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- Manager: Martin Nunez
I want to welcome everyone to this online course. The goal is to start on January 18, and wrap up the course by February 24th. You will need to complete two chapters per week to accomplish this. I would like to try to schedule the practical skill portion on either the weekend of February 24th,
Ron and Chief Warner will be keeping track of each of your progressions throughout this course and are available for help if needed. Feel free to use this discussion forum to ask questions.
I hope to have each one of you a Hazardous Materials for First Responder and an ERG for your to pick up on your schedule at station 1 my Monday.
If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact me. Text is preferred between 8 A.M - 10 P.M. 573-579-0689.
Thank you.
Ron Kiplinger
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, 5th 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.
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