OAR 259-009-0065
Maintenance
(1)
Fire service professionals are required to successfully perform the essential functions for each certification they hold in order to maintain the certification.(2)
The Fire Training Officer, or the Agency Head, is responsible for verifying completion of the maintenance requirements by submitting each fire service professional’s maintenance re-certification form to the Department by December 31st of every even year.(3)
Maintenance requirements for a certification may be demonstrated through:(a)
Service delivery, as defined in OAR 259-009-0005 (Definitions);(b)
Task performance, as defined in OAR 259-009-0005 (Definitions); or(c)
Completion of education or training hours related to the certification track, as defined by section (5) of this rule.(4)
Any certification that is not verified by the agency is subject to lapse after the certification expiration date. Certification titles may have changed since their original issuance. If a fire service professional wants to maintain a certification, they must continue to complete maintenance for their certification, regardless of the title on the original certificate, in order to prevent the certification from lapsing.(5)
If a Fire Training Officer chooses to verify maintenance requirements through training or education, the fire service professional must satisfy the minimum number of hours identified for the certification track.(a)
The minimum number of hours may be satisfied through any combination of service delivery, task performance and education or training as determined by the Fire Training Officer.(b)
Satisfying the minimum hours for a certification track will satisfy the maintenance re-certification requirements for all of the certifications the fire service professional currently holds within the certification track.(c)
A fire service professional certified and performing duties in more than one certification track must complete the maintenance requirements for each certification track.(6)
Certification Tracks and Annual, Minimum Hour Requirements.(a)
Operations Track. The Operations certification track requires a minimum of 60 hours completed annually and includes the following certifications:(b)
Instructor Track. The Instructor certification track requires a minimum of four hours completed annually and includes the following certifications:(c)
Prevention/Public Education/Administration Track. The Prevention/Public Education/Administration certification track requires a minimum of 12 hours completed annually and includes the following certifications:(7)
Failure to notify the Department that the fire service professional’s maintenance requirements have been completed may result in lapse of the fire service professional’s certifications.(8)
The Department may grant a time extension for completion of the maintenance requirements upon receipt of a written request from the Agency Head or the Training Officer. Fire service professional certifications will not lapse during an approved time extension.(9)
The fire service agency may request re-certification of a fire service professional’s lapsed certifications by verifying completion of the maintenance requirements and submitting a certification reinstatement form.
Source:
Rule 259-009-0065 — Maintenance, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=259-009-0065.