Section 13-103 - Fire and Rescue Institute. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-103. Fire and Rescue Institute.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in the University of Maryland. 

(b)  Director.-  

(1) The head of the Institute is the Director. 

(2) The Director: 

(i) Shall report directly to the President of the University of Maryland, College Park; and 

(ii) May adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section. 

(c)  Duties of Institute.- The Institute shall: 

(1) Provide classroom education and training for career and volunteer fire and rescue personnel, both at the Institute and throughout this State; 

(2) Cooperate with other agencies that provide training for fire and rescue personnel; 

(3) Train instructors; 

(4) Prepare or adopt materials for training fire and rescue personnel; 

(5) Develop new fire and rescue training techniques; 

(6) Develop and implement specialized courses in fire fighting, including industrial fire fighting; 

(7) Maintain statistics and records on fire and rescue education, training, and related matters; 

(8) Develop programs to inform the public about the tasks performed by fire and rescue personnel; 

(9) Establish guidelines for instructional material to school systems in the State concerning fire and rescue education; 

(10) Provide disaster training for fire and rescue personnel; and 

(11) Cooperate with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to provide basic training for rescue personnel and emergency medical technicians. 

(d)  Funding.- The Institute shall have the funds provided in the State budget. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 77A, §§ 27AG-27AL; 1978, ch. 22, § 2; ch. 607; 1988, ch. 246, § 2; 1989, ch. 5, § 1; 1996, ch. 10, § 16; 1997, ch. 114, § 1.]