HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 Fire and Life Safety Competency Recognition Certificate, Gilbert Gordon
April 21, 2008
Springfield Upbeat
Fire and Life Safety Competency Recognition Certificate, Fire Marshal Level
w/Fire Plans Examiner Endorsement - Gilbert Gordon
In 2003 the Governors Fire Service Policy Council investigated complaints brought
forward by the building industries related to inconsistent application of the fire code and
found out that the complaints had validity at a statewide level. The Oregon Office of
State Fire Marshal (OSFM), along with the Oregon Fire Marshals Association (OFMA-
the fire service is loaded with acronyms), in response to these findings, established the
Fire and Life Safety Competency Recognition program to provide training and
promote consistent fire code application.
The program has four levels of competency recognition based on the levels of training:
. Levell-Company Inspector (for engine company inspections of businesses and
small mercantile occupancies)
. Level2-Fire and Life Safety Specialist I (entry level inspector checking structures
to ensure code compliance or dealing with common complaints)
. Level3-Fire and Life Safety Specialist II (a more experienced inspector
conducting complex complaint based inspections, applying corrective action to
complex code violations, or applying codes to complex processes and associated
equipment, etc.)
· Level 4 Fire Marshal. The website states that this level performs Level 3 duties
plus other duties such as evaluating alternative methods of protection and
compliance, evaluating emergency planning and procedures and has a strong
knowledge of installation and testing of fire protection systems among other
things.
In addition, there is an International Code Council (ICC) Fire Plans Examiner
endorsement to go along with this certificate. Since Gilbert does fire and life safety
plans review for the F &LS department and also assists the building department, one of
the requirements is to be certified for doing that kind of work. Among the many
certificates or accreditations Gilbert has accumulated, one of those is the ICC Fire Plans
Examiner certificate. The competency recognition program adds the Fire Plans Examiner
endorsement in recognition of receiving the ICC certification.