Section 6-B920. PROMOTION TO BATTALION FIRE CHIEF AND DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF POSITIONS - FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

920.1Section 2 (b) of the Omnibus Public Safety Agency Reform Amendment Act of 2004, effective September 30, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-194; D.C. Official Code § 5-402(b) (2012 Repl.)), provides that the Fire Chief shall recommend criteria for Excepted Service appointments to Battalion Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief that addresses the areas of education, experience, physical fitness, and psychological fitness.  The criteria established, which became effective on October 1, 2007, are specified in §§ 920.2 through 920.4.

 

920.2Promotion to Battalion Fire Chief will be accomplished in accordance with the following:

 

 (a)A Captain will be eligible for consideration for promotion to the rank of Battalion Fire Chief after having served as Captain for at least one (1) year;

 

(b)Each candidate must be certified to the Fire Officer II level in accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), or equivalent, and must meet at least one (1) of the following three (3) educational and training requirements:

(1)Certification to Fire Officer III level in accordance with NFPA standards, or equivalent;

 

(2)A minimum of forty-five (45) semester hours of college level course work, with at least fifteen (15) semester hours in core subjects such as English composition, mathematics, and science, and the remainder in fire science or administration courses, or the equivalent of fire science or administration courses; or

(3)A minimum of thirty (30) hours toward certification as Fire Officer III in accordance with NFPA standards, or equivalent, with an additional fifteen (15) semester hours of college level course work in core subjects such as English composition, mathematics, and science.

 

(c)A candidate hired after December 31, 1980 will be ineligible for promotion to the rank of Battalion Fire Chief if his or her record includes a suspension action for a period of fourteen (14) days or more within the three (3) years prior to submission of his or her application for promotion.

 

(d)Each candidate will be required to successfully complete a promotional physical at the time of selection.

 

920.3Promotion to Deputy Fire Chief will be accomplished in accordance with the following:

 

(a)A Battalion Fire Chief will be eligible for consideration for promotion to the rank of Deputy Fire Chief after having served as Battalion Fire Chief for at least two (2) years.

 

(b)Each candidate must be certified to Fire Officer II level in accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), or equivalent, and must meet at least one (1) of the following three (3) educational and training requirements:

 

(1) Certification to Fire Officer III level in accordance with NFPA standards, or equivalent;

(2)A minimum of forty-five (45) semester hours of college level  course work, with at least fifteen (15) semester hours in core subjects such as English composition, mathematics, and science, and the remainder in fire science or administration courses, or the equivalent of fire science or administration courses; or

 

(3)A minimum of thirty (30) hours toward certification as Fire Officer III in accordance with NFPA standards, or equivalent, with an additional fifteen (15) semester hours of college level course work in core subjects such as English composition, mathematics, and science.

 

(c)A candidate hired after December 31, 1980 will be ineligible for promotion to the rank of Deputy Fire Chief if his or her record includes a suspension action for a period of fourteen (14) days or more within the three (3) years prior to submission of his or her application for promotion.

 

(d)Each candidate will be required to successfully complete a promotional physical at the time of selection.

 

920.4The selection process for the Battalion Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief is as follows:

 

(a)The Fire Chief is authorized to select for promotion any of the members who meet the minimum qualification standards listed in §§ 920.2 and 920.3.

 

(b)The Fire Chief will submit the final nomination of names to the Mayor, together with any other information as the Mayor may require. 

 

 

authority

Mayor’s Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, with the concurrence of the City Administrator, and in accordance with the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-609.01, 1-609.02(c), and 1-609.03(a) et seq. (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3261 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 7953 (July 25, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14869 (November 13, 2015).