By the end of this course, those with the responsibility of performing fire inspection activities within New Hampshire will be able to perform administrative reporting, permitting, and investigating; initiating legal action and testifying as an expert; communicating and educating to encourage voluntary compliance; reviewing plans at multiple stages of construction; and inspectional processes on new and existing occupancies, in accordance with state, local, and federal laws, codes, and policies to promote compliance and reduce fire and life-safety related risks in their communities.
The content of this curriculum is based on the IFSTA Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, 9th Edition textbook. There have been significant adjustments to the scope of responsibility for a Fire Inspector. Instructors of previous Inspector curricula should review the changes between NFPA 1031, 2014 Edition and the newer NFPA 1030, 2024 edition, and adjust their lesson materials to align with this curriculums scope and sequence.
The new Fire Inspector curriculum contains six major projects that students must complete before being eligible to take the certification exam. These projects align with the JPRs of NFPA 1030 Chapter 7 and comprehensively test the students’ abilities to manage fire and life safety inspectional services in their organization.
The NFPA has renamed the certification from Fire Inspector II to Fire Inspector. For the purposes of clarity, the certificate will include the title of the program along with the words: “(formerly Fire Inspector II)”