Certification Effective Date. Certification pay will be effective the first full pay period following the department’s receipt of ICC’s official notification stating the employee has passed the Fire Inspector Level 1, Fire Inspector Level 2, or Fire Plans Examiner certification requirements. Fire Plans Examiner ICC pay is applicable only when assigned the duties of a Fire Plans Examiner. An employee receiving Fire Plans Examiner Pay is not eligible for Fire Inspector Level 1 or 2 pay in addition to Fire Plans Examiner Pay.