Ensuring that all Oklahoma firefighters have access to consistent basic and continuing education programs that include steps for all ranks or positions of career & volunteer firefighters; to protect the lives and livelihoods of citizens and responders....
and to protect our oklahoma economy.
The Council on Firefighting Training (COFT) is an entity of the state of Oklahoma which supports Oklahoma's state, county and local fire protection agencies by providing education and training. The Oklahoma State Fire Marshal serves as staff to the Council.
Composition
The Council is consisted of ten members, three of whom are ex officio, non-voting. All non-ex officio serve three year terms. Member are appointed as follows:
• One member is appointed by the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association who must be a member of a fire department representing all members of paid, volunteer and combination fire departments
• One member is appointed by the Professional Fire Fighters of Oklahoma who must be a fire union officer, chief officer, or fire service instructor from a full-time paid fire department
• One member is appointed by the Oklahoma Fire Chiefs’ Association who must be a chief officer or fire service instructor from an Oklahoma combination fire department
• One member to be appointed by the State Fire Marshal Commission who must be a representative of the Oklahoma Fire Service with skills in arson investigation or code enforcement
• One member to be appointed by the Oklahoma Rural Fire Coordinators who must be a chief officer or fire service instructor from a volunteer fire department
• One member to be appointed by the Director of the State Department of Health-Emergency Medical Services Division who shall be a chief officer or fire service EMS instructor from an Oklahoma fire department
• One member to be appointed by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management who must be a municipal emergency management official
• The Director of Fire Service Training, Oklahoma State University, ex officio and nonvoting
• The Director of Fire Service Publications, Oklahoma State University, ex officio and nonvoting
• The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or the Director’s designee, ex officio and nonvoting
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