Plans Review for Fire and Life Safety R0393

Students include full-time fire inspectors, deputy fire marshals, fire plans examiners, building officials, building plans examiners, and building inspectors with at least one year on the job experience who have responsibility for reviewing construction plans for code compliance. Applicants who are transitioning into or acquiring additional responsibilities must submit a letter from the chief or organizational head of their department stating such.

Students must have an understanding of fire protection principles and fire behavior, familiarity with the building and fire codes, and understand the legal aspects of code enforcement. Students must have a conceptual understanding of the purpose of the fire and building codes to protect occupants and the community.

NOTE: Local jurisdictions are encouraged to submit applications of both their fire and building plans examiners to attend a course together if both meet the selection criteria. Priority selection will be given for up to five pairs of such officials per course offering. Applications must be submitted together, be approved and signed by the head of the sponsoring organizations, with a cover letter indicating that they are applying as a team.

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online.  Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Applicants must meet ONE of the following:

• Successful completion of NFA Fire Inspection Principles 1 (FIP1) and Fire Inspection Principles 2 (FIP2)  (NFA course codes R220, R222, R/N0390 and/or R/N0391.
• International Code Council (ICC) or National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Inspector 1 (CFI) certification and successful completion of FIP2 (NFA course codes R/N0391 or R222).
• ICC Fire Inspector II, or NFPA CFI-II, or International Fire Service Accreditation Congress/National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (NBFSPQ) Fire Inspector II certification.
• ICC or NFPA Fire Plans Examiner certification.

Attendees from allied building departments must have ICC Commercial Building Inspector or General Plans Examiner certification.

All applicants must attach a clear, readable and concise copy of their documentation to support the prerequisite requirements at the time of application.

Required pre-course work available through NFA Online: Q0751 - Principles of Building Construction.

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