This bill would update Massachusetts law regarding Massachusetts Fire Training Council eligibility to include “at large” fire departments rather than only “full call” fire departments, allowing more fire chiefs to participate.

Currently, only Fire Chiefs of “full call” departments are eligible to sit on the MA Fire Training Council, making the pool of candidates for this position very slim. This change would allow Fire Chiefs who are not considered full time to be eligible to sit on the Council to more efficiently fulfill their responsibility and better represent the fire departments across the Commonwealth as a whole.