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Title 9 Part 227
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9 NYCRR 227.1 - Authority, intent and purpose
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(a)Statutory authority.
General Municipal Law, section 204-dd.
(b)The intent and purpose of this part is to establish minimum qualifications for a fire chief in any fire department or fire company that employs six or more paid fire fighters in the State of New York.
9 NYCRR 227.2 - Definitions
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(a)The term fire chief means the person who is head of the department or any title or rank that includes the duties of fire chief in any fire department or fire company with six or more paid fire fighters.
(b)The term fire fighter means a member of a fire department whose duties include fire service as the phrase fire service is defined in section 302.11(d) of the Retirement and Social Security Law.
9 NYCRR 227.3 - Qualifications of a fire chief
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(a)To eligible for appointment or election as a fire chief the person must meet the core competencies for incident commander established by the State Fire Administrator.
(b)The Office of Fire Prevention and Control shall post and keep current the core competencies for incident commander on its official website.