OTC FST students there is no charge to take (Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and Technical Rescuer Core)
You MUST schedule your Fire Safety Certification exam with the link below using the “Fire Safety State Certification” Exam Group. Do NOT schedule your Fire Science exam on the Ozarks Tech Online and Makeup Exam Scheduler, or else Testing Services will NOT receive your exam information from the State.
- Once an FST Student successfully completes an FST course that is aligned with a MO Division of Fire Safety certification course, the instructor will submit the required paperwork to the MO Division of Fire Safety. After the Division reviews and approves the paperwork, the FST student will receive an email from the Division that states that student is approved to take the written exam for certification.
- After confirmation of approval from the Division, the FST student will pick a date and time on the Scheduler Link at the Ozarks Tech Springfield Testing Center. The FST student will pick one appointment per exam. No more than two certification exams per day.
- On the day of the exam, the student will present their Ozarks Tech student ID or a Valid unexpired State Issued ID. Non-OTC test takers will also need to bring a copy of their receipt of payment.
- The FST student will take the exam within the allowable time for that particular exam.
- The MO Division of Fire Safety will email the test results to the student indicating pass or fail. If the student failed, the email would include information concerning areas where the student was weakest in their answers in order for the student to be able to review that particular material in preparation for their second testing opportunity. Students cannot retest on the same day and are encouraged to speak with their instructor before taking their second attempt.
- If a student fails on their second attempt at a written exam, that student will be required to repeat the course, either at Ozarks Tech or with a fire department, in order to be eligible to take the exam again.
- If the student passes, the student will receive an email with a downloadable copy of the certification for which they tested.