Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Forester
shall provide a certification book. An applicant for a certificate must
complete a certification book prior to applying for an initial certificate, or
applying for a new certificate if the applicant was issued a certificate which
was not renewed pursuant to OAR 629-042-1015(7):
(a) Prior to receiving a certification book,
an individual shall submit documentation to the Forester of successful
completion of:
(A) Educational training that
is provided by an approved training provider or the Forester; and
(B) A test in accordance with OAR
629-042-1030 with a passing score.
(b) An applicant will not receive credit for
educational training that was completed more than three years prior to the
applicant's request for a certification book. The Forester may waive this
three-year limitation if the individual is applying for historical
recognition.
(2) After
verification of documentation required under 629-042-1025(1), the Forester
shall issue the applicant a certification book.
(a) The certification book shall consist of
field training that the applicant must complete, including:
(A) General proficiencies;
(B) Pile burning proficiencies; and
(C) Broadcast burning
proficiencies.
(b) To
apply for a certificate to conduct pile burns, field training described in
Sections 2(a)(A) and 2(a)(B) of this rule must be completed.
(c) To apply for a certificate to conduct
pile burns and broadcast burns, all the field training described in the
certification book must be verified of completion with a signature by a
Certified Burn Manager, by the Forester, or by a training provider in a
certification book.
(d) The
certification book will be valid for three years after the date of issuance by
the Forester.
(e) The Forester will
not accept documentation of field training which was completed more than three
years prior to the date of application for a certificate. The Forester may
waive this three-year limitation if the individual is applying for historical
recognition.
(3) The
Forester may consider educational and field training requirements completed
prior to January 1, 2023 through historical recognition. In lieu of the initial
training requirements of (1) and (2) above, an individual may submit to the
Forester:
(a) A copy of a Prescribed Fire Burn
Boss Type 2 Task Book which is complete. The Task Book shall indicate
successful performance in the planning and implementation of prescribed fire;
or
(b) Documentation that the
individual holds a valid Certified Burn Manager certification in a state with
comparable requirements to the State of Oregon; or
(c) Such evidence of experience as the
Forester determines is equivalent to the initial training requirements of (1)
and (2) above. The testing requirements of OAR 629-042-1030 shall still be
required.
(4) An
individual shall complete the following actions, prior to applying for a
renewal of their certificate:
(a) An
individual shall successfully complete sixteen hours of continuing education
within the certification period. The continuing education must be related to
prescribed burning and approved in advance by the Forester.
(A) The Forester may approve training
presented in a classroom format, a conference format, a correspondence course
format, or in another format the Forester determines is acceptable.
(B) The Forester will not accept educational
training which was completed more than five years prior to the applicant's date
of application for renewal of a certificate.
(b) An individual shall supervise one
prescribed burn and participate in two additional prescribed burns during their
certification period and prior to applying for a renewal.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
526.360
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
526.016 &
526.041
