To provide the Company Officer (CO) with skills to function effectively as the safety officer at fire department incident operations. The primary focus shall be on decision-making skills through the recognition of cues that affect personal safety (safety cues). The safety officer's responsibilities fall into two clear-cut categories: (1) those associated with responding at the incident scene and (2) those associated with managing the day-to-day affairs of the department. This Incident Safety Officer course focuses on the former. It is an incident-specific, scene-oriented course designed to teach what a safety officer at an incident needs to know, using scenarios to convey instructional points.