Notice of Regular Meeting

The DPSST Fire Ground Leader Task Force will hold a regular meeting at 0900 on February 26, 2019.  The meeting will be held at the Oregon Police Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Highway SE in Salem, Oregon in Conference Room A234. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the deaf or hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made before the meeting by calling Kayla Ballrot at DPSST by phone at 503-378-2596

Teleconference number: 1-888-398-2342 and Access 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:

This is a rough guide. Depending on the decisions and directions of the Task Force, this agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair and Task Force Members.

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Rules of engagement
3. DPSST to explain the process now that Public Comments were received
4. Review Public Comments and supporting statistical documentation as needed
5. Have the answers to the following questions discussed during the previous Task Force changed after reviewing the Public Comments?

• Is the Fire Ground Leader certification still applicable to the Oregon fire service? Does it still have value and is it something Oregon would like to continue to pursue? NFPA Fire Officer I academy availability and online course options have made this level of certification increasingly easier to obtain. Do we need both NFPA Fire Officer and Fire Ground Leader options?
• If we would like to continue certifying Fire Ground Leader, are the course options still relevant? Do they need to be revamped? Expanded?
• The Fire Behavior and Water Supplies portions of the certification have limited course options and resources. Do we need additional curriculum and course options? Do we need course options with easier access to curriculum?
• Are the Job Performance Requirements in the Task Book still appropriate? Do they need to be updated?

1. Review current application and create updated application
2. Review current Guide to Certification and create updated Guide to Certification
3. Review OAR’s
4. Final discussion/questions

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 DPSST Fire Ground Leader Task Force 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 45,000 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.