Fire Officer II (May 5-9) WAITLIST ONLY Class
Size: 20IFSAC- Pro Board
Certification Course
Course Description
* It is
recommended that candidates be a Lieutenant/Captain or higher and have served a
minimum of two years’ experience as a Lieutenant or higher. Candidate’s chief
or training officer should review the JPRs and attest that the candidate has
the experience to complete the JPRs
This
course is designed for Chief Officer candidates in a supervisory/managerial
position. The Fire Officer II course satisfies the requirements of the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA 1021), and provides the tools necessary to
obtain certification through the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
Candidates will attend lecture Monday through Friday to
prepare for the written exam and will be developing a Job Performance
Requirement (JPR) portfolio on-site and are expected to complete additional
JPRs at the conclusion of class. It is designed around classroom lectures and
group exercises to improve your abilities to manage a single fire company. This
includes responsibilities such as involvement in the development and
implementation of policies and procedures, personnel management, mentoring, and
community relations.<
Prerequisite: Attendees must be current Colorado State Certified Fire Officer I and Fire Instructor I. Attendees must bring textbook: Fire & Emergency Services Company Officer (6th Edition, IFSTA) and laptop.
Important! Class
Schedule:
Course
Runs 0800 to 1700 May 5-9, 2025 with JPR assignments due NO LATER THAN
CLOSE OF BUSINESS May 30th. 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, May 5th. 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 May 30th 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.
LEADERSHIP IN SUPERVISION: CREATING ENVIRONMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH___
(F0646) (May 3-4) CANCELED _ ___ Class Size 25
Course Description
This 2-day
course presents the supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools
needed to perform effectively in the fire and emergency medical services (EMS)
environment. The course includes concepts related to a successful transition to
supervisory and leadership roles, including concepts of adaptive leadership;
change management; active followership; effective communication, including
difficult conversations and advocacy-inquiry-based dialogue; ethics; authority;
power; decision-making; and active engagement through development of a personal
plan.
General Audience
The primary target audience for this course are those
individuals who are at the first-line level of supervision. For purposes of
student selection, first-line level is considered to be those at the Company
Officer or Unit (fire prevention, fire education, communications, EMS, etc.)
Supervisor level.
More specifically, primary selection criteria are as
follows:
- First-line
supervisors in fire and EMS organizations.
- Fire
and EMS personnel due for promotion/appointment to a first-line
supervisory position within 18 months.
- Fire
and EMS personnel who are regularly assigned acting supervisory positions.
The secondary target audiences are fire and EMS personnel
at the first-line management level (Chief Officer or above).
Prerequisites
ICS-100-level and ICS-200-level
training.
INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER
(F0729) (May 3-4) CANCELED_ Class Size 25
*NFA class- For candidates
seeking state ISO certification- this course meets state ISO certification
course requirement, but applicants will need to complete and submit the
practical skill packet to DFPC for committee review and approval prior to
registering for the written exam.
Course Description
This 2-day course examines the Safety Officer's role at
emergency responses.
This course focuses on operations within an Incident
Command System (ICS) as a Safety Officer and emphasizes response to all-hazards
types of situations.
General Audience
Individuals who have a Safety Officer responsibility at
emergency operation situations.
Individuals attending this course should have a working
knowledge of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command
System (ICS) as taught by the National Fire Academy, building construction
principles (for fire service agencies), hazardous materials response,
applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, and federal
regulations.
Prerequisites
ICS-100-level and ICS-200-level
training.
THE CHIEF OFFICER TRAINING COURSE (COTC):_LEADERSHIP_____________________________ 4 DAY CLASS _______ (May 3-6) __________________________ 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 Command & Control 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 each of the two Command & Control modules
and upon completion of the ENTIRE program (160 Hours), students
are eligible for a NFA Certificate. 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