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DELAWARE STATE FIRE SCHOOL

RECIPROCITY POLICY FOR OUT OF STATE TRAINING

The Delaware State Fire School accepts for training purposes the following as equivalent.
However, we will not give credit for out of state programs, but we will waive the prerequisite
requirements for advanced programs.
Any state basic program that exceeds 75 hours of training and meets the objectives of NFPA
1001 Firefighter I is the equivalent of Basic Firefighting Skills and Structural Firefighting Skills.
Students that have national certification as a Fire Officer I or II, will be considered as having
the equivalent of Delaware Fire Officer I, the first level of the DSFS officer programs.
Students that have not obtained state certification as a Firefighter I (out of state that meets NFPA
1001) or national certification as a Firefighter I or II, but have taken only individual courses shall
be required to attend Basic Firefighting Skills.
Students that have obtained armed forces Firefighter training and have certification as a
Firefighter I or II shall be considered as having the equivalent of BFFS, SFFS, and HMRS.
Separate courses (such as Shipboard Firefighting, etc.) will not be considered as an equivalent to
DSFS training.
Any student, who has certification, State or National, that specifically meets ALL of the
requirements of NFPA 1001 for Firefigher II, will be considered as having the equivalent of
BFFS, SFFS, HMRS and Vehicle Rescue. Students with this certification may then begin their
DSFS training with Crew Leader.
A complete copy of previous training certificates must be submitted by the sponsoring Fire
Company’s Training Officer for review and approval by the Delaware State Fire School.

Updated 8/2012

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