FOD 101 - Fire Officer I

5.0 Credits
Overview of report writing, diversity, workplace, safety, decision making, quality assurance, supervisory practices; pre-incident planning, fire cause, emergency operations, compliance issues, scene safety, IMS, strategy/tactcs, size-up/action plan & PIO function. Prerequisite: Fire Department affiliation. Placement in ENGL 100 or instructor’s permission. Permit code required.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Explain the role of a company level fire officer. [REASON]
Demonstrate effective report writing skills. [COMMUNICATE]
Describe the cultural diversity issues within the fire service and identify the techniques for effectively managing them. [EXPLORE]
Identify and describe the principles of quality assurance programming from a budgetary and customer service perspective. [REASON]
Demonstrate knowledge of fire officer’s role in supervising fire department operations at the company level. [ACT]
Identify and describe the building code, fire characteristics, and hazard analysis items associated with pre-incident planning. [REASON]
Identify and describe the fire officer’s role in determining fire cause and the investigation process. [REASON]
Identify and describe the principles of emergency service communications and interagency operations. [COMMUNICATE]
Identify and describe the fire officer’s responsibility with compliance and accountability issues. [ACT]
Identify the fire officer’s role within the Incident Management System as well as the development and application of this system. [REASON]
Describe the process for developing pre-incident strategic and tactical action plans. [REASON]
Identify the elements of conducting a size-up and determining resource requirements. [REASON]
Apply the principles of incident action planning during simulated exercises. [REASON]
Describe the Public Information Officer’s function and role while interfacing with the community and media. [COMMUNICATE]