire department and the Iowa City fire
department and to provide advanced training in agricultural terrorism
response and mass casualty and fatality response as such advanced
training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management
division of the department of public defense.
(8) Des Moines area community college for merged area XI and Iowa
valley community college for merged area VI and to provide advanced
training in operations integration in compliance with the national
incident management system as such advanced training is funded by the
homeland security and emergency management division of the department
of public defense.
(9) Western Iowa technical community college for merged area XII
in partnership with the Sioux City fire department and to provide
advanced training in emergency responder communications as such
advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency
management division of the department of public defense.
(10) Iowa western community college for merged areas XIII and XIV
in partnership with southwestern community college and the Council
Bluffs fire department.
(11) Southeastern Iowa community college for merged areas XV and
XVI in partnership with Indian hills community college and the city
of Fort Madison fire department.
b. The public agencies named in paragraph "a", shall, in
conjunction with the bureau, coordinate fire service training
programs as described in section 100B.6 at each training center.
2. a. A lead public agency listed in subsection 1, paragraph
"a", shall submit an application to the bureau in order to be
eligible to receive a state appropriation for the agency's training
center. The bureau shall prescribe the form of the application and,
on or before August 15, 2006, shall provide such application to each
lead public agency.
b. An applicant lead public agency shall indicate on the
application the location of the proposed training center. An
applicant shall also include on the application the location of any
existing facilities required in section 100B.23 and located in the
training region. The application shall be accompanied by letters
from public agencies and private businesses in the merged area
stating an intent to participate in, and provide for financial
support for, establishment and activities of the training center.
c. By January 10 of each year, the bureau shall submit to the
general assembly a list of applications received and the action taken
by the bureau on each application. The bureau shall, upon request,
provide the applications and supporting documentation submitted by
each applicant.
3. a. In selecting a location for a proposed training center,
an applicant lead public agency shall consider, and address in the
application, all of the following:
(1) The availability and proximity of quality classroom space
with adequate audio-visual support.
(2) The availability and adequate supply from area emergency
response service entities of equipment which supports training.
(3) A site where limited, safe open burning would not be
challenged or prohibited due to environmental issues or community
concerns.
(4) Proximity to a medical facility.
(5) The availability of water mains, roadway, drainage,
electrical service, and reasonably flat terrain.
(6) Accessibility to area fire departments.
b. The application shall include letters of support for the
recommended site from emergency response entities in the region.
4. Applications must be submitted to the bureau by September 15,
2006, in order for a training center to be eligible to receive state
funds in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if funds are
appropriated to that training center for that fiscal year. The
bureau shall review and approve an application and, if approved,
distribute funds appropriated for that training center within thirty
days of receiving the application from the applicant. State funds
that have been appropriated for use by a specified training center
shall be distributed to that training center as soon as possible
after the bureau approves such training center's application.
5. The application shall list the training facilities to be
required in order for a training center to provide training to fire
fighters and other emergency responders. If a lead agency or a
partner of a lead agency already owns or utilizes a required training
facility, that facility shall not be duplicated when constructing the
required training facilities listed on the application.
6. The state fire marshal may adopt administrative rules under
section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2,
paragraph "b", to administer this section. Section Hory: Recent Form
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §44, 67; 2007 Acts, ch 219, §33; 2008 Acts, ch
1031, §31, 32, 102
Referred to in § 100B.3, 100B.7, 100B.21, 100B.23