Fire Policy Committee Agenda *Amended* February 27, 2019

The Fire Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on February 27, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon.  For more information please contact Mona Riesterer at 503-378-2431.
 
Committee Members: James Oeder, Chair, Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association Jim Walker, Vice Chair, Oregon State Fire  Rev. Dr. Deborah Brown, Public Member Darren Bucich, Oregon Fire Chiefs Association  Patricia “Tricia”Connolly, Non-Management Firefighter Ron Graham, Oregon Department of Forestry  Kevin Larson, Oregon State Fire Fighters Council  Mark Kreutzer, Oregon Fire District Director’s Association John Rinier, Oregon Fire Marshals Association  Paula Simone, Community College Fire Programs  Richard Cearns, Oregon Fire Instructor Association  

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
 
Agenda

1. Introductions

2. *Approval of Minutes of September 24, 2018 Meeting

3. *Review of Policy Committee Bylaws

4. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-009-0015 Background Investigators

5. *Five-Year Review for the Adoption of OAR 259-009-0015 – Informational

6. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-009-0005 and 259-009-0062 Maritime Fire Service Operator

7. *Administrative Closures
 
8. *McCarty, Joshua S. DPSST #36638 – NFPA Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator; Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue

9. Oregon Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Criteria for Inclusion – Information Only
 
10. Department Update

11. Next scheduled FPC meeting – May 22, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m.  

## 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.