Option 2 Course Runs 0800 to 1700 Mon-Fri Feb 3-7,
2025 with JPR assignments
due NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEBRUARY 28th. Written exam may be
scheduled only after completion of practical.
Students
will be given a pre-course assignment of completing 2 JPRs that they must bring with them on the first
day of the class on Monday, February 3rd. That morning, each student will be
paired with a proctor to discuss the evaluation of their JPRs and any necessary
changes to formatting and content. Some JPRs will be evaluated during the
week of the course. At the conclusion on Friday, students will be given an assignment to complete
the rest of the JPRs assigned to them and will have until February 28th to submit all of
their completed JPRs to their proctor prior to sitting for their exam. Failure
to submit final JPRs will result in candidate then being required to submit all
JPRs in the traditional method for review.
Shaping the future (F0602)
(Feb 1 - 2) Class Size 30
*Required Course for the NFA Managing
Officer Program https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/programs/mo_program.html
Course Description
This 2-day course is designed to assist first- and
second-level supervisors and Company Officers (COs) in developing knowledge and
skills in contemporary approaches to organizational problem-solving.
Topics include:
- Use of
creative approaches to identifying trends within their organizations.
- Applying
problem-solving methodologies.
- The
importance and application of continuous improvement within organizations.
- How to
quantify problems and solutions.
- Factors
in organizational and individual resistance to change.
- Strategies
for implementing change.
The course incorporates facilitated, student-centered
methodologies, including lecture, small and large group activities, and individual
assessments.
General Audience
- First-
and second-level supervisors and COs who are upwardly mobile within their
organizations and whose department head wishes to prepare them for
increased managerial responsibility.
- Administrative
officers who are responsible for significant staff functions within the
organization and who report directly to top management.
- Emergency
service workers assigned to positions with decision-making
responsibilities.
Prerequisite
ICS-100-level (Q0462) and ICS-200-level (Q0463) training, available through NFA Online
COMMAND AND CONTROL OF
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE OPERATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURAL CHIEF OFFICER (F0612)
(Feb 1-2)
Class Size 30
Course Description
This 2-day course is designed to provide students with
the essential tools and skills to operate safely in a wildland urban interface
(WUI) incident.
Course content covers:
- Interface
incidents.
- Fire
behavior.
- Safety
and operational considerations.
General Audience
Chief or
Company Officers who may have command responsibility for multiple resources at
the scene of a wildland/WUI incident.
Prerequisite
ICS-100-level (Q0462) and ICS-200-level (Q0463) training, available through NFA Online
STRATEGY AND TACTICS FOR INITIAL COMPANY OFFICER (F0455)
(Feb 1-2) Class Size: 30
Course Description
This 2-day
course is designed to meet the needs of Company Officers (COs) responsible for
managing the operations of 1 or more companies during structural firefighting
operations. This course is designed to develop the management skills needed by
COs to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires.
General Audience
Senior
firefighters who may at times assume the responsibilities of the CO (National
Fire Protection Association 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications, Level II).
Prerequisite
ICS-100-level (Q0462) and ICS-200-level (Q0463) training, available through NFA Online
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AWARENESS/OPERATIONS *FULL - WAITLIST ONLY* (Feb 1-6) Class Size:20
*State practical testing will be held on the last day of
class*
Course will be
for DFPC (CO State) certification. This course will meet the minimum classroom
requirements and training hours to be eligible to take the
State HMA/HMO certification exam. The practical exam will be held on
the last day of class. The
Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations course is a six-day course that
provides responders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to
analyze, plan, and implement performance-defensive response actions for
hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents. This certification is a requirement for DFPC
Firefighter I certification. The course will be 0800-1700 Saturday through Thursday
Feb 1-Feb 6, 2025. Lunch is provided Saturday-Wednesday. Please have bunker
gear with SCBA for each student for Wednesday (Feb 5th) and Thursday (Feb 6th)
THE CHIEF OFFICER TRAINING
COURSE: OPERATIONS II 5 DAY CLASS (FEB 3-7) Class Size: 30
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention
& Control is offering, National Fire Academy Chief Officer Training
Course. This NFA certificate program is
160 hours in duration and will be delivered in blocks during the National Fire
Academy Weekends or as demand dictates. The
target audience is composed of those officers who are responsible for
commanding a variety of units from multiple stations. In their new roles, the
newly promoted chief officer would be responsible for strategic decision-making
at incidents, leaving the tactical decision-making to lower-level officers. In
career departments, this newly appointed chief officer might often be at the
battalion chief level. In a volunteer or combination volunteer and career
department, the newly appointed chief officer would not typically be referred
to as a battalion chief, but may have another rank such as captain or
lieutenant.
What
is Chief Officer Training Course (COTC)?:
COTC: Who is the target audience?
The target audience is composed of those officers who have
recently moved from being in charge of several responding sections within a
station (possibly over multiple shifts) to being responsible for commanding a
variety of units from multiple stations. In their new roles, the newly promoted
chief officer would be responsible for strategic decision-making at incidents,
leaving the tactical decision-making to lower-level officers. In career
departments, this newly appointed chief officer might often be at the battalion
chief level. In a volunteer or combination volunteer and career department, the
newly appointed chief officer would not typically be referred to as a battalion
chief, but may have another rank such as captain or lieutenant.
COTC: How is
the curriculum organized?
The COTC curriculum includes four distinct courses of
instruction: Leadership, Human Resource Development, Community Risk Reduction,
and Operations for a newly promoted chief officer. The total number of contact
hours is 160. The Division of Fire Prevention & Control hopes to be able to
offer three of the modules each year. Students will receive a NFA certificate
upon completion of the ENTIRE program (160 Hours). The module
breakdown is as follows:
1. Leadership 32 hours
2. Human Resource Development 32 hours
3. Community Risk Reduction 16 hours
4. Operations I 40 hours
5. Operations II 40 hours
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Questions?
Please call Division of Fire Prevention & Control at 303-239-4600
or
email laura.renville@state.co.us