Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
Each holder of a Class C Commercial license or Class D motor vehicle operator's license who operates or intends to operate any fire apparatus as authorized by the chief of the fire department, may apply to the commissioner for a special license endorsement, to be designated as a "Q" endorsement. The "Q" endorsement shall authorize the operation of any fire apparatus vehicle, including those with a gross vehicle weight rating of over twenty-six thousand pounds. No such endorsement shall be issued to any such person until he or she demonstrates personally to the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, by means of testing in a representative vehicle that he or she possesses the skills necessary for such operation.
Each holder of a class A or B Commercial Driver's License may operate any fire apparatus vehicle. Should such holder downgrade a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License to a Class C commercial driver's license or Class D motor vehicle operator's license, a "Q" endorsement may be issued by the commissioner at the time of the downgrade, without further testing, upon authorization by the chief of the fire department employing the services of such license holder. Such authorization shall be evidenced in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(Adopted effective August 4, 2005; Adopted effective July 29, 2011)