Below is a table that itemizes the prerequisites necessary for certification levels. Practical Exam. Hazardous Materials Awareness

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1 To be eligible to participate with the testing and certification programs of the Division of Personnel Standards and Education, an individual must be engaged in fire fighting in an organized Illinois fire department as a fire protection person according to the Act, as attested to by the employing Fire Chief of the individual seeking certification. Below is a table that itemizes the prerequisites necessary for certification levels. CERTIFICATION LEVEL Firefighter II Basic Operations Firefighter Firefighter III Advanced Technician Firefighter Hazardous Materials Awareness Hazardous Materials Operations Hazardous Materials Technician A Hazardous Materials Awareness Certification : Minimum of 180 hours Fire Service Vehicle Operator Certification Requirements for Hazardous Materials Operations Certification Requirements for Technical Rescue Awareness Required CPR/Basic First Aid NIMS 100 and 700 Courage To Be Safe 3 Years Fire Suppression Experience : Minimum of 40 hours Fire Service Vehicle Operator Certification Vehicle and Machinery Operations Certification NIMS Years Fire Service Experience from Firefighter II/Basic Operations Firefighter Certification Date

2 Hazardous Materials Technician B Hazardous Materials Incident Command Airport Firefighter Fire Apparatus Engineer Fire Prevention Officer Fire Inspector I Fire Officer I Hazardous Materials Technician A Certification 1 Year Airport Firefighter Experience (Pumper Operations and Apparatus Driving Validation) Appropriate Class of Driver s License Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Firefighter Certification (or Bypass) 1 Year Fire Prevention Experience 3 Years Fire Service Experience : Minimum of 40 hours Fire Prevention Principles 1 Year Inspectional Activity in Fire Prevention 5 Required s: Fire Prevention Principles Management/Leadership I Management/Leadership II Tactics and Strategy I Instructor I, if applicable Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Firefighter Certification 1 Year Fire Officer Training 4 Years Minimum Current Fire Suppression Experience

3 Fire Officer I Provisional Fire Officer II Fire Officer II Provisional Fire Officer III 5 Required s: Fire Prevention Principles Management/Leadership I Management/Leadership II Tactics and Strategy I Instructor I, if applicable Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Firefighter Certification 4 Years Minimum Current Fire Suppression Experience 4 Required s: Management/Leadership III Management/Leadership IV Tactics and Strategy II Instructor II, if applicable 5 Years Minimum Current Fire Suppression Experience 1 Year Fire Officer II Trainee 4 Required s: Management/Leadership III Management/Leadership IV Tactics and Strategy II Instructor II, if applicable 5 Years Minimum Current Fire Suppression Experience Approved Courses: IFCA Correlation Fire Officer II Certification 10 Years Current Fire Suppression Experience Current Administrative Duties (2 Years) (Prior Experience Evaluated Individually) Official Job Description Official Organizational Chart Fire Officer III Checklist Work Experience Document

4 Fire Officer III Provisional Instructor I Instructor II Instructor III Fire Department Incident Safety Officer Fire Department Health and Safety Officer Fire Department Safety Officer Arson Investigator Approved Courses: IFCA Correlation Fire Officer II Certification 10 Years Current Fire Suppression Experience Current Administrative Duties (Prior Experience Evaluated Individually) Official Job Description Official Organizational Chart Fire Officer III Checklist Work Experience Document 3 Years Fire Suppression Experience, if applicable Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Certification Instructor I Certification 5 Years Fire Suppression Experience, if applicable Instructor II Certification 3 Years Instructor Experience, if applicable Fire Department Incident Safety Officer Course Tactics and Strategy II Course Fire Department Incident Safety Officer Certification Fire Department Health and Safety Officer Certification (or Bypass) : Fire Investigator Modules 1 and 2 Arson Investigator Course Arson Investigator Refresher training totaling 100 points for Recertification

5 Fire Investigator Executive Support Fire Service Vehicle Operator Training Program Manager Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist Motorsports Safety Technician Technical Rescue Awareness Rescue Specialist - Confined Space Trench Operations Trench Technician : 3 modules Or Modules I & II and Arson Investigator course Refresher training totaling 100 points for Recertification 3 Years Fire Service Experience : Minimum of 12 hours 8 hours documented driving of vehicles Note: Provisional is awarded to firefighters not certified at the Firefighter II or Basic Operations Firefighter certification levels Instructor II Certification 5 Years Experience as Instructor or Training Officer Technical Rescue Awareness or Rescue Specialist-Confined Space/Trench Rescue Awareness Certification Trench Operations or Rescue Specialist Trench Certification

6 Rope Operations Rescue Specialist - Vertical II High Angle Rope Operations Rope Technician Structural Collapse Operations Structural Collapse Technician Vehicle/Machinery Operations Vehicle and Machinery Technician Water Operations Technical Rescue Awareness or Rescue Specialist-Confined Space/Trench Rescue Awareness Certification Rescue Specialist-Vertical II or High Angle Rope Operations Certification Technical Rescue Awareness or Rescue Specialist-Structural Collapse Awareness Certification Structural Collapse Operations Certification Vehicle and Machinery Operations or Rescue Specialist Roadway Extrication Certification Rescue Specialist Confined Space Certification Vehicle and Machinery Operations Certification Rope Operations or Rescue Specialist Vertical I Certification Rope Operations or Rescue Specialist Vertical I Certification

7 Watercraft Technician Dive Technician Ice Technician Ice Dive Technician Swiftwater Technician Certification from Approved Illinois Department of Natural Resources or U.S. Coast Guard On-Line Boat Safety Course of an Approved Nationally Published Dive Technician Course Designated by the Office Completion of Refresher Training: Completed Annually Fitness Test defined by NFPA 1006 & 1670 NFPA Watermanship Skills defined by NFPA 1006 & 1670 Basic Skills Evaluation-Pool Session defined by NFPA 1006 & documented Open-Water Training Dives defined by AHJ of an Approved Nationally Published Ice Technician Course Designated by the Office of an Approved Nationally Published Ice Dive Technician Course Designated by the Office Completion of Refresher Training: Completed Annually Fitness Test defined by NFPA 1006 & 1670 NFPA Watermanship Skills defined by NFPA 1006 & 1670 Basic Skills Evaluation-Pool Session defined by NFPA 1006 & documented Open-Water Training Dives defined by AHJ 1 documented Ice Dive of an Approved Nationally Published Swiftwater Technician Course Designated by the Office