Indiana District 8 (IN)

Northern Monroe Fire Territory  

5081 N. Old State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47408

Phone 812.339.1115   Fax 812.339.1120

 Fire Officer I

Lead Instructor: David Calvin

Course Manager: Ryan Fipps

Lead Evaluator: Rusty Clark

Proctor: Rusty Clark

Course Prerequisites:  Firefighter I and Fire Instructor I certified for a period of 1 year by the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education.

Course Description & Purpose:  After completing the course the student will have met the sections required for Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications in the National Fire Protection Association^® (NFPA^®) 1021, 2014 edition, professional qualifications standard. Students who successfully complete the certification process including demonstration of all practical skills and achieving a written examination score of 70% or more will be certified as Fire Officer I by the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education.

Required Text: The required text for the course is IFSTA’s Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, 5^th edition. While not required, the IFSTA’s Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer Study Guide is a valuable tool to help prepare for each lesson in the course and for the certification exam. The manual and study guide are available from Source for purchasing the materials.

Goal:  The goal of this class is to provide firefighters with the knowledge and practical skills needed to be obtain the State of Indiana Fire Officer I certification.  

Objectives:  Objectives are printed on the first page of each chapter within the IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer manual and knowledge of the objectives is the key component of obtaining goal competency and passing Indiana Fire Officer I written and practical exam.

Preparation for IFSTA Moodle Website:  Firefighters are expected to be prepared for each week’s lessons, quizzes, tests, and skill sheets.  Reading the manual is expected and scores above 70% are required for quizzes and 75% for tests before progressing to the next chapter.    

Assignments:  There will be assigned reading from the course handbook each class period.  You are expected to read class material.

Quizzes and Tests: Quizzes and tests on the IFSTA Moodle website will use multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, and essay questions, and possibly case studies. 

Class Schedule is as follows:

January 7-13     Chapter 1    The Company Officer

                          Chapter 2    Organizational Structure                Skill Sheet 16

                          Chapter 3    Leadership and Supervision           Skill Sheet 2

January 14-20   Chapter 4    Human Resource Management      Skill Sheets 1 and 4

                          Chapter 5    Communications                            

                          Chapter 6    Administrative Functions               Skill Sheets 8 and 9

January 21-27   Chapter 7    Health and Safety                          Skill Sheets 10, 11, and 12

                          Chapter 8    Company Level Training                Skill Sheet 3

January 28 -      Chapter 9    Community Relations and              Skill Sheets 5, 6, and 7

    February 7                              Company Level Inspections

                          Chapter 10  Pre-Incident Surveys                      Skill Sheet 13

                          Chapter 11  Delivery of Emergency Services    Skill Sheet 14 and 15

February 12     Practical’s Due and Presentations

February 15     State Written Exam

Written Exam:  State of Indiana exams are multiple-choice and a limited number of true-false questions.  Occasionally there will be review sessions offered to help in preparation for exam.