AB 2438 Summary

• Expands the licensing qualifications for persons who conduct firefighter driver training to include those with a class C license with a firefighter endorsement, in addition to existing class A or B license requirements.

• Maintains existing requirements that training instructors must have a minimum of 5 years of fire service experience as an emergency vehicle operator with at least 3 years at engineer rank or higher.

• Preserves existing standards for firefighter endorsement training, requiring 16 hours of classroom instruction and 14 hours of hands-on training including directly supervised behind-the-wheel driver training.

• Applies to persons hired by fire departments or renewing driver's licenses on or after January 1, 2011.