Fire Officer I

Course Instruction/Information:

A Fire Officer I is a first-line supervisory officer who has met all the job performance and certification requirements of Fire Officer I as defined in NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications and has previously met all the job performance and certification requirements of Fire Fighter II as defined in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and Fire Instructor I as defined in NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications.

An individual at the Fire Officer I level, as part of his or her duties and responsibilities performs the following:

• Uses human resources to accomplish assignments in accordance with safety plans in an efficient manner, evaluates member task performance, supervises personnel during emergency, and non-emergency work periods
• Deals with inquiries from the community, projects the role of the department to the public, delivers safety, injury prevention and fire prevention education programs
• Performs general administrative functions and implements departmental policies and procedures at the unit/company level
• Performs a fire investigation to determine preliminary cause, secures the incident scene, and preserves evidence
• Supervises emergency operations, conducts pre-incident planning, and deploys assigned resources in accordance with the local emergency plan
• Integrates safety plans, policies, and procedures into the daily activities as well as on the emergency scene, including the donning of appropriate levels of personal protective equipment to ensure a safe work environment, in accordance with health and safety plans, for all assigned members

Course Cost: $250.00

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Required Textbooks:

For this course, we will be using the IFSTA, Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, 6th edition. All students are required to provide their own textbook. ISBN # 978-0-87939-650-3

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