Students should contact their program department to discuss program enrollment and professional licensure options.
Donna Hood
P.O. Box 804
Spindale, NC 28160
dhood@isothermal.edu
828-395-1404
The table provides information to identify whether this program meets the specific state, province, or territory educational requirements for the states and provinces listed below. In the column titled “Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements?” the disclosure for that state is provided as “Meets State Educational Requirements”, “Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements”, or “No Determination Has Been Made”. This disclosure is unique to the specific state for each row on the table.
It’s important to note that even if the program meets the educational requirements, licensure may also require acceptance to a registry, background checks, or meeting physical standard requirements. Students are advised to check with the agency to identify an exact set of requirements that extend above the educational requirements.
Students awarded fire/rescue credentials through the North Carolina Department of Insurance: Office State Fire Marshall accredited through International Fire Service Accreditation (IFSAC) or the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications can apply for reciprocity with states indicated as Yes.
| State, Province, or Territory | Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements? | Agency | Mailing Address | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Meets State Educational Requirements | State of Alabama Fire Marshal s Office | P.O. Box 303352 Montgomery, AL 36130-3352 | 334-241-4166 |
| Alaska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alaska Department of Public Safety - Fire and Life Safety | 5700 E Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99507-1225 | 907-269-5511 |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Department Of Public Safety Fire Division Headquarters | Department Of Public Safety Fire Division Headquarters PagoPago, AS 96799 | 684-633-5858 |
| Arizona | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management | 1110 W Washington Street Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85007 | 602-771-1400 |
| Arkansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | ADEM | Building 9501 Little Rock, AR 72199 | 501-683-6700 |
| California | Meets State Educational Requirements | California Office of the State Fire Marshal | P.O. Box 94426 Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 | 916-568-3800 |
| Colorado | Meets State Educational Requirements | Colorado Division of Fire Prevention Control | 690 Kipling Street Suite 2000 Lakewood, CO 80215 | 303-239-4600 |
| Connecticut | Meets State Educational Requirements | Connecticut Office of State Fire Marshal | 450 Columbus Boulevard Suite 1304 Hartford, CT 6103 | 860-713-5750 |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Delaware State Office of Fire Marshal | 1537 Chestnut Grove Road Dover, DE 19904-1544 | 302-739-5665 |
| Florida | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Florida Division of State Fire Marshal | 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0322 | 352-369-2800 |
| Georgia | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner | 2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive West Tower, Suite 702 Atlanta, GA 30334 | 404-656-2070 |
| Guam | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Guam Fire Department | 595 South Marine Drive Tamuning, GU 96913 | 671-642-3311 |
| Hawaii | Meets State Educational Requirements | State of Hawaii, State Fire Council | 636 South Street Honolulu, HI 96813 | 808-723-7176 |
| Idaho | Meets State Educational Requirements | Idaho Department of Insurance - State Fire Marshal | P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0043 | 208-334-4250 |
| Illinois | Meets State Educational Requirements | Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal - Matt Perez, State Fire Marshal | 1035 Stevenson Drive Springfield, IL 32703 | 217-785-0969 |
| Indiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Indiana Division of Fire and Building Safety | 302 W Washington Street Suite W246 Indianapolis, IN 46204 | 317-232-2222 |
| Iowa | Meets State Educational Requirements | Iowa State Fire Marshal | 215 E 7th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 | 515-725-6145 |
| Kansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal | 800 SW Jackson Street Suite 104 Topeka, KS 66612 | 785-296-3401 |
| Kentucky | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kentucky State Fire Marshal | 500 Mero Street First Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 | 502-573-0382 |
| Louisiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal | 8181 Independence Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 7086 | 225-925-4911 |
| Maine | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Maine Department of Public Safety - Office of State Fire Marshal | 52 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0052 | 207-626-3870 |
| Maryland | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maryland State Fire Marshal | 1201 Reistertown Road Pikesville, MD 21208 | 410-653-4200 |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS) | P.O. Box 51025 Springfield, MA 1151 | 978-567-3100 |
| Michigan | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs - State Fire Marshal | P.O. Box 30700 Lansing, MI 48909 | 517-281-7192 |
| Minnesota | Meets State Educational Requirements | Minnesota Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal | 445 Minnesota Street Suite 145 St Paul, MN 55101-5145 | 651-201-7200 |
| Mississippi | Meets State Educational Requirements | Mississippi State Fire Marshal s Office | 660 North Street Suite 100-B Jackson, MS 39202 | 601-359-1061 |
| Missouri | Meets State Educational Requirements | Missouri Department of Public Safety - Office of the State Fire Marshal | 205 Jefferson Street 13th Floor Jefferson, MO 65101-4421 | 573-751-2930 |
| Montana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Montana State Fire Marshals Office and Fire Prevention | P.O. Box 201417 Helena, MT 59620-1417 | 406-444-2050 |
| Nebraska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Nebraska State Fire Marshal | 246 South 14th Street Suite 1 Lincoln, NE 68508-1804 | 402-471-2027 |
| Nevada | Meets State Educational Requirements | Nevada Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal | 107 Jacobsen Way Carson City, NV 89701 | 775-684-7500 |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | New Hampshire Division of Fire Safety | 33 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 3305 | 603-223-4289 |
| New Jersey | Meets State Educational Requirements | State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs - New Jersey Division of Fire Safety | P.O. Box 809 Trenton, NJ 8625 | 609-633-6106 |
| New Mexico | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Mexico Public Regulation Commission - State Fire Marshal | P.O. Box 1269 Santa Fe, NM 87504 | 575-835-7500 |
| New York | Meets State Educational Requirements | New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control | 1220 Washington Avenue Building 7A Floor 2 Albany, NY 12226 | 518-474-6746 |
| North Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal | 121 Edinburgh Raleigh, NC 27699-1204 | 800-634-7854 |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | North Dakota Insurance Dept | 600 E Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58502-0320 | 701-328-2440 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety - Fire Division | P.O. Box 00791 Saipan, MP 96950 | 670-664-9140 |
| Ohio | Meets State Educational Requirements | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division Of State Fire Marshal | 8895 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 | 614-752-8200 |
| Oklahoma | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oklahoma Office of the State Fire Marshal | 2401 NW 23rd Street Suite 4 Oklahoma City, OK 73107 | 405-522-5005 |
| Oregon | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oregon State Police - Office of State Fire Marshal Division | 3565 Trelsted Avenue SE Salem, OR 97317 | 503-373-1540 |
| Pennsylvania | Meets State Educational Requirements | Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) | 1150 Riverside Drive Lewistown, PA 17044 | 717-651-2201 |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico (Fire Department) | Guayanilla Fire Department Calle Conceptcion #23 Guayannilla, PR 00656-1711 | 787-835-2330 |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | State of Rhode Island Office of State Fire Marshal | 560 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, RI 2886 | 501-889-5555 |
| South Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) - Office of State Fire Marshal | 141 Monticello Trail Columbia, SC 29203 | 503-896-9800 |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | South Dakota Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal | 221 South Central Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 | 605-773-3562 |
| Tennessee | Meets State Educational Requirements | Tennessee Department of Commerce Insurance - Fire Prevention / State Fire Marshal s Office | 2161 Unionville-Deason Road Bell Buckle, TN 37020 | 931-294-4140 |
| Texas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Texas Department of Insurance - State Fire Marshal | P.O. Box 12030 Austin, TX 78711-0230 | 512-676-6800 |
| Utah | Meets State Educational Requirements | Utah Department of Public Safety - Fire Marshal | 410 West 9800 South Suite 372 Sandy, UT 84070 | 801-256-2390 |
| Vermont | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Vermont Department of Public Safety - Division of Fire Safety | 1311 US Route 302 Suite 600 Barre, VT 5641 | 502-479-7561 |
| Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service | P.O. Box 999 Road Town, VI 1110 | 284-468-4182 |
| Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Virginia Department of Fire Programs - State Fire Marshal s Office | 1005 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059-4500 | 804-371-0220 |
| Washington | Meets State Educational Requirements | Washington State Patrol - State Fire Marshal s Office | P.O. Box 42642 Olympia, WA 95804-2642 | 425-563-3000 |
| Washington DC | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department | 2000 14th Street NW 5th Floor Washington, DC 20009 | 202-673-3320 |
| West Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | West Virginia Fire Commission - Office of the State Fire Marshal | 1700 MacCorkle Ave, S.E. Charleston, WV 25314 | 304-558-2191 |
| Wisconsin | Meets State Educational Requirements | State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Fire Department Safety Health Division | 4822 Madison Yards Way Madison, WI 53705 | 920-492-5605 |
| Wyoming | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety | 320 W 25th Street 3rd Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 | 307-777-5475 |
More information about the Certified Fire Fighter program at Isothermal