Fire and Life Safety EducatorNFPA 1035, 2010 edition

Online Instructor Requalification

Fire and Life Safety EducatorNFPA 1035, 2010 edition

Online Instructor Requalification

North Carolina Department of Insurance

Office of State Fire Marshal

FLSE NFPA 1035, 2010 Ed.FLSE NFPA 1035, 2010 Ed.

Who is Required to Complete the Fire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification?

Fire and Life Safety Educator Level I, II, and III Instructors

Fire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification ProcessFire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification Process

FLSE Instructors must complete the online requalification on or prior to July 6, 2011

Once the PowerPoint and NFPA 1035 Matrices have been thoroughly reviewed, the instructor will fill out the completion form located at:

(insert link to form here)

and mail it to the provided address Forms must be postmarked no later than

July 6, 2011

Fire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification ProcessFire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification Process

Why did Public Fire and Life Safety Educator change to simply Fire and Life Safety Educator

In 2010 the NFPA 1035 Committee recommended removing the outdated word “Public” from the Fire and Life Safety Educator title since most organizations use “Fire and Life Safety Educator.”

Comprehensive Lesson Plan RevisionsComprehensive Lesson Plan Revisions

2010 Reference Material– IFSTA Fire and Life Safety

Educator 3rd edition

– NFPA 1035 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, and Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist

– Delmar Cengage Learning Fire and Life Safety Educator Reference Manual

Comprehensive Lesson Plan RevisionsComprehensive Lesson Plan Revisions

NFPA Educational Messages Advisory Committee recommendations for accurate and consistent language have been used– Example: Smoke Detector is now

Smoke Alarm– See the “Educational Messaging” link

on NFPA’s homepage Statistical data has been updated

Student activities have been updated and are now embedded in the lesson plan

Dated material has been removed

Level I Education Specific Lesson Plan ChangesLevel I Education Specific Lesson Plan Changes

Lesson 4: Working with the Media- moved to Admin Level 1 Lesson 4.

Lesson 5: Distributing Information- moved to Admin Level 1 Lesson 5.

FLSE Practical Title ChangeFLSE Practical Title Change

Practicals for all three levels of the Fire and Life Safety Education Lesson Plans are now named by their NFPA reference.

For Example: Old practical title was “Student Activity One”

New practical title is “5.2.1 1 of 1”

NFPA 1035 Comparison of the 2005 edition and the 2010 editionNFPA 1035 Comparison of the 2005 edition and the 2010 edition

Click on the links below to view each matrix

Pay close attention to crossed out and highlighted items

– Level 1 Matrix

– Level 2 Matrix

– Level 3 Matrix

Online Requalification ConclusionOnline Requalification Conclusion

Congratulations, you’ve completed the first part of the Fire and Life Safety Educator Online Requalification

Make sure you print out the Fire and Life Safety Educator Requalification Completion Form and mail it to the provided address before July 6, 2011

*Keep a copy for your personal records Contact Kim Williams

kim.williams@ncdoi.gov if you any questions.