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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM Dr. Thomas A. Stith, III President

Public Safety Memo PS21-06 REV April 1, 2021

To: Fire/Rescue School Directors and Related List Servs

From: Tracy McPherson, Director, Public Safety Training Programs

RE: Fire/Rescue School Director Statewide Meetings (Presentations Attached)

During the month of March, a series of meetings were hosted for Fire and Rescue School Directors:

 Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) - Virtual statewide meetings - March 23 and 24, 2021.  NCCCS System Office - Virtual statewide meetings - March 30 and 31, 2021.

Copies of these presentations are attached for your reference. Please share as appropriate.

If you have questions about state Fire and Rescue certification programs and policies, please consult your college’s regional specialist with the Office of State Fire Marshal.

If you have questions about college courses and policies, please contact Kenny Weatherington at [email protected] or 919-291-6341.

As always, thank you for all that you do to ensure that your students are “Ready to Work and Ready to Respond.” You make a difference every day.

Note: This memo was revised on April 22, 2021, to inform colleges of a helpful technical assistance resource on the Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) webpage called “OSFM Pocket Tools” that includes a copy of the most recent School Directors’ Orientation Course presentation:

 OSFM Pocket Tools https://www.ncosfm.gov/fire-rescue/training-certification/pocket-tools-training Scroll down to “School Director Course Powerpoint” for a copy of the 120-slide School Director Orientation course presentation (version 7 3-2021). Contact OSFM for details on the Orientation course attendance requirement for new School Directors.

Attachments C: Nate Humphrey, NCCS Kenny Weatherington, NCCCS Kim Williams, OSFM

OSFM Update

March 23 and 24, 2021 (School Directors’ Virtual Meetings)

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Personnel Changes

. Joanne Kurtz has taken a new position . New candidates are currently being interviewed . Monna Gillespie is trying to do two jobs . Certification Specialist should be primary contact

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New Website

. https://www.ncosfm.gov/ . Divided by subject matter . OSFM24 Portal . Class registration . Course Materials . Instructor Search

New Five Year Site Visit Process

. More value to process . More structure . Close collaboration with Certification Specialist . Audit . Start early!

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Program Changes – Fire Fighter

. Fire Fighter 2013 . Fire Fighter 2019 . Ends on 12/31/2021 . Began on 7/1/2020 . All classes must end by this . Only option for all classes that date end after 1/1/2022 . We allow 90 days after the end date to get all classes into our system . Old tests should all be destroyed

Program Changes - Instructor

. Prerequisites strictly enforced to sit in class . Three years of certification in either FF, TR, FLSE or Hazmat Ops . Must be at least 21 years of age . Instructor I, II, and III all have the same prerequisites

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New School Director Classes

. Required for any school director within six months of appointment . Offering two classes at Raleigh OSFM . April 6th and 15th . 9am – 4pm

Current Issues

. New Health and Wellness class does not cross over to TR . Fireground Ops 1 – combined with orientation and safety info . Old tests/materials still being used for discontinued programs: . Driver Operator (EVD, Pumps, Aerials, MWS) . Instructor . Hazmat . Transmitting old FIP numbers for discontinued programs . Audits . Finding inaccurate test times . Classes not in system . Wrong Section ID . Schools being hacked/targeted by cybercrime

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Stanly County Training Site

. Located at the NC Air National Guard Base near Albemarle . Partnership between NC OSFM/DoD . Specialty training offered: . Trench . Structural collapse . Fire Investigation Technician

Policy and Procedure Manual

. https://www.ncosfm.gov/certification-board-policies-procedures- updated . Section 200.14 – Live Fire Training Evolutions . Section 300.01 – Policy for Testing . Section 500.01 – Policies for Community College Delivery Agency . Section 500.02 – Consequence Policy for CC Delivery Agency . Section 500.03 – Online/Hybrid Course Delivery

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Future Considerations

. How to get more school directors involved? . Required yearly refresher for delivery agency directors . Model after Chief 101 . New director information in morning . Update information in the afternoon . Instructor Meetings . NFA Classes and Course Materials . Increased interaction with Certification Specialist

Questions

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NCCCS Fire/Rescue & Emergency Management School Directors State Meeting March 30 & 31, 2021 9am-12pm Virtual Meetings

WELCOME!

System Office Administration

• Thomas Stith, III, President https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/about-us/north-carolina-community-college-president/president

• Dr. Kimberly Gold, Senior VP/Chief Acdemic Officer

• Nate Humphrey, Associate VP, Workforce Continuing Education Programs

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Public Safety Team

• Tracy McPherson, Director of Public Safety System Office • Tonya Clark, EMS State Lead Southwestern CC • Mickey Biggs, CJ State Lead, Robeson CC • Kenny Weatherington, Fire/EM State Lead, Wilson CC • Karen Tikkanen, Director Training & Standards, System Office— Handles Code Enforcement/Inspector

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System Office Public Safety Training Team

Continuing EducationPrograms Curriculum Basic Law Enforcement Training (C551220) Criminal Justice Technology (A55180) Criminal Justice (CJC) (A5518C CJT/Forensic Science) Emergency Management (EPT) Emergency Management (A55460) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fire Protection Technology (A55240) Fire and Rescue (FIP/WLF) Emergency Medical Sciences (A45340) Health Science: Therapeutic & Diagnostic Services/ Emergency Medical Services (D45910) Public Safety Administration (A55480) Combined Course Library (CCL) – New and Revised Courses Curriculum Program Applications/Terminations Team Functions: Colleague Electronic Program of Study (POS) Approvals Tuition & Registration Fee Waivers/Public Safety State-Level Partnerships w/ Public Safety Entities (NCDOJ, NCDPS, NCEM, NCOSFM, NCOEMS) NCCCS Public Safety Advisory Committees Technical Support to College Public Safety Coordinators & College Managers/Staff 4

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NCCCS Fire Rescue Advisory Committee

Sub-Committee of the WDLC Michelle Bauer, Chair (Sandhills) Josh Crisp, Vice Chair (Gaston) David Bullins, NCFRC Certification Board Rep (Mitchell)

NCCCS Fire Rescue Advisory Committee Members:

Ian Harrell-Surry Ken Rhodes-Lenoir Keith Rogers-South Piedmont Larry Johnson-Martin Norman Staines-Caldwell Joseph Behrend-Johnston Dee Massey-Haywood Chris Nelson-Cape Fear Steve Fowler-Wake Tech Ed Duffield-Coastal Carolina Regina Brewer-Randolph

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NCCCS Fire Rescue Advisory Committee Action Items • Live Fire Policy • Courses Blocks • Sub-Committee: Fire Certification Pre-Requisites—Processes • Sub-Committee: 5 Year Site Visit OSFM • Clarification: Health & Wellness not Cross-Walked to TR

State Board Code Updates

• 1G SBCC 200.96: Public Safety Training https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/sbcccode/1g-sbccc-20096-training-public-safety-agencies

• Continuing to work on revisions to this code

• Hope to have moving forward by Summer

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State Board Code Updates

1D SBCCC 800: Credit for Prior Learning • Approved by State Board on March 19, 2021 (Memo CC21-014) • 75% maximum CPL (must take 25% of hours at CC) https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/numbered-memos/cc21-014 1D SBCCC 800.2 (b) Consistent with the provisions of this Subchapter colleges are authorized to award CPL using the following prior learning methods: (1) Apprenticeship (2) Certifications and licensures (3) Courses listed in high school to community college articulation agreements (4) Military education and training (5) Standardized examinations (6) Challenge exams/Proficiency (7) Portfolio assessment (8) Public Safety Training (PST) prefix courses

NCCCS UPDATES

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Policy related to method #2 in the Code - Curriculum Credit for Certifications - includes the following components: • Faculty Panels – Make Recommendations • 2/3 Majority Vote of Colleges – Moves Recommendations to Curriculum Course Review Committee (CCRC) • Action by CCRC – Statewide “Crosswalk” List Established • Information will be added to the Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual (CPRM) as additional guidance is developed

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NCCCS UPDATES

• Blue Sheet being updated. Will be released early April. • Removed all course numbers that have ended. • Replace current copy. • On webpage at: www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/workforce-continuing- education/public-safety • Or type “public safety training” or “blue sheet” in search box and follow links to Public Safety Training page

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Note: This is not a policy change; it merely documents it for explicit inclusion in the Waiver Guide. NCCCS UPDATES • Tuition and Registration Fee Waiver Guide also on Public Safety web page • Expect updated version in late Spring (or after Legislative Session – still TBD) • Updates include: “Rescue & Lifesaving Entity” definition:

The terms “rescue and lifesaving department,” “rescue squad,” and “search and rescue team” refer to entities affiliated with a municipal, county, or state governmental body with the authority to respond to an emergency. This affiliation is established when an entity is recognized by the governmental body having jurisdiction and includes agencies and authorities such as the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services, NC Emergency Management, NC Office of State Fire Marshal, and county or state Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs). This affiliation ensures that the agencies/employees/volunteers have official “authority to act” in an emergency situation, as granted by one of these governmental entities. From Memo PS21-03 (Feb. 8, 2021) https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/workforce-continuing-education/public-safety 4/1/2021 12

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NCCCS UPDATES

• Student Data Transfer to OSFM • Numerous transfer issues occurring • Monitor transfer as you can • Please report issues to Kenny Weatherington • Will create ServiceNow (help desk) ticket to monitor

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NCCCS UPDATES Student Data Transfer (Continued) • System Office IT transfers records daily that you submit via Colleague process • You must also register your classes in the OSFM portal (not tied to student data transfer process) • OSFM compares portal information to student data transfer information before moving to student transcript-no number or incorrect number is causing delay in records getting to transcripts • You must enter the unique Colleague ID number in the OSFM portal (see next slide- use number at top in parenthesis) • You can use “fake” number/place holder when registering in portal and then change to Colleague number when you get it, but you must change it before end date of class and transfer of student data

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NCCCS UPDATES

Do not put the number in OSFM Portal that has letters in it (ie FIP); use the number that is inside the parentheses

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NCCCS UPDATES

Student Data Transfer (Continued) • Other issues: • Changing “cert” status during section build • This field is tied to report that sends student data to OSFM • CERT Field can be manipulated locally—DO NOT DO THIS FOR FIRE CLASSES! • If course is not showing as “cert” status, do not change this field (see next slide-course types near bottom) • Appropriate designation is done at state level and downloads when you pull courses in.

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NCCCS Updates

Do not change the course type of “CERT” for Fire Courses; this field controls transfer to OSFM. Also, do not add “CERT” if it is not already in this field. 4/1/2021 17

NCCCS UPDATES Non-Certification Courses that are being sent to OSFM: DO NOT SEND!* • FIP-3404-Firefighter Training • FIP-3500-NFA Courses • FIP-4001-Wildland Fire Suppression • FIP-4533-Emergency Management Incident Command • FIP-4714-Live Structural Burn Training • FIP-4728-Special Topics Fire & Rescue • FIP-4729-General Practices Fire & Rescue • FIP-4903-HAZMAT Recertification *If you don’t change the “CERT” field on the course, they will not be mistakenly sent. 4/1/2021 18

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NCCCS UPDATES

WEIRD ONES—Fire classes that are certification but don’t transfer to OSFM*: • FIP-3563-Haz Mat Technician • FIP-3713-Fire Officer III • FIP-3813-Fire Instructor III • FIP-7100-Fire Investigation Technician • Records for these courses are responsibility of the instructor

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NCCCS UPDATES

REALLY WEIRD ONES—Fire classes that are NOT certification but we have to transmit student records to OSFM*: • FIP-3716-Fire Chief 101 (Tied to ISO ratings) • FIP-3717-Fire Chief 101 Update (Tied to ISO ratings) • FIP-7000-Traffic Incident Management (Required for certification programs)

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NCCCS UPDATES

NC Fire & Rescue Commission Certification Board Policies on Portal and Student Data Transfer: • CC-DA 500.01 B(5): j. All Delivery Agencies shall submit all certification records monthly. k. When submitting the monthly certification records, they should be provided electronically in a format approved by the NCFRC. • DO NOT SEND E-MAILS FOR STUDENT RECORDS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Call or email your OSFM Regional Specialist for guidance if you have an unusual issue that needs to be resolved. • CC-DA 500.01 C(1): i. File an online pre-course delivery of any and all NCFRC certification courses sent to the appropriate regional certification specialist prior to the delivery of these courses containing: i. Title of course ii. Location of the class. iii. Beginning date of course. iv. Course instructor. v. Ending date of course. vi. Date and time of scheduled test

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NCCCS UPDATES

• Public Safety Training Calendar (PSTC) • Find on NCCCS website: www.nccommunitycolleges.edu • Type PSTC in search box at top of page. • Calendar is populated by colleges. Must run process after section build to send data up to our calendar. • Can list all CE public safety offerings and CE/CU BLET on calendar. • Email Tracy McPherson if you need instructions on posting.

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Public Safety Memos & Emails

Type “psmemos”

Note: College staff may be added to the System-wide Public Safety Training List Servs at the local college level.

Email Tracy McPherson for Instructions.

NCCCS UPDATES

• Online Fire training • Fire certification training CAN NOT be done online except the hybrid programs approved by NCFRC. Colleges must be approved by NCFRC to do these programs. • Non-certification courses can be done online. But do not use certification course numbers when doing online (or when running any non-certification course). • Due to COVID, online need was identified. We provided your online offering information to OSFM. Posted on their website. Thank you!

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NCCCS UPDATES • CCP-WCE High School Fire Academies • All CCP-WCE programs require application to, and approval from, System Office prior to program start. • https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/ccp-documents-and- resources • For fire academies, use FIP-3031, FIP-3032, FIP-3033. These align with DPI model and are recognized for credit towards graduation via state articulation agreement. These numbers transfer to OSFM. • DOES NOT INCLUDE FIRE CONTROL, due to NCFRC live burn rule of age requirement of 18 years old to participate.

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NCCCS UPDATES • SARA requirements for information to students about reciprocity for certifications, licenses, etc. • Federal DOE requirement • Students must be provided with information about reciprocity with other states (see memo at link below for details). • VLC working to provide guidance language to colleges that can be used on college’s website, catalogs, etc. • See Public Safety Memo PS21-05 (March 29, 2021) https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/workforce-continuing-education/public-safety

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NCCCS UPDATES • OEMS now requires EVD & TIMS content (not certification) in EMT course.* • If you choose to use the NCFRC Cert courses for this purpose: • If not embedded in EMT, course run as usual. • If embedded in EMT, but no students want certification, OEMS has content recommendations available that can used. • If embedded in EMT and students want Fire certification, use EMS-4200 for Colleague but Fire School Director will register in the OSFM portal using FIP-3600 (EVD) & FIP-7000 (TIMS). Make note in portal that courses are embedded in EMT course. Student test data will have to be manually entered in OSFM portal for students to receive certification. • PS Memo coming out soon. Contact us if you have questions or input.

* See new guidelines EMT Educational Program Requirements Effective January 1, 2021 (Implementation Date July 1, 2021) found at https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/credcomp.htm 4/1/2021 27

NCCCS UPDATES

Public Safety Administration degree Approved with effective date of Fall 2019 Continuing Education courses and/or industry-recognized certifications for Public Safety can be recognized for articulated credit into degree (up to 9 hours) Other Con Ed courses may fall under other categories allowing for credit under other allowances

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Public Safety Administration Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree (A55480)

A New Way to Leverage Public Safety Credentials and Pathways

https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academic-programs/curriculum-standards

16 Colleges with PSA Programs 1. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 2. Bladen Community College 3. Blue Ridge Community College 4. Brunswick Community College 5. Cape Fear Community College 6. Central Carolina Community College 7. Durham Technical Community College 8. Fayetteville Technical Community College 9. Gaston College 10. Lenoir Community College 11. Martin Community College 12. Piedmont Community College (first college with the program) 13. Sampson Community College 14. Vance-Granville Community College 15. Wake Technical Community College 16. Wayne Community College (List current as of 3/30/2021)

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Required Technical Core Courses

Public Administration (PAD) & Classes with CJC, EMS, EPT and FIP prefixes* in government, law, and management

*There is no limit on the number of courses with these prefixes on a college’s Program of Study (POS).

Four Subject Area Tracks

Colleges Choose:

• Correction Services

• Emergency & Fire Management Services

• Law Enforcement Services

• Security & Loss Prevention Services

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PST Course List in the CCL

Criminal Justice

Fire and Rescue

PST Course List Continued

NCCCS Courses

Criminal Justice

Note: PST has been added to the CJT, FPT, and EM Curriculum Standards.

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Special Application Process

Colleges seeking State Board approval to offer the Public Safety Administration Degree do not have to submit the “regular,” full curriculum application.

It is on the Special Application List.

https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academic-programs/curriculum-procedures-reference-manual-cprm

Destiny One Business Solution

Destiny One – Short-Term Workforce Development (STWD) Solution • Destiny One Core Platform - will integrate with Colleague and be “public friendly” Modules (aka “Release Candidates”): 1) Curriculum Management and Marketing, which includes State- Level Credly digital badging and credentials 2) Student Profile Management 3) Instructors, 4) Enrollment 5) Grading and Attendance 6) Organizations and 7) Advanced Payment functionalities. • Optional Modules May Be Purchased by Colleges International and Specialty Programs Manager; Conference Manager; Proctoring and Exam Scheduling Manager; Language Packs; Credly Acclaim Affiliates (Local Badges) • 3 Pilot Colleges – Agile Development of 7 “Release Candidates” • Central Carolina, Central Piedmont, Rowan-Cabarrus • System Office and Development Team Driving • Over 100 Stakeholders Engaged

• System Deployment (Implementation Phase) beginning Fall 2021

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Destiny One Business Solution Destiny One Release Candidates 1-7 and Schedule

Release Candidate (RC) / Expected Delivery Capability Summary RC1 - Curriculum Management and Marketing /  Create new non-credit curriculum in Destiny One Spring 2021  Publish enriched catalog information to the Destiny One Public View  Facilitate students browsing catalog on Destiny One Public View, selecting section and being redirected to registration system  Utilize Colleague integration for core Curriculum support  Setup Credly Badges RC2 - Student Profile Management / Spring 2021  Create new students and prospects in Destiny One to allow for prospect tracking and profile management RC3 – Instructors / Summer 2021  Add instructors to the section for publishing on web to improve student experience RC4 - Enrollment, simple pay, and schedule location /  Add self-service registrations  Refunds Summer 2021 (credit card payments only,  Integrate and publish section schedule to web others directed to Colleague)  Waivers  Post charges to Colleague RC5 - Grading and Attendance / Summer 2021  Submit grading and attendance via Destiny One instructor portal  Enable Credly Badge Issuing RC6 – Organizations / Fall 2021  Organizations / Group profile management RC7 - Advanced Payment / Fall 2021  Advanced payment scenarios (non-  Sponsorships 37 credit card) 37

Destiny One: Online Video

https://youtu.be/hgqTRZN0zUg

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Credly Digital Badges

Credly Acclaim Digital Credentialing Models:

Collections (Part of Core Platform for All Colleges) a. This model is included in the System contract for the Destiny One solution b. Allows for the creation of statewide digital badging by the System Office for all colleges c. Only allows issuance of badges created, managed, and branded at the System level

Affiliates (Optional Purchase by Each College) a. Allows for the creation, management, and branding of local college credentials b. Facilitates the issuance of digital badging at both the college and System-level c. College reporting back to the System Office

For more information about Credly Acclaim • Link: https://info.credly.com/ • Link: https://info.credly.com/how-credly-works • Link: https://youtu.be/oRuExahaWPY

Q & A/Open Discussion

Email the Public Safety Training Staff Directly or email [email protected]

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Thank you! Stay Safe!

Safe Travels!! 

See you next time!!!