The Governors Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education (hereafter referred to as the Fire Commission) originated in 1970 with the passage of House Bill 64. It was funded in 1982 with the passage of House Bill 525, which became KRS 95A. The Fire Commission is a 19-member commission appointed by the Governor.

Our Mission

MISSION OF FIRE COMMISSION: The mission of the Fire Commission is to strengthen, upgrade and improve the fire service for the citizens and industry of the Commonwealth through standardized, education, training, communication, and distribution of funds.

MISSION OF FIRE RESCUE TRAINING: The mission of Fire Rescue Training is to plan, direct, and administer a quality, comprehensive and uniformly delivered training program through the most efficient use of available resources to assist in meeting the training needs of fire, rescue and other emergency services personnel so that lives and property may be saved more safely and effectively. In addition, to provide health and safety training programs for industries, institution, government agencies and other such entities to assist in meeting their training needs mandated by federal, state and local laws.

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KY Fire Commission Profile

Since 1972 the mission of the Kentucky Fire Commission and the State Fire Rescue Training agencies has been to train and certify volunteer and career firefighters of Kentucky. In 1997 the Postsecondary education improvement act was mandated bringing about the approval of our Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Fire/Rescue Science Technology that was supported by of all 15 technical colleges. We are now established within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Our degree program has the support of the Kentucky Fire Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education and is based on standards and regulations provided by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA), International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), Federal Department of Transportation, Kentucky Firefighters Association and the Kentucky Professional Firefighters. Portions of the curriculum are affected by the Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Council and Kentucky Emergency Response Commission. Additional accreditation is provided through the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC).

Over the past five years we have an excess of 60,000 students enrolled within our State Fire Rescue Training Program.