This 2-day course is designed to develop the decision-making skills needed by Company Officers (COs) to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires. All activities and scenarios used in this course are based on structure fires. With the real possibility of being the first to arrive at an incident, the CO’s initial decisions will have an impact throughout the entire incident. It is vital that COs be able to make good management decisions that have a favorable impact on the eventual outcome.
In addition to a possible role as the initial Incident Commander, the CO may well be assigned a subordinate position within the Incident Command System (ICS) organization. COs need to have a clear understanding of the system, the position that they are assigned to, and their role in the organization if they are to function effectively and help make the system work.
This course is an excellent review for experienced COs.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
| Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0457.pdf PDF 189KB |
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| Syllabus: | https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0457.pdf PDF 68KB |
Upcoming offerings
| Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 - 2, 2023 | Cancelled | Post Falls, Idaho |
Bryon Johnson
Division Chief, Training Kootenai County Fire and Rescue 208-777-8500 bjohnson@kootenaifire.com |
CCP |
| April 4 - 5, 2023 | Stow, Massachusetts |
Alanna Malatos
Program Coordinator Department of Fire Services - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@mass.gov
Heather Antell
Registration Assistant Department of Fire Services - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3201 heather.antell@mass.gov |
CCP | |
| April 11 - 12, 2023 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | CCP | ||
| April 15 - 16, 2023 | Ontario, Oregon |
Mike Bozeman
Eastern Oregon Fire Training Coordinator DPSST 541-303-3303 michael.bozeman@dpsst.oregon.gov |
CCP | |
| April 15 - 16, 2023 | Boise, Idaho | CCP | ||
| April 22 - 23, 2023 | Cancelled | Anchor Point, Alaska |
Virginia McMichael
Fire Training Specialist State of Alaska, Division of Fire and Life Safety 907-269-5481 virginia.mcmichael@alaska.gov |
CCP |
| May 20 - 21, 2023 | Box Elder, South Dakota | CCP | ||
| June 24, 2023 - October 25, 2023 | Cancelled | Rapid City, South Dakota | CCP | |
| July 15 - 16, 2023 | Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
Tate Chanler
OEM Director Clark County Emergency Management 870-246-0013 tatec@clarkcountyarkansas.com |
CCP | |
| October 26 - 27, 2023 | Bluemont, Virginia |
Kristoffer McAlister
Training and Safety Officer Mount Weather Fire Department 540-542-2660 kristoffer.mcalister@fema.dhs.gov |
CCP |