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Dec 08, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
Company Officer Certificate
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This program offers courses for current fire officers and firefighters aspiring to become officers. Students should have an earned Associate degree in Fire Science or a closely related field prior to enrolling in this program.
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Program Outcomes
- define the different types of laws;
- discuss federal, state, and local laws and liabilities applicable to emergency services;
- explain the purpose of national codes and standards;
- discuss applicable court decisions that have influenced emergency services;
- recognize the legal issues and concerns affecting emergency services;
- acknowledge career development opportunities and strategies for success;
- recognize the need for effective communication skills, both written and verbal;
- identify and explain the concepts of span and control, effective delegation, and division of labor;
- select and implement the appropriate disciplinary action based upon an employee’s conduct;
- explain the history of management and supervision methods and procedures;
- discuss the various levels of leadership, roles, and responsibilities within the organization;
- describe the traits of effective versus ineffective management styles;
- identify the importance of ethics as it relates to fire and emergency services;
- identify the roles of the national incident management system (nims) and incident management system (ics);
- discuss fire behavior as it relates to strategies and tactics;
- explain the main components of pre-fire planning, and identify steps needed for a pre-fire plan review;
- identify the basics of building construction and how they interrelate to pre-fire planning, strategy, and tactics;
- describe the steps taken during size-up;
- examine the significance of fire ground communications;
- identify the roles of the national incident management system (nims) and incident management system (ics) as it relates to strategy and tactics;
- demonstrate the various roles and responsibilities in ics/nims.
Total Certificate Credit Hours: 9
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