Or. Admin. Code § 837-039-0016 - Certification and Training Requirements for Conducting Fire Code Enforcement
(1) These rules
establish statewide standards for certification and training requirements of
fire officials responsible for administration of a Fire Code approved by the
State Fire Marshal.
(a) Every person who
performs fire code enforcement must possess an Oregon Fire and Life Safety
Competency Recognition certificate from the Department of the State Fire
Marshal for the scope of work being performed.
(b) Every person who is transitioning between
recognition levels or newly hired must receive the necessary on-the-job
training experience and related technical instruction under the direct
supervision of an appropriately recognized fire official.
(A) When the fire code official determines
that a newly promoted or hired fire official responsible for fire code
enforcement are fully qualified to perform the duties of an Oregon Fire
Inspector I, II, or Oregon Fire Marshal, the newly hired fire official may work
independently without direct supervision.
(B) The newly promoted or hired fire official
responsible for fire code enforcement must meet the requirements of OAR
837-039-0016(1)(a) within 12 months from date of hire.
(2) All persons who seek to
perform fire code inspections within the scope of practice of a Company
Inspector must successfully complete the Company Inspector course provided by
the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
(a)
This course will also be made available to be taught by a qualified instructor
of a local Authority Having Jurisdiction.
(b) Qualified instructors can apply through
the Department of the State Fire Marshal to obtain the curriculum and to teach
the course for their local Jurisdiction. Course curriculum shall not be altered
without approval of the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
(3) All persons who seek to
perform the scope of practice of an Oregon Fire Inspector I shall possess an
ICC Fire Inspector I Certification, NFPA Fire Inspector I Certification and
have completed the Building Code, Mechanical Code courses and completed the
Oregon Fire Code Update course for each Oregon Fire Code adoption cycle
provided by the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
(4) All persons who seek to perform the scope
of practice of an Oregon Fire Inspector II shall possess, in addition to the
requirements of OAR 837-039-0016(3), an ICC Fire Inspector II Certification and
NFPA Fire Inspector II Certification.
(5) All persons who seek to perform the scope
of practice of an Oregon Fire Marshal shall complete, in addition to the
requirements of OAR 837-039-0016(3) and OAR 837-039-0016(4), the Oregon Fire
Marshal course provided by the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
(6) To obtain a Fire and Life Safety
Competency Recognition certificate, an application to the Department of the
State Fire Marshal must be submitted. The application will be submitted by the
local Authority Having Jurisdiction verifying and attesting that the required
training and certifications outlined in OAR 837-039-0016(3), OAR
837-039-0016(4) and/or OAR 837-039-0016(5) have been met prior to the
submission of the application.
(7)
Any Competency Recognition certificate is considered not active if any of the
required trainings or certifications outlined in OAR 837-039-0016(3) and/or OAR
837-039-0016(4) lapse or the person is no longer employed by a local Authority
Having Jurisdiction within Oregon. To reactivate a Competency Recognition
certificate, the local Authority Having Jurisdiction shall submit a new
application to the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
(8) Fire officials who do not have a current
Oregon Fire Inspector I, II or Oregon Fire Marshal certificate shall not
perform work within the respective scope of practice.
(9) Any fire official who is currently
employed by a local Authority Having Jurisdiction in Oregon and holds a Fire
and Life Safety Specialist I certificate, Fire and Life Safety Specialist II
certificate or Oregon Fire Marshal certificate prior to January 1, 2023, shall
be grandfathered into the new recognition levels based on their equivalent
level and will be subject to the current rules as of January 1, 2023, as
outlined in OAR 837-039-0016.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 476.030(1)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 476.030 & ORS 476.020
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