The Fire Training Program at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), in partnership with the Washington County Fire Training Association (WCFTA), recently hosted a one-day class on Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Safety for Fire Fighters at SolarWorld in Hillsboro, Oregon. Emergency incidents involving Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) equipment are becoming more and more common in both urban and rural areas.
The class was delivered by Captain Matt Paiss of the San Jose Fire Department (California) who is one of the nation’s leading experts in this area. Captain Paiss is a 15-year veteran of the San Jose Fire Department, and is currently assigned as a Training Officer. He was a contributor to the California State Fire Marshal’s Office PV Guidelines, as well as the IFC and NFPA1 fire code sections on PV. Captain Paiss has delivered PV Safety training to over 2,000 firefighters nationwide and has spoken at national conferences such as FDIC. He has also spoken in Europe on Fire Safety and PV design, has AS degrees in both Solar Energy Technology and Fire Science, and is a member of UL Standards Technical Panels 1703 & 1741. Captain Paiss has also written articles for Fire Engineering and Home Power magazines.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) was kind enough to record the class, record additional sessions in studio with Capt. Paiss, and edit the program so that is suitable for in-service training.
Post time: Feb-20-2017