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Certification Forms (PDF)* (Click the forms below to download)

- Municipal Test Request Form

- Industrial Test Request Form

- Request for Transcript or Duplicate Certificate

- Reciprocity Application

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the forms. If you don't have it on your computer already, you may download it from adobe.com.

What to Expect During the Certification Process:

1. -Each candidate for certification will be the member of a Louisiana fire department or other Louisiana emergency responder organization.
   
   

2. -Candidates for certification must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Identification and age are verified with a photographed ID (driver's license).
   
   

3. -The fire chief or administrator of the fire department or responder organization will recommend each candidate for certification.
   
   

4. -A Request for Written Examination must be received thirty (30) calendar days prior to the examination, this request originates with the fire chief or administrator. Walk-in registration at the test site will not be accepted. A candidate roster (confirmation letter) will be generated and sent to the fire chief.
   
   

5. -Candidates are allowed one (1) exam administered per scheduled examination date.
   
   

6. -A candidate for certification must meet the prerequisite requirements as outlined by NFPA Professional Qualifications and the Louisiana Firefighter Certification Program for the certification level requested.
   
   

7. -Hazardous Materials Awareness certification is the only required level of certification for the following exams:
   

      Fire Fighter I

      Hazardous Materials Operations

      Fire Inspector I

      Fire Investigator

      (All other requirements must be met before the examination will be administered.)

1. -Fire Fighter I requires the successful completion of a manipulative (practical) skills exam and proof (documentation) of a current, successful completion of a first aid and CPR course of study.
   
   

2. -Candidates failing two (2) cognitive (written) or manipulative (practical) examinations in a ninety (90) day period will be denied testing for ninety (90) days. Cognitive exams will require new manipulative skills evaluations after the ninety day probation period. The manipulative skills evaluations expire in ninety (90) days. Once expired, a different version of the skills evaluation should then be administered.
   
   

3. -Written examinations begin at the scheduled (advertised) time. No candidate will be admitted after the examination has begun. Louisiana Firefighter Certification provides a quiet, controlled environment for the candidates who are punctual for the examination.
   
   

4. -The maximum amount of time for a Hazardous Materials Awareness or Hazardous Materials Operations examination is one (1) hour. All other exams are two (2) hours to complete.
   
   

5. -Requests for testing accommodation based on disability along with a medical history should be directed to the Assistant Director of Certification and Accreditation who will interact with LSU's Office of Human Resource Management to determine what accommodation, if any, is indicated.
   
   

6. -Academic Honesty is expected throughout the certification process. The Louisiana Firefighter Certification Program reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to require any candidate to retake any examination passed or failed. Grades will be awarded on the basis of the second examination only. The requirement that a candidate retake any examination is not an accusation of academic dishonesty.
   

      Dishonesty of any kind with respect to examinations, alterations of records, or attempts to use the mail to obtain certification will not be tolerated.

      Examinations must represent the student's own work and must be completed in the presence of an approved supervisor without the assistance of books, notes, devices, or outside help, unless specified otherwise in the examination directions. Candidates who give information to a dishonest candidate will be considered as culpable as the candidate being assisted.

      In keeping with the local Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Boards of Louisiana, the Louisiana Firefighter and Emergency Responder Certification Program adopted the following statements: In the interest of protecting the integrity and security of the examinations administered by the LSU Louisiana Firefighter and Emergency Responder Certification Program, and to prevent disruptions during examinations the following policy is adopted:

      "Under no circumstances will any test applicant be permitted to enter the examination room with a personal electronic or telecommunication device. Prohibited devices include, but, are not limited to: cellular telephones, digital pagers, PDA's, (Palm Pilots) digital watches with photographic capabilities, or any device capable of storing, sending or receiving data."

1. -The completed examinations will be scored in a timely fashion, with the results being mailed within 30 days. No telephone or fax requests for results, (including pass or fail), shall be granted.
   
   

2. -The Louisiana Firefighter and Emergency Responder Certification Program is a voluntary program.
   

Certification Examinations Available: (Click an exam to see description)

Advanced Exterior Industrial Fire Brigade Member   *

Airport Firefighter   *

Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator-Aerial   *

Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator-Pumper   *

Fire Department Safety Officer

Fire Fighter I   *

Fire Fighter II   *

Fire Inspector I   *

Fire Inspector II   *

Fire Investigator   *

Fire Officer I   *

Fire Officer II   *

Fire Officer III   *

Fire Service Instructor I   *

Fire Service Instructor II   *

Fire Service Instructor III

Hazardous Materials Branch Safety Officer

Hazardous Materials Responders, Incident Commander Level   *

Hazardous Materials Responders, Operational Level   *

Helicopter Landing Officer

Incipient Industrial Fire Brigade Member   *

Industrial Fire Brigade- Interior Structural   *

Industrial Fire Brigade- Leader   *

Land-Base Marine Firefighter

Marine Firefighter

Public Fire Educator I

Public Fire Educator II

Responder to Hazardous Materials Incidents, Awareness Level   *

Responder to Hazardous Materials Incidents, Technician Level   *

Rope Rescue Technician

Structural Collapse Technician

Tankbarge Firefighter

Telecommunicator I

Telecommunicator II

Trench Rescue Technician

Please note, examinations with an asterisk (*) are IFSAC accredited.

Special Notes:

1. Louisiana State University legal advisor's decision issued on May 30, 2002 is as follows:

Examination result scores shall be mailed in a timely fashion. No telephone or fax requests for results, (including a pass or fail), shall be granted.

2. The fire chief or administrator of the department recommends the candidate for examination. No individual will be examined unless he/she is sponsored by a fire department/organization.Thirty calendar days prior to the examination date, a written request of examination originates in the fire department or organization. After it is filled and approved by the fire chief, then the request is forwarded to the Louisiana Firefighter and Emergency Responder Certification.

3. A candidate for Fire Fighter I level certification is required to be certified at the Hazardous Materials Awareness level prior to the Fire Fighter I level testing. Additionally, the Fire Fighter II candidates must be certified as Hazardous Materials Operational level prior to testing as per the current edition of the NFPA 472: Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents.

4. The Fire Fighter I certification requires a practical skills evaluation accompanied by a copy of a (at a minimum) certified, current First Aid card and CPR card.

For further information, please contact

Louisiana State University

Louisiana Firefighter and Emergency Responder Certification

6868 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820

Telephone 225/334-6282 or 800/256-3473 Fax 225/334-6065