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.