FIRE INSTRUCTOR I (Sept 6-8)
Class Size: 15
IFSAC- Pro Board
Certification Course - WAITLIST ONLY
Course Description
This course is designed to
provide current fire and emergency services instructors and instructor
candidates with basic instructional knowledge to develop skills for preparing
and presenting training for personnel of fire and emergency services
organizations through a variety of methodologies. This course outlines
all requirements set forth in the 2019 Edition of NFPA Standard 1041, Standard
for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Professional Qualifications.
This course also provides detailed performance test information for candidate
evaluations and includes the elements, steps, and standards to which must be
performed.
Requirement: Students must
purchase and bring with them to class their own copy of the IFSTA’s Fire
and Emergency Services Instructor (9th edition) book.
Important!
Class Schedule:
Course
Runs 0900 to 1700 Sept 6-8, 2025, with the State Practical exam held on
Monday, September 8th.
INCIDENT SAFETY
OFFICER (F0729) (Sept 6-7)
Class Size 25
*NFA class- For candidates seeking state ISO
certification- this course meets the 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-hazard
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.
DRIVER OPERATOR/PUMPER (Sept 8-11)
Class
Size: 15
IFSAC- Pro Board
Certification Course - WAITLIST ONLY
Course Description
The job as a Driver Operator has many
responsibilities, some are obvious, and others are not so apparent to your crew
members or even to yourself as a driver operator. Our four-day driver operator
class offers discussion and hands-on training on various topics to include
in-depth hands-on apparatus inspection, apparatus positioning, fire ground hydraulics,
hands-on pump operation and the critical thinking of a driver operator size- up.
This class is designed to not only increase the knowledge and skill level of
aspiring driver operators, new driver operators and seasoned driver operators
but to share your knowledge and experiences with others.
Required
PPE students need to bring: Head protection (structural or wildland Helmet or
hard hat), eye protection, hearing protection, leather gloves, long pants
(bunker pants, wildland pants, work pants), & safety boots.
Important!
Class Schedule:
Course
Runs 0900 to 1700 Sept 8-11, 2025. The State Practical exam will be held
during the class.
THE CHIEF OFFICER TRAINING COURSE: HUMAN RESOURCES (Y0855) (Sept 8-11)
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 an 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
Questions? Please call Division
of Fire Prevention & Control at 303-239-4600
or email laura.renville@state.co.us