January 24, 2020
Contact: Mona Riesterer
503-378-2431
The Fire Policy Committee will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. February 26, 2020. The meeting will be held in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Standards & Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. 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 the contact listed above.
Meeting will be live streamed on the DPSST Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/DPSSTOregon/
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approval of Minutes of August 28, 2019 Meeting
3. *Administrative Closures – Informational Only
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
4. *Bruckner, Wyatt L. DPSST #F37318; NFPA Operations Level Responder and NFPA Fire Fighter I – Lowell RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
5. *Faust, Damon H. DPSST #F35483; NFPA Operations Level Responder, Fire Fighter Type 2 (FFT2), Fire Fighter Type 1 (FFT1), NFPA Fire Fighter II, NFPA Fire Fighter II, NFPA Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, Single Resource, Engine Boss (ENGB) - Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD), Warm Springs Fire Safety, Estacada RFPD #69
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
6. *Flood, Andrew J. DPSST #F38423; NFPA Hazardous Materials Awareness, NFPA Hazardous Materials Operations, Fire Fighter Type 2 (FFT2), Fire Fighter Type 1 (FFT1), NFPA Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator (Driver) – Jefferson County Fire District #1
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
7. *Lloyd, David N. DPSST #F16832; NFPA Driver, NFPA Pumper Operator, NFPA Fire Fighter I, NFPA Fire Fighter II, NFPA Fire Instructor I – Portland Fire & Rescue
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
8. *McGahan, Trenton R. DPSST #F38189; Fire Fighter Type (FFT2) and NFPA Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator (Driver) – Charleston RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
9. *Peterson, Bjoin C. DPSST #F36309; Fire Fighter Type 2 – Hines Fire Department
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
10. *Poore, James T. DPSST #F16053; NFPA Apparatus Equipped with Fire Pump, NFPA Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, NFPA Apparatus Equipped with and Aerial Device, NFPA Fire Fighter I, NFPA Fire Fighter II, Wildland Interface Fire Fighter
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
11. *Stanger, Nickolus V. DPSST #F36220; NFPA Hazardous Materials Awareness and NFPA Hazardous Materials Operations – Netarts-Oceanside RFPD
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
12. *West, Jesse K. DPSST #F18744; NFPA Diver, NFPA Operations Level Responder, NFPA Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, NFPA Apparatus Equipped with Fire Pump, Wildland Interface Fire Fighter, NFPA Fire Fighter I, NFPA Fire Fighter II, NFPA Fire Instructor I, NFPA Fire Officer I – Lane Fire Authority
Presented By Kayla Ballrot
13. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-009-0062; Marine Based Fire Fighter for Land Based Fire Fighters
Presented by Kayla Ballrot
14. * Proposed Rule Change for OAR 259-008-0010: Criteria for Inclusion on the Oregon Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Wall
Presented by Jennifer Howald
15. * Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Wall Nomination – Eric Aarseth, Contract Wildland Fire Fighter
Presented by Julie Olsen
16. Next scheduled meeting – May 27, 2020 9:00 a.m.
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 Patricia Patrick-Joling, public member, 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.