100B.7 - ADMINISTRATOR -- APPOINTMENT -- DUTIES.
100B.7 ADMINISTRATOR -- APPOINTMENT -- DUTIES.
1. The administrator of the fire service training bureau shall be
appointed by the commissioner of public safety, subject to the
approval of the state fire service and emergency response council.
2. The state fire marshal shall direct the administrator to:
a. Provide direct oversight to the operations of the fire
service training bureau.
b. Manage the budget of the fire service training bureau
consistent with budgeting methods as may be required by the
department of public safety or the state of Iowa.
c. Advise, confer, and consult with the state fire service
and emergency response council in developing rules establishing
minimum standards for fire service training.
d. Advise, confer, and consult regularly with the state fire
service and emergency response council to seek input and
recommendations on all facets of fire service training programs in
Iowa.
e. Maintain a statewide system to provide basic level fire
fighter training at the local level.
f. Distribute instructional and educational materials to
support the fire training and education programs offered by the
department of public safety.
g. Recruit and train qualified instructors for the training
program.
h. Maintain training records as directed by the state fire
marshal and necessary to accomplish the purposes of training
programs.
i. Establish, with the approval of the state fire service and
emergency response council, a fee schedule for training services that
will ensure quality training at the most reasonable price.
j. Offer programs of education and instruction approved by
the state fire service and emergency response council and conducted
by qualified staff and faculty.
k. Plan and coordinate fire schools and other short courses
of instruction on a statewide, regional, and local level, utilizing
existing educational institutions, programs, and facilities as
provided in sections 100B.22 and 100B.24.
l. Prepare for the state fire marshal and the state fire
service and emergency response council an annual report of activities
that include a summary of classes taught, budget, and staff
activities. The annual report shall include a report of the
activities of each regional emergency response training center
established under section 100B.22.
m. Provide supervision and management to the fire service
training bureau staff consistent with the methods of the department
of public safety and as assigned by the state fire marshal.
n. Consult with the state fire service and emergency response
council in preparing an annual legislative and budgetary agenda that
will address items necessary to accomplish the provisions of this
chapter, and submit this agenda to the state fire marshal in a format
and time frame consistent with departmental policy.
o. Develop mechanisms by which fire fighters and others may
earn college credits and degrees in fire-related disciplines.
p. Develop instructional and educational materials to support
the fire training and education programs offered by the council.
q. Develop and offer other programs and services consistent
with the general purposes of the council. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1117, §14; 2006 Acts, ch 1179, §42, 67