The Fire Officer series is designed to build the skills necessary to be an effective fire service leader. The Fire Officer I course is the first course in the series and is designed for firefighters who aspire to the position of company officer. The course is designed to meet the educational and time requirements of NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition, for Fire Officer I and N.J.A.C. 5:73-8.2 Qualifications for Fire Officer I. Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to take the NJ State Fire Officer I certification test. The certification test will be given approximately two (2) weeks after the last day of class. This course content will include a mixture of lectures, case studies, and classroom exercises. The goal is to stimulate classroom interaction centered on what we should be doing versus what we are actually doing as company officers. This course acquaints the student with the role of the company officer in a fire department and introduced basic management and leadership theories, practices, and functions. Other topics include: firefighter health and safety, managing resources, planning and readiness, fire prevention, building construction, and risk management. The course concludes with an introduction to the basic principles and methods associated with fireground tactics and strategy as required of the company officer.

Notebook, pen/pencil

Firefighter I, Firefighter II

(n/a)

$150.00 (In County), $200.00 (Out of County)