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 OUR VISION:
Our vision is to be the recognized leader in fire training and emergency medical services, respected by our stakeholders for anticipating and responding to their ever-changing needs while maintaining exceptional customer service.
OUR MISSION:
We are committed to training, educating and certifying emergency and community responders to protect the citizens and visitors of New Hampshire.
The Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services is one of seven divisions within the Department of Safety working together to make New Hampshire the safest state in the nation. We are made up of full and part-time employees, including many instructors, who strive every day to fulfill our mission and commitment to excellence. Our goal is to achieve this with professionalism, integrity and respect. High quality training is the foundation of prepared emergency responders who are integral to the quality of life in our state. Our team is a highly motivated and dedicated group that work to meet the needs of New Hampshire’s Fire and EMS community in a responsive, proactive way, through collaborative partnerships with our stakeholders.
As Director, I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Division and the operations of the Fire Academy, including establishing training programs and offering instruction in firefighting, fire prevention and investigation, hazardous materials, technical rescue and the administration and management of fire departments and emergency medical units. The Division is also responsible for managing the training, testing and licensing of EMS providers, units, instructors and vehicles, along with many other duties. These responsibilities are functionally divided into three sections including the Bureau of Firefighter Training, the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the Bureau of Certification and Support. We are funded through revenue generated from the sale of motor vehicle records and grants awarded to our Division.
We encourage you to sign up for our FST-EMS list serve in order to stay up to date on general information, announcements and events throughout our State. Please feel free to contact us anytime by calling 603-223-4200 or by email at fstems@dos.nh.gov.
Director
Justin Cutting
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News and Events |
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September 6, 2024
Firefighter I and II Curriculum Update Visiting Committee - Call for Volunteers
The NH Fire Standards and Training Commission (FSTC) is seeking volunteers for a curriculum developmentVisitingCommitteefor the new NFPA 1010 Firefighter I and Firefighter II standards. The new 1010 standard is part of the NFPA standards consolidation project.
Members of theVisitingCommittee(VC) will be responsible for determining what students should know and be able to do, what the structure of the courses should look like, and how student skill and understanding should be measured. Volunteers selected for the VC will guide the Division of Fire Standards and Training & EMS in creating the curriculum and instructional materials, testing materials, and other requirements outlined in Administrative Rule.The VC will meet once per month to review work done by Division curriculum developers and instructional designers. This process will finish when the curriculum is ready to be presented to the FSTC for approval and public comment.
If you are interested in helping to define what the next generation of Firefighters in New Hampshire know and do, you can submit your application to join thevisitingcommittee. Applications must be received by October 18thto be considered.
Application form: https://nhfa-ems.com/visiting-committee-membership-request-form/(approx. 3 minutes to complete)
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September 5, 2024
Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operation proposed curriculum
The NH Fire Standards and Training Commission has approved the written comment period to open through September 5, 2024 to November 4, 2023 for public comment on the proposed changes to the Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations curriculum. Public comment can be submitted at: https://nhfa-ems.com/fst-commission-curriculum-public-feedback-form/. Public hearings in the process of being schedule and will be announced shortly.
Documentation for the proposed curriculum can be found at https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/fstems/boards/index.html
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September 3
2024 Ground Ambulance and Rate Setting Study
The purpose of the New Hampshire Ground Ambulance Cost Study established under SB407 is to analyze and understand the costs associated with providing ground ambulance services across the state of New Hampshire.The study's findings will inform future legislation and policy decisions to ensure that ambulance services are adequately reimbursed and sustainably funded, ultimately benefiting both providers and patients. This mandatory initiative is critical for ensuring that all License EMS Units are adequatelysupportedand that the quality of emergency medical care across New Hampshire remains high. Additional information about this study is available on the New Hampshire Health Plan (NHHP) website.
Thank you for participation in this important initiative to ensure Licensed EMS Units are adequately funded.
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May 10, 2024
Official Approval - Educational Training Agency
The changing landscape of EMS education delivery, and the concept of the Education Training Agency (ETA), in the State of New Hampshire has been a topic of discussion for nearly five years. The concept of the ETA and the building of the components and structure of such has been a collaborative effort of the NH Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board, the Division of Fire Standards and Training & Emergency Medical Services, and EMS education leaders throughout the State. ETAs are an evolution of the current Instructor Coordinator (IC) model with the transition from a single individual to one of a business/agency-based delivery. This agency-based format is very similar in nature to how EMS care is delivered by EMS units across the State and what requirements these units must meet to be licensed. With the adoption of ETAs, the current IC model of EMS education will “sunset” in one (1) year; at which time the only medium to delivery initial EMS education in the State of New Hampshire will be through a licensed ETA. The process for licensure as an ETA is an expansion and merging of the current approval process for individual programs; what this is not, is an accreditation process.
ETA Resource Center – https://nhfa-ems.com/eta/
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Upcoming Boards and Commission meetings |
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Fire Standards and Training Commission (FSTC) |
09/05/2024 |
9:30am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 5 & 6 |
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Medical Control Board (MCB) |
09/19/2024 |
9:00am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 5 & 6 |
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Trauma and Emergency Service Coordinating Board (CB) |
09/19/2024 |
1:00pm |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 5 & 6 |
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Trauma (TMRC) |
October meeting Cancelled |
9:30am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 2 |
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Protected Health Information; Privacy Committee |
10/23/2024 |
1:00pm |
NH Fire Academy, Dry Lab Classroom |
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Cancer Screening Pilot Program Committee |
09/05/24 |
1:30 pm |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 4 |
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Sub-Committee Meetings |
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Administrative Rules Sub-Committee |
TBD |
9:00 am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 1 |
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Curriculum Committee |
TBD |
8:30 am -9:30 am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom |
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Visiting Committee- Inspector |
08/7/2024 |
10:30am-12:00 pm |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 1 |
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Visiting Committee- Hazmat Awareness and Operations |
TBD |
1:00pm-2:30pm |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 4 |
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Public Hearings |
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Fire Standards and Training Commission- Proposed Fire Rules |
09/05/2024 |
9:30 am |
NH Fire Academy, Classroom 5 & 6 |
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All meeting materials can be found at:
Board & Committee Documentation – New Hampshire Fire Academy & EMS (nhfa-ems.com)
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