1. Certification Workshop
An Introduction for New Coordinators

2. Personal Information
Most documentation submitted to the Austin Office requires personal information:
Full Legal Name – reference to identify duplicates
ID Number – required to speed up processing/eliminate crediting errors
Last 4 digits of SSN – reference to identify duplicates
Date of Birth – reference to identify duplicates and to identify “Junior” firefighters.

3. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Track and report training for the department
Submit Progress Report annually
Serve as a contact at the department for Certification issues
Attend the required Certification Workshop on a timely basis personal information
“What have I gotten myself into?”

4. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Track and report training for the department
SFFMA Online is a free program available to departments with their membership in SFFMA to track firefighter training objectives.
All coordinators have access to the program whether they choose to use it or not.
Coordinators log in using personal ID#.

5. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Track and report training for the department
SFFMA does still accept handwritten reports and those generated through other programs (Excel, FireHouse, Fire Programs, etc.) for now.
Beginning in 2017 all training must be submitted through SFFMA Online.
Regardless of format, all reports must meet the same baseline requirements.

6. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Submit Progress Report annually
“Progress Report” is just a training summary
Reports are due by January 31st each year.
Reports are cumulative.
Report is a baseline requirement for determining the department’s participation status. Not filing the report will delay certificate issuance.
If a department is new to the certification program, then their first report is due January 31st the following year.
Reports are required every year!

7. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Submit Progress Report annually
“All reports must meet the same baseline requirements.
Full Legal Name, ID#, SSN4 and DOB as referenced earlier.
Full report of training over firefighter objectives including report year and previous training

8. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Serve as a contact at the department for Certification issues
One person hears one answer; five people hear five answers.
SFFMA certification staff relies heavily on , so please be sure to provide a working and regularly checked address.
If Austin staff receives requests for information from your department, they generally copy the coordinator on responses.

9. Duties of the Certification Coordinator
Attend the required Certification Workshop on a timely basis personal information
All Coordinators are required to attend a Certification Workshop on a regular basis.
Provisional Coordinators attend every year
Full Coordinators attend every other year
“Online” option available for every other workshop
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