General Operator Certification applicants must meet the following requirements to obtain their certification. These requirements must be fulfilled in the three years (or less) immediately preceding the submission of their General Operator Certification application to the OSFM.
Be 21years of age or older and complete the following duties on three or more Oregon General Fireworks Displays:
Installation of Mortars
Loading of Shells
Clean up and Inspection of the display site after the display is ended
Manual Firing of the Display
Installation of Set Pieces
Tending Magazine
Installation of Electrical Firing System
Complete a training course approved by the OSFM
Pass a written examination, administered by the OSFM, with 80% or more of the questions answered correctly.
Applicable Rules,Statutes and Fire and Life Safety Codes
To schedule an examination, applicants should complete the following application and submit it to OSFM. You may fax or mail this application, contact information is below.
Once the application is received and entered into the online examination iLearn system, the applicant will receive an email from the OSFM, giving them access to take the examination.
Office of State Fire Marshal
License and Permits Section
4760 Portland Rd NE
Salem, OR 97305
Phone: 503-934-8274
Fax: 503-373-1825
Examination Study Materials
The operator certification examination is a closed book examination. It is recommended that the training course required for certification be completed prior to taking the examination. The following materials are the study materials for the examination.
Civil Penalties may be issued for a violation(s) of Oregon’s fireworks statutes and rules. A person who violates any provision of ORS 480.110 through 480.165 or OAR Chapter 837, Division 12 as adopted by the State Fire Marshal is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 per violation. In addition to issuing citations and penalties, the State Fire Marshal and fire authorities may confiscate any fireworks associated with the violation.
