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\nQuick Links<\/em><\/strong>\n\t

Professional Qualifications Certification<\/h3>\n

The Baltimore County Fire-Rescue Academy is an Accredited Training Review Agency (ATRA) and is able to process applications for Professional Qualification Certifications. \u00a0Any career or volunteer member may submit a completed application to the FRA. \u00a0It is important to understand that successful completion of a class is not considered certification. \u00a0Certification indicates that your training meets the Job-Performance Requirements (JPRs) as specified by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).<\/p>\nHow to Apply for Professional Qualification Certification
\n<\/strong>Submit all applications for Professional Qualifications (Pro-Qual) using the Maryland Fire Service Personnel Qualifications Board (MFSPQB) Application Form appropriate for your level of certification. \u00a0All areas noted on the MFSPQB application that require a prerequisite\u00a0must<\/strong> have a copy of the appropriate supporting documentation attached (please note the difference between a MFRI class or IFSAC\/MFSPQB\/DoD certification on the form). \u00a0Failure to do so will make the application incomplete. \u00a0It will be returned to the applicant for compliance.\n

The original application<\/strong> shall be directed to the FRA either in person or via mail, marked “Attention Pro Qual.” \u00a0The FRA will review the application for completeness and ensure that all required documentation is provided. \u00a0The FRA cannot guarantee certification based on submitted applications alone.<\/p>\n

For information about the ProQual process, please contact the Fire Rescue Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\nObtaining Copies of Training Completion Verification
\n<\/strong>National certifications have been issued with each Baltimore County certification since 2003. \u00a0An individual may obtain a copy of their current National Professional Qualifications by visiting the ProBoard Registry.<\/a>\u00a0 Members who have obtained certification through the United States Department of Defense may also obtain a transcript from the DoD\/IFSAC Registry<\/a>.\u00a0 These transcripts may be printed and attached to an application to validate any prerequisite certifications.\n

Course completion verification can be obtained by completing the online MFRI Unofficial Transcript Request Form<\/a>. \u00a0Any FRA program that is in the MFRI curriculum, and issued a MFRI course number, should appear on the transcript.<\/p>\nOther Ways to Become Certified
\n<\/strong>In some circumstances, it is possible to certify to a specific Professional Qualification based upon correlation with the NFPA’s Job-Performance Standards. \u00a0Independent training conducted by outside agencies, college-level courses, and significant experience may qualify for certification through a Portfolio Review process (commonly known as the\u00a0Option 2<\/em>).\n

Individuals who wish to certify to a standard utilizing a Portfolio Review should contact the Fire-Rescue Academy to see if their training will qualify.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Log On to the InFERNO Learning Management System Quick Links Professional Qualifications Certification The Baltimore County Fire-Rescue Academy is an Accredited Training Review Agency (ATRA) and is able to process applications for Professional Qualification Certifications. \u00a0Any career or volunteer member may submit a completed application to the FRA. \u00a0It is important to understand that successful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17577,"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions\/17577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimorecountyfra.org\/inferno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}