May 16, 2018
Contact: Mona Riesterer
(503) 378-2431
The Fire Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. on May 23, 2018. The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made before the meeting by calling the contact listed above.
Dial-in number: 888-398-2342 and Participant code: 4256088
If you dial-in for the meeting, please mute your phone unless you are addressing the group. Doing so will enable you to hear the meeting more effectively.
Agenda items:
1. Introductions
2. *Minutes
Approve minutes from the December 5, 2017 Fire Policy Committee meeting
3. *Proposed Rule change OAR 259-009-0090
Presented by Jennifer Howald
4. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-007-0010 & 259-009-0070
Presented by Jennifer Howald
5. *Proposed Rule Change for OAR 259-009-0065
Presented by Jennifer Howald
6. *Proposed Rule Change for OAR 259-009-0005, 250-009-0062 & 259-009-0080
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
7. *Fincher, David DPSST #19135
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
8. *McEwen, Cheyenne DPSST #36822 Jefferson County RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
9. *Albright, Jeffrey DPSST #F33547 Hoodland RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
10. *Klope, Andrew DPSST #F36968 Tri city RFPD No. 4
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
11. *Harrison, Aron DPSST #22033 Lewis & Clark RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
12. *Dodenhoff, Kyle A. DPSST #26245 Rogue Valley International Airport Fire District
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
13. *Poore, James T. DPSST #16053 Klamath County Fire District # 1
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
14. Department Update
15. Next scheduled FPC meeting – August 22, 2018
Administrative Announcement
This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Fire Policy Committee members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting
## Background Information on the DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.