This course is approved by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety's Training and Certification Unit
- Manager: Mike Moore
- Manager: Mike Moore
- Teacher: scott Weekley
- Manager: Mike Moore
- Teacher: Dylan Honea
This five‐day, 40-hour course is designed to provide individuals with
the ability to perform as a supervisor or manager in a fire service
organization. Following the requirements of NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire
Officer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 5, 2020 edition, this course
examines the Fire Officer level II role in Human Resources Management,
Administrative Responsibilities, Community and Government Relations, Fire
Safety Inspections, Fire Cause and Origin Investigations, Emergency Services
Delivery, and Health and Safety. Students are still expected to demonstrate a high
level of participation.
- Manager: Mike Moore
Textbook: Fire and Emergency Services Instructor. Ninth Edition (2019). IFSTA. ISBN: 978-0-87939-696-1
Course Overview:
This is a five-day course: 32 hours of instruction and 8 hours of evaluation. It addresses NFPA 1041-2019, Standard for Fire Instructor Professional Qualifications, Chapter 4, 2019 edition competencies at the fire service instructor I level. The course prepares fire and emergency service instructor for planning instruction, using a variety of instructional methods, teaching diverse learners, and evaluating course outcomes. The target audience is emergency services personnel who have, or may have, a responsibility to teach training classes. This course focuses on the presentation skills needed by new instructors delivering prepared lesson plans.
Course Competencies and Assessment:
As an entity that provides pre‐certification coursework, it is necessary that we maintain competencies for Fire Service Instructor 1 as enumerated below:
• Completion of chapter quizzes with a minimum score of 70%
• Completion of end of course exam with a minimum score of 70%
Course Requirements:
Overall, this course is graded on a pass/fail basis, based upon quality and quantity of participation, submissions, and chapter quizzes. Assignments are expected to be completed by the due date. Reading assignments cover the Fire Service Instructor I portions of the textbook only.
Course Participation:
The course utilizes open discussions, individual activities, and small group activities to achieve the outcome objectives. Every student is expected to come to course prepared to actively participate in discussions, read the text prior to the class day, complete all homework assignments, respectful of the beliefs, opinions, and values of other students, and have an open mind about the issues being discussed. Each student must bring a laptop with some form of presentation software. (i.e.- PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, etc.)
Missouri Division of Fire Safety’s Fire Service Instructor I Practical Skills:
Once the course completion information is submitted to DFS they will send you your FSI I practical skills booklet. Your course instructor will not be able to help you with the practical skills booklet. All correspondence pertaining to the practical skills must be through MDFS. The practical skills booklet must be completed, submitted, and successfully approved to complete the certification process. You will also be notified of when you are eligible to take the cognitive certification exam.
- Manager: Mike Moore
