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St.
Louis County Charter
Fire
Standards Commission
Section 6.040. 1. There shall be
a fire standards commission composed of seven residents of the county who shall
be appointed by the county executive, subject to confirmation by the council.
One member shall be a chief of a fire protection district. One member shall be
a chief of a municipal fire department. Two members shall be elected fire
protection district directors, two shall be elected municipal officials and one
shall be a citizen who is neither a fire chief, elected
municipal official or fire protection district director. Of the members
appointed first after the adoption of this section, two shall be appointed for one-year
terms, two shall be appointed for two-year terms and three shall be appointed
for three-year terms, but thereafter all members shall serve a term of three
years, except those appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during the term of a
member.
2. The commission shall have the power to establish and provide minimum
training and educational standards and to issue regulations for any person
performing the duties of a firefighter for any municipality, fire protection
district, or other public agency. The training and educational standards
adopted by the commission shall be reasonably related to the position of
firefighter. Any person who is employed or appointed as a firefighter after the
effective date of the standards established by the commission who fails to meet
such standards within six months of the beginning of such service shall be
terminated. Thereafter, such person shall not be eligible for employment or
appointment as a firefighter by any other municipality, fire protection
district, or other public agency for a period of one year after his date of
termination unless such person successfully meets the standards established by
the commission. The minimum training and educational standards established by
the commission shall not apply to volunteer firefighters, any person who served
as a firefighter for twelve consecutive months prior to the adoption of this
section, and any person appointed to the position of firefighter during a state
of emergency declared by the county executive. Penalties for the violation of
training and educational standards or the regulations promulgated by the
commission shall be prescribed by ordinance. The expenses of the commission
under this section shall be financed by the county general revenue fund or by
grants from the State of
3. The commission shall, as authorized by ordinance, operate and maintain
training facilities for the instruction and training of fire-fighters. The
expenses for operation and maintenance of training facilities shall be defrayed
by the fire protection district, municipality, or other public agency in
proportion to its use of the facilities or by grants from the State of