I was able to attend a few of the CRC meetings in a support role to our training academy director.  During these meetings the curriculum and the OJT checklists were reviewed.  The material was clearly dated and much required removal.  DCJS was insistant that they would not be the regulatory agency as it related to Fire/EMS.  We all agree that obtaining training for our staff is the most important goal.  I am of the opinion that if DCJS is not willing to support that aspect of our jobs (Fire/EMS) we will need to find an alternative.  They were clear that if it listed on the OJT checklist in order to become DCJS certified each employee must complete ALL items on the checklist; whereas historically it was marked as not applicable which allowed agencies that did not dispatch law enforcement to still be certified. Given this, even if the references to Fire/EMS were left in the curriculum DCJS will not allow certification without completing ALL aspects of the OJT checklist which in turn would eliminate any strictly Fire/EMS agency from being completely certified. 

My current concerns with the proprosed curriculum is where, in the interest of consistent training from academy to academy, we find the information to support the objectives/talking points.  It should be from one source and that said we have to be mindful that we are not pulling it from copyrighted material...as you read the curriculum there are some objectives/talking points that after another review require further clarification...

I too appreciate all of the effort put forth in this project and hope that in the end we can reach a solution that is best for our front line staff and set them up for success and not failure.