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Title 19. Public Safety
12/22/2024

Agency 15. Department of Fire Programs

Preface

VAC AGENCY NO. 15
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS

AGENCY SUMMARY

The Executive Director of the Department of Fire Programs is responsible for carrying out the purposes of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs(§ 9.1-200 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act (§ 27-94 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) and assisting the Virginia Fire Services Board in carrying out its responsibilities. The department is the designated state agency to receive and disburse funds available under the Fire Programs Fund (§ 38.2-401 of the Code of Virginia).

Under § 9.1-203, the Virginia Fire Services Board is responsible for promoting the coordination of the efforts of fire service organizations at the state and local levels, ensuring the development and implementation of the Virginia Fire Prevention and Control Plan, reviewing and approving a five-year statewide plan for fire education and training, approving the criteria for the disbursement of grants made from the Fire Programs Fund, providing technical assistance and advice to local fire service agencies and governments, advising and recommending personnel standards for fire services personnel, and advising the department on its statewide plan for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data relating to fires in the Commonwealth. The board may also make recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security concerning legislation affecting fire prevention and protection and the fire services organizations in Virginia. The board is authorized to evaluate all fire prevention and protection programs and make any recommendations deemed necessary to improve the level of fire prevention and protection in the Commonwealth. The board also advises the department on the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and investigates alternative means of providing financial support for volunteer fire departments. 

The department administers the Fire Programs Fund as set forth in § 38.2-401 of the Code of Virginia and as further defined by policies established in cooperation with the Virginia Fire Services Board. As provided in § 38.2-401, the department is authorized to develop regulations to certify instructors who provide fire-related training at local fire service training facilities where local Fire Programs Funds have been used to construct, improve, or expand such facilities.

The department, as provided in § 27-34 and § 27-34.2:1, is authorized to develop regulations for required courses of instruction, in-service, and advanced courses for local and state fire marshals and fire marshal assistants. The department may also develop courses for those local fire marshals authorized by their localities to have police powers.

The department operates under the supervision of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security. The department's headquarters address is 1005 Technology Park Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059. Internet address: http://www.vafire.com.

Rev. 07/2024

Chapter 10
Guidelines for Public Participation in Regulation Development and Promulgation [Repealed]Read all
Section 10
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Section 20
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Section 30
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Section 40
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Section 50
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Chapter 11
Public Participation GuidelinesRead all
Part I
Purpose and Definitions
Section 10
Purpose
Section 20
Definitions
Part II
Notification of Interested Persons
Section 30
Notification List
Section 40
Information to Be Sent to Persons on the Notification List
Part III
Public Participation Procedures
Section 50
Public Comment
Section 60
Petition for Rulemaking
Section 70
Appointment of Regulatory Advisory Panel
Section 80
Appointment of Negotiated Rulemaking Panel
Section 90
Meetings
Section 100
Public Hearings on Regulations
Section 110
Periodic Review of Regulations
Chapter 20
Regulations Establishing Certification Standards for Fire Inspectors [Repealed]Read all
Section 10
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Section 20
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Section 30
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Section 40
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Section 50
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Section 60
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Section 70
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Section 80
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Section 90
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Section 100
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Section 110
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Section 120
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Section 130
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Section 140
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Section 150
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Section 160
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Section 170
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Section 180
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Section 190
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Section 200
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Section 210
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Section 220
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Section 230
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Section 240
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Section 250
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Section 260
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Section 270
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Section 280
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Section 290
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Section 300
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Section 310
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Section 320
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Section 330
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Section 340
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Section 350
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Section 360
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Section 370
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Section 380
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Section 390
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Section 400
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Section 410
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Section 420
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Section 430
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Section 440
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Section 450
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Section 460
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Section 470
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Section 480
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Section 500
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Section 510
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Section 520
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Section 530
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Section 540
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Section 550
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Section 560
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Section 570
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Section 580
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Section 590
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Section 600
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Section 610
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Section 620
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Section 630
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Section 640
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Section 650
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Section 660
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Section 670
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Section 680
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Section 690
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Section 700
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Section 710
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Section 720
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Section 730
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Section 740
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Section 750
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Section 760
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Section 770
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Section 780
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Section 790
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Section 800
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Section 810
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Section 820
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Section 830
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Section 840
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Section 850
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Section 860
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Section 870
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Section 880
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Section 890
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Section 900
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Section 910
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Section 920
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Section 930
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Section 940
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Section 950
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Section 960
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Section 970
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Section 980
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Section 990
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Section 1000
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Section 1010
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Section 1020
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Section 1030
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Section 1040
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Section 1050
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Section 1060
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Section 1070
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Section 1080
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Section 1090
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Section 1100
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Chapter 30
Regulations Establishing the Certification Standards for Fire Investigators [Repealed]Read all
Section 10
[Repealed]
Section 20
[Repealed]
Section 30
[Repealed]
Section 40
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Section 50
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Section 60
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Section 70
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Section 80
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Section 90
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Section 100
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Section 110
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Section 120
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Section 130
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Section 140
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Section 150
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Section 160
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Section 170
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Section 180
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Section 190
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Section 200
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Section 210
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Section 220
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Section 230
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Section 240
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Section 250
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Section 260
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Section 270
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Section 280
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Section 290
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Section 300
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Section 310
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Section 320
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Section 330
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Section 340
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Section 350
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Section 360
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Section 370
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Section 380
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Section 390
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Section 400
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Section 410
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Section 420
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Section 430
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Section 440
[Repealed]
Section 450
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Section 460
[Repealed]
Section 470
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Section 480
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Section 490
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Section 500
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Section 510
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Section 520
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Section 530
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Section 540
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Section 550
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Section 560
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Section 570
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Section 580
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Section 590
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Section 600
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Section 610
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Section 620
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Section 630
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Section 640
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Section 650
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Section 660
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Section 670
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Section 680
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Section 690
[Repealed]
Section 700
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Section 710
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Section 720
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Section 730
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Section 740
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Section 750
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Section 760
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Section 770
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Section 780
[Repealed]
Section 790
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Section 800
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Section 810
[Repealed]
Section 820
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Section 830
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Section 840
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Section 850
[Repealed]
Section 860
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Section 870
[Repealed]
Section 880
[Repealed]
Section 890
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Section 900
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Section 910
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Section 920
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Section 930
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Section 940
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Section 950
[Repealed]
Section 960
[Repealed]
Section 970
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Section 980
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Section 990
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Section 1000
[Repealed]
Section 1010
[Repealed]
Section 1020
[Repealed]
Section 1030
[Repealed]
Section 1040
[Repealed]
Section 1050
[Repealed]
Section 1060
[Repealed]
Section 1070
[Repealed]
Section 1080
[Repealed]
Section 1090
[Repealed]
Section 1100
[Repealed]
Section 1110
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Section 1120
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Section 1130
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Section 1140
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Section 1150
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Section 1160
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Section 1170
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Section 1180
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Section 1190
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Section 1200
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Section 1210
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Section 1220
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Section 1230
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Section 1240
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Section 1250
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Section 1260
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Section 1270
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Section 1280
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Section 1290
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Section 1300
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Section 1310
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Section 1320
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Section 1330
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Section 1340
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Section 1350
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Section 1360
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Section 1370
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Section 1380
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Section 1390
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Section 1400
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Section 1410
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Section 1420
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Section 1430
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Section 1440
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Section 1450
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Section 1460
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Section 1470
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Section 1480
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Section 1490
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Section 1500
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Section 1510
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Section 1520
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Section 1530
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Section 1540
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Section 1550
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Section 1560
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Section 1570
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Section 1580
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Section 1590
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Section 1600
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Section 1610
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Section 1620
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Section 1630
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Section 1640
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Section 1650
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Section 1660
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Section 1670
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Section 1680
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Section 1690
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Section 1700
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Section 1710
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Section 1720
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Section 1730
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Section 1740
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Section 1750
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Section 1760
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Section 1770
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Section 1780
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Section 1790
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Section 1800
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Section 1810
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Section 1820
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Section 1830
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Section 1840
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Section 1850
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Section 1860
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Section 1870
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Section 1880
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Section 1890
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Section 1900
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Section 1910
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Section 1920
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Section 1930
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Section 1940
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Section 1950
[Repealed]
Section 1960
[Repealed]
Section 1970
[Repealed]
Chapter 40
Regulations Governing the Certification of Instructors Providing Training at Local Fire Training Facilities [Repealed]Read all
Section 10
[Repealed]
Section 20
[Repealed]
Section 30
[Repealed]
Section 40
[Repealed]
Section 50
[Repealed]
Section 60
[Repealed]
Section 70
[Repealed]
Section 80
[Repealed]
Section 90
[Repealed]
Section 100
[Repealed]
Section 110
[Repealed]

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