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; (b) Task performance, as defined in OAR 259-009-0005; 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, unless otherwise noted . (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 Minimum Hour Requirements. (a) Operations Track. The Operations certification track requires a minimum of 60 hours completed annually and includes the following certifications: (A) Maritime Fire Service Basic Awareness; (B) Maritime Fire Service Boat Operator; (C) Maritime Fire Service Deck Hand; (D) Maritime Fire Service Fire Boat Operator; (E) Maritime Fire Service Rescue Boat Operator; (F) NFPA Airport Firefighter; (G) NFPA Apparatus - Aerial Device; (H) NFPA Apparatus - Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting; (I) NFPA Apparatus - Driver/Operator; (J) NFPA Apparatus - Mobile Water Supply; (K) NFPA Apparatus - Pumper; (L) NFPA Apparatus - Tiller; (M) NFPA Apparatus - Wildland Fire Suppression; (N) NFPA Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations Level; (O) NFPA Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician Level; (P) NFPA Confined Space Rescue; (Q) NFPA Dive Rescue; (R) NFPA Firefighter I; (S) NFPA Firefighter II; (T) NFPA Fire Officer I; (U) NFPA Fire Officer II; (V) NFPA Hazardous Materials Awareness; (W) NFPA Hazardous Materials Incident Commander; (X) NFPA Hazardous Materials Operations Mission-Specific; (Y) NFPA Hazardous Materials Operations; (Z) NFPA Hazardous Materials Technician; (AA) NFPA Heavy Vehicle Rescue; (BB) NFPA Machinery Rescue; (CC) NFPA Marine Land-Based Fire Fighter; (DD) NFPA Rope Rescue Operations Level; (EE) NFPA Rope Rescue Technician Level; (FF) NFPA Structural Collapse Rescue; (GG) NFPA Support Person; (HH) NFPA Surf Rescue; (II) NFPA Surface Water Rescue; (JJ) NFPA Swiftwater Rescue; (KK) NFPA Tower Rescue; (LL) NFPA Trench Rescue; (MM) NFPA Watercraft Rescue; (NN) NWCG Crew Boss, Single Resource (CRWB); (OO) NWCG Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS); (PP) NWCG Engine Boss, Single Resource (ENGB); (QQ) NWCG Felling Boss, Single Resource (FELB); (RR) NWCG Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1); (SS) NWCG Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2); (TT) NWCG Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB); (UU) NWCG Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource (HEQB); (VV) NWCG Strike Team Leader Engine (STEN); (WW) NWCG Task Force Leader (TFLD); (XX) US&R Medical Technician; (YY) US&R Rescue Technician; (ZZ) US&R Rigging Technician; and (AAA) US&R Search Technician. (b) Instructor Track. The Instructor certification track requires a minimum of four hours completed annually and includes the following certifications: (A) NFPA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I; (B) NFPA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor II; (C) NFPA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor III; (D) NFPA Live Fire Instructor; and (E) NFPA Live Fire Instructor in Charge. (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: (A) NFPA Fire and Life Safety Educator I; (B) NFPA Fire and Life Safety Educator II; (C) NFPA Fire and Life Safety Educator III; (D) NFPA Fire Inspector I; (E) NFPA Fire Inspector II; (F) NFPA Fire Inspector III; (G) NFPA Fire Investigator (through December 31, 2022) ; (H) NFPA Fire Officer III; (I) NFPA Fire Officer IV; (J) NFPA Public Information Officer; (K) NFPA Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist; and (L) NFPA Youth Firesetter Program Manager. (d) Fire Investigator Track. The Fire Investigator certification track requires a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education training every five years. (A) The Fire Investigator certification track is established effective January 1, 2023, and includes the NFPA Fire Investigator certification. (B) The continuing education must satisfy the requisite knowledge requirements defined in section 4.1.7 of the NFPA Standard 1033 (2022 Edition). This track must be completed through continuing education training. This track is not eligible for combination with service delivery or task performance. (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.