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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. 

The University of Akron

Continuing and Professional Education

Fire Safety Inspector

This 80 hour course is designed to meet the requirements for State of Ohio Fire Safety Inspector. This class meets certifi cationrequirements established by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and NFPA 1031, Fire Inspector Professional Qualifi cations.

Dates: December 2-13 & 16, 2024. This class will be an in-person class.

December 16 will be a testing day.

The state certification test date is TBD

Required Textbook: IFSTA Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, 8th Edition, ISBN 978-0-87939-605-3

Students must bring the current Ohio Fire Code book to class. The Fire Code book is used heavily starting on the first day.

Location: The University of Akron, 225 S. Main Street, Room 313, Akron, OH 44308

Class Dates:       April 30, May 14, May 21, and May 22

Class Hours:       0830-1630 with a one hour lunch period

Text:                   IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 9^th ed

 To obtain IFSAC certification, each student will need to successfully pass a written certification exam as well as 12 practical skill sheets.

 This class is a self-directed/flipped classroom format.  To ensure a successful outcome, students should read and take the chapter tests on chapters 11-15 prior to the first day of class.  There will be a pre-course examination on chapters 11-15 on the first day of class to measure each students preparedness. 

 The class will consist of in-class lectures and practical skill instructions.  Each student will be required to submit a professional level portfolio to comply with 9 of the skill sheets.  The portfolios will be evaluated as will the 3 in person, instructional delivery and program management skill sheets.  Students will need to bring a laptop to each class session.  The laptop will need to have Microsoft Word and Excel software.  Development of a professional level portfolio can be a time consuming activity requiring significant effort both in class and between classes.