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| The Committee on Accreditation meets via teleconference every two months to conduct regular business. The most recent teleconference meeting was held December 16, 2004. | ||||||
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| COA Teleconference Meeting - 12/16/04 | ||||||
| New Accreditations: | ||||||
| Several agencies have made inquiries and are in the process of applying for accreditation. One of them, Oklahoma State Fire Training, has completed all of the paperwork and is scheduled for a site-visit. Mr. Larry Preston and Mr. Tom Peal will be conducting the on-site evaluation. | ||||||
| Re-accreditations | ||||||
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November 17, 2004 Mr. Fred Piechota and Mr. George Luther conducted the
last re-accreditation site visit for calendar year 2004 with Ms. Mary
McCormack and Mr. Bob Finley of the Fire Department Safety
Officer's Association. Their report to the COA was favorable
and they were re-accredited to certify to
Health and Safety Officer and Incident Safety Officer-Fire Suppression.
The following agencies are scheduled for a re-accreditation site visit in 2005: |
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| Extensions of Accreditation to new standards or levels | ||||||
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The following agencies were granted extensions of their accreditation to begin certifying to the standards and levels listed below the agencies. Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Vermont Fire Service Training Council
Bucks County Community College, Public Safety Training Center
District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services
Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards Commission
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| Review of Issues from Advisory Committee Meeting | ||||||
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this teleconference, all of the documents, which included changes suggested by the Advisory
Committee, were sent out for
review and comment by the COA. They were all approved as recommended
by the Advisory Committee.
In addition, during the Advisory Committee meeting on December 4, 2004 there was a recommendation from several accredited agencies for the Pro Board to provide expiration dates on the Pro Board certificates and to remove expired names from the National Registry. The agencies that brought this issue forward were the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the International Code Council, all of which have recertification requirements and provide expiration dates on the agency’s certificate. Most attendees concurred that the edition of the standard to which the candidate was certified should be placed on the Pro Board certificate and listed in the National Registry; but, there was no clear agreement for placing an expiration date on the Pro Board certificates or removing names from the National Registry. The COA was split on whether the Pro Board should place expiration dates on the certificates. They were, however, unanimous in their opinion that the standard edition should be provided on the Pro Board certificates and in the National Registry, and that names should not be removed from the National Registry for reasons other than fraud. A letter stating the COA's opinion has been forwarded to the Board of Directors. |
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| Next COA Telconference Meeting: | ||||||
| Wednesday February 16, 2005 | ||||||
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