KLC 2020 Legislative Update

3) FIRE PROTECTION
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One member of a fire department formed under KRS Chapter 95 selected from a list of at least three
names submitted by the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters;
One chief fire officer of a paid fire department selected from a list of at least three names submitted
by the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs;
One licensed physician with experience in emergency medicine;
One chief fire officer of a volunteer fire department selected from a list of at least three names
submitted by the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs who is not a career member of any other
department;
One member of a fire department formed under KRS Chapter 67, Chapter 75, or a fire department in
a county containing an urban county government created pursuant to KRS Chapter 67A selected
from a list of at least three names submitted by the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters;
The director of Homeland Security or his or her designee;
One mayor or other officer of a Kentucky city providing fire services under KRS Chapter 95 selected
from a list of at least three names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities;
One county judge/executive or other officer of a Kentucky county selected from a list of at least
three names submitted by the Kentucky Association of Counties;
One representative of a Kentucky building, industry, or safety association;
One representative of the general public who is not an employee of any government or
governmental agency;
The state fire marshal or his or her designee; and
One officer of a fire-based emergency medical service selected from a list of at least three names
submitted by the executive director of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services.
The vice president of administrative services of the Kentucky Community and Technical College
System and respective presidents of the Kentucky Firefighter’s Association, Kentucky Professional Fire
Fighters, and Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs, or their designees, shall serve as nonvoting ex officio
members of the commission.
The membership must include male, female, and racial minority representation. Members who are
firefighters must possess a minimum of five years of fire service experience and be certified with 150 hours
of training for volunteer firefighters or 400 hours of training for professional firefighters. No more than three
appointed members shall reside in the same congressional district.
The Kentucky Firefighter’s Association, Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters, Kentucky Association of
Fire Chiefs, Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services Association, Kentucky League of Cities, and
Kentucky Association of Counties shall submit their lists of nominees by November 15 of each year as
vacancies occur.
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