Oregon
Revised Statutes (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) prohibit
fire service professionals who have been convicted of disqualifying
crimes from holding NFPA, NWCG or Oregon-specific fire service
certifications in the state. In order to ensure that applicants for fire
service certification have not been convicted of disqualifying crimes,
DPSST must conduct a state and national criminal background check. A
part of this background check requires any applicant for fire
service certification who has never been fingerprinted for the purposes
of certification, be fingerprinted.
Completion of the fingerprint requirement must be done
at the time of submitting an E-1 Form or an Application for
Certification. DPSST cannot accept fingerprints at any other time. The
fingerprint requirement is a one-time requirement for purposes of
certification. If you have already completed the requirement for DPSST
fire certification purposes, you do not need to complete it again. To
determine if you have fulfilled this requirement, please see the
Information Resource Inquiry System (IRIS).