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DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION 13000-14960›PART 2. FIRE PROTECTION 13100-13263›CHAPTER 1. State Fire Marshal 13100-13159.10›ARTICLE 4. California Fire Service Training and Education Program 13155-13159.4

§ 13159.2

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) For purposes of this section, the State Fire Marshal shall be referred to as the SFM.

(b) The SFM may accept certification by the United States Department of Defense as a firefighter as an alternative for the basic SFM training and certification standards for the position of Firefighter I of the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, if the United States Department of Defense certification is accompanied by a national certification or accreditation that has been approved by the SFM and that is based on the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, Pro Board, or other accepted third-party certification standard.

(c) If the United States Department of Defense certification is not accompanied by a national certification approved by the SFM, as described in subdivision (b), the SFM shall follow the verification process adopted pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 13157 and 13159.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 215, Sec. 1. (AB 398) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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