The Division of Fire Safety administers licensing and certification of trade groups to maintain professionals at a high level of technical knowledge. The various trades have levels of training and experience which has contributed to the Divisions success in reducing fire related fatalities and injuries by 50% percent over the past 10 years. Most licensing and certification programs require continuing education to keep current with code changes and emerging technology.

List of Licensed and Certified professionals in the following fields

Licensed Professionals

Electricians

• Master Electricians
• Journeyman Electricians
• Electricians Specialist

Plumbers

• Master Plumbers
• Journeymen Plumbers
• Plumbers Specialist

Elevator

• Elevator Inspectors
• Elevator Mechanic
• Lift Mechanic

Certified professionals

• Commissioned Boiler Inspectors
• Chemical Suppression
• Chimney Sweeps
• Fire Alarm Inspectors
• Fire Sprinkler System Designers (NICET)
• Fire Sprinkler System Installers
• Oil Installers
• Propane Gas Installers
• Natural Gas Installers
• Propane and Natural Gas Installer
• Emergency Generator Installers

All Electrical, Plumbing, and Specialty License Holders

Licensing/Testing Information

Electrical, plumbing, elevator and lift mechanic licenses are available at http://www.iccsafe.org.

Fire Sprinkler System Installation Certification

Fire sprinkler system installation certification is available at http://www.clse.org/testing-vt.htm.

Information on Licensing

The Electricians' Licensing Board, The Elevator Safety Review Board and the Plumbers' Examining board cover a wide range of fire and building safety issues.