OAR 837-085-0360: Formal Hearing

(1) The State Fire Marshal will arrange for a hearings officer to conduct a formal hearing if it is deemed that the dispute being contested cannot be resolved informally. (2) The State Fire Marshal will set a date, time and location for the formal hearing. (3) The State Fire Marshal will notify, by letter, the person filing an appeal or their designated representative of the date, time, location and hearings officer conducting the formal hearing. (4) The hearings officer will hear the case and render a proposed Opinion and Order, including recommended findings of fact and conclusion of law, according to the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), ORS 183.025 to 183.725.