SRQ Airport Private FD Now Told They're Not State Certifed & Can't Fight Fires...
Mon, 10/30/2006 - 5:51pm
The Following Letter Was Sent To SRQ Airport's New Private FD... Ed Cluchey, Fire Chief
Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority
6000 Airport Circle
Sarasota, FL. 34243-2105
Certified Letter # 7004 0550 0000 9736 9986
October 25, 2006
Dear Chief:
We are in receipt of several "Notice of Termination of Employment as Firefighter" 9form DFS-K4-1033) from your agency. However, we have not received "Notice of Employment as a Firefighter" (form DFS-K4-1032) for you or the other new employees. Rule 69A-37.0035(2) of the Florida Administration Code requires you to submit this form to the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training within ten business days after the first day of employment.
Also in October 24's Herald, the Airport's Chief Executive Officer Fred J. Piccolo is quoted as saying you do not have Florida certification and have up to a year to get the certification. The provisions of Section 633.35, Florida Statutes, prohibit any person from being employed as a firefighter for more than one year from the date of initial employment until he or she has obtained a certificate of compliance. During that one year period of employment prior to being certified in Florida, the person may not directly engage in hazardous operations such as interior structural firefighting and hazardous materials incident mitigation. I advised Mr. Piccolo on October 6 by e-mail that there were significant limitations on what you and other firefighters not certified in Florida can legally do without the certification in that first year, including operating within the exclusionary zone or supervising fire supression operations. Basically all that the individuals can do is support work, no actual fire suppression.
Sincerely,
David A. Casey
Bureau Chief
State Fire Marshal
Bureau Of Fire Standards And Training
State of FloridaEditors Note: This now means the new Private Fire Dept. is illegal and NOT able to legally respond to Fire or HazMat incidents per Florida State Law. The President of the United States landed and took off from there last week...
Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority
6000 Airport Circle
Sarasota, FL. 34243-2105
Certified Letter # 7004 0550 0000 9736 9986
October 25, 2006
Dear Chief:
We are in receipt of several "Notice of Termination of Employment as Firefighter" 9form DFS-K4-1033) from your agency. However, we have not received "Notice of Employment as a Firefighter" (form DFS-K4-1032) for you or the other new employees. Rule 69A-37.0035(2) of the Florida Administration Code requires you to submit this form to the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training within ten business days after the first day of employment.
Also in October 24's Herald, the Airport's Chief Executive Officer Fred J. Piccolo is quoted as saying you do not have Florida certification and have up to a year to get the certification. The provisions of Section 633.35, Florida Statutes, prohibit any person from being employed as a firefighter for more than one year from the date of initial employment until he or she has obtained a certificate of compliance. During that one year period of employment prior to being certified in Florida, the person may not directly engage in hazardous operations such as interior structural firefighting and hazardous materials incident mitigation. I advised Mr. Piccolo on October 6 by e-mail that there were significant limitations on what you and other firefighters not certified in Florida can legally do without the certification in that first year, including operating within the exclusionary zone or supervising fire supression operations. Basically all that the individuals can do is support work, no actual fire suppression.
Sincerely,
David A. Casey
Bureau Chief
State Fire Marshal
Bureau Of Fire Standards And Training
State of FloridaEditors Note: This now means the new Private Fire Dept. is illegal and NOT able to legally respond to Fire or HazMat incidents per Florida State Law. The President of the United States landed and took off from there last week...
