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There will be no cost reductions to businesses, individuals, groups of individuals, or governmental units as a result of
the proposed rules.
31. Estimate the primary and direct benefits and any secondary or indirect benefits of the proposed rules. Please
provide both quantitative and qualitative information, as well as your assumptions.
The updated rules will directly benefit Michigan firefighters by providing current and continual training to protect the
health and safety of not only themselves but also the citizens in the communities they live and serve, which indirectly
benefits the people and businesses of those communities.
32. Explain how the proposed rules will impact business growth and job creation (or elimination) in Michigan.
For firefighters with aspirations to further their career in the fire service, the proposed new rules will help with job
creation as well as retention because it lays the foundation of how to obtain higher positions. The proposed new rules
will make Michigan one of the easiest states to come to and receive reciprocity for fire certifications from another
state. The proposed new rules outline the process for reciprocity, allowing military veterans and out of state
firefighters the ability to receive Michigan certification for their out of state or military certificates and training.
Reciprocity will help to recruit and retain firefighters from other states to quickly fill vacancies.
33. Identify any individuals or businesses who will be disproportionately affected by the rules as a result of their
industrial sector, segment of the public, business size, or geographic location.
Not applicable as the updated rules will allow for in-person and online training as well as distribute Fireworks Safety
Fees evenly throughout the entire state to cover costs for initial and ongoing training of firefighters.
34. Identify the sources the agency relied upon in compiling the regulatory impact statement, including the
methodology utilized in determining the existence and extent of the impact of the proposed rules and a cost-
benefit analysis of the proposed rules.
The bureau is basing it on the county allocations budgeted by the Bureau of Fire Services with the approval of the
Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council using Fireworks Safety Fees as identified in PA 291.
A. How were estimates made, and what were your assumptions? Include internal and external sources, published
reports, information provided by associations or organizations, etc., that demonstrate a need for the proposed
rules.
The Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council, which is an appointed body, has met 43 times since February of 2018
to consider, frame, and compromise to develop a rule set that will meet the needs and limitations of all 83 Michigan
counties.
Alternative to Regulation
35. Identify any reasonable alternatives to the proposed rules that would achieve the same or similar goals.
All reasonable alternatives in the rules process were considered by the stakeholder groups, with the rules represented
by the nine members of the Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council (Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs, Michigan
Professional Fire Fighters Union, Michigan Firemen's Association, Michigan Fire Service Instructors Association,
Michigan Fire Inspectors Society, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, and the Bureau of
Fire Services).
A. Please include any statutory amendments that may be necessary to achieve such alternatives.
All reasonable alternatives in the rules process were considered by the stakeholder groups, with the rules represented
by the nine members of the Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council (Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs, Michigan
Professional Fire Fighters Union, Michigan Firemen's Association, Michigan Fire Service Instructors Association,
Michigan Fire Inspectors Society, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, and the Bureau of
Fire Services).
36. Discuss the feasibility of establishing a regulatory program similar to that proposed in the rules that would
operate through private market-based mechanisms. Please include a discussion of private market-based systems
utilized by other states.
The bureau currently uses a private market-based system by using instructors that are certified by the state, who are
independent contractors, using funds that are dispersed to each county that serves as the fiduciary to pay the
instructors. The Bureau of Fire Services provides oversight of this program.
MCL 24.245(3)