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Decision Making for Initial Company Operations F0457

Incident Management

Delivery type	2-Day Off-Campus
ACE recommendation	In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire science or firefighting.
CEU’s	1.4
Student pre-course materials and course syllabus	https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0457.pdf PDF 131KB

Training Specialist

Richard Sexton
Richard.Sexton@fema.dhs.gov
301-447-7687

Upcoming offerings

July 22 - 23, 2017 | August 12 - 13, 2017 | August 12 - 13, 2017 | View more

Course description

This two-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 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.

Selection criteria

This course is specifically designed for newly appointed COs and for firefighters who may have acting CO responsibilities or who want to become a CO. This course is an excellent review for experienced COs.

Prerequisites

None

Upcoming offerings

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP
		July 22 - 23, 2017	Cancelled	Jackson, Mississippi	Steven Ashby Instructor Chief Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 sashby@msfa.state.ms.us David Pitts Senior Instructor Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 dpitts@msfa.state.ms.us	Course coordination plan
		August 12 - 13, 2017	Cancelled	Horizon City, Texas	David Rosier Regional Manager TEEX /ESTI 903-240-2219 david.rosier@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Project Manager TEEX /ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Ron Larson Administrator/FF/EMT El Paso County ESD #1 915-852-3204 rlarson@epcesd1.com	Course coordination plan
		August 12 - 13, 2017		Edinburg, Texas	Dallas Renfrew Regional Manager TEEX /ESTI 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Project Manager TEEX /ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Ubaldo D. Perez District Training Coordinator Rio Grande Valley Firefighter's & Fire Marshals' Association 956-383-7691 bperez@cityofedinburg.com	Course coordination plan
		October 7 - 8, 2017		Coolin, Idaho	Dean Ellis Program Manager Fire Service Technology 208-535-5442 dean.ellis@my.eitc.edu Peggy Smith Fire Chief Coolin Cavanaugh Bay Fire Department 208-443-3118 ccbfpdchief@moosebytes.net	Course coordination plan
		October 7 - 8, 2017		Waterbury, Vermont	Jessica Pomainville Administrative Services Coordinator Vermont Fire Academy 802-483-2749 jessica.pomainville@vermont.gov Michael Skaza Training Program Coordinator Vermont Fire Academy 802-483-2754 michael.skaza@vermont.gov	Course coordination plan
		October 14 - 15, 2017		Maumelle, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Michael Cossey Interim Battalion Chief Maumelle Fire Department 501-851-1337 cossey@gmail.com	Course coordination plan
		October 14 - 15, 2017		Placitas, New Mexico	Wallace Starks NFA Course Coordinator New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy 575-835-7500 Wallace.Starks@state.nm.us Shannon Cherry Assistant Chief of Training Sandoval County Fire Department 505-867-0245 scherry@sandovalcounty.org	Course coordination plan
		November 13 - 14, 2017		Franklin, Tennessee	Jeff Elliott Fire Service Program Director TFACA 931-294-4151 jeff.elliott@tn.gov Michael Pardue Captain Franklin Fire Department 615-405-9910 michaelp@franklintn.gov	Course coordination plan
		December 2 - 3, 2017		Rogers, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Joey Everhart Captain Rogers Fire Department 479-986-6801 weverhart@rogersar.gov	Course coordination plan
		December 4 - 5, 2017		Hastings, Nebraska	Alan Joos Chief SFM-Training Division 308-385-6892 alan.joos@nebraska.gov Brian Busse Training Specialist SFM-Training Division 402-984-3068 brian.busse@nebraska.gov	Course coordination plan
		December 4 - 5, 2017		Waukegan, Illinois	Jodi Beccue Administrative Assistant Illinois Fire Service Institute 217-244-6674 jbeccue@illinois.edu Jim Keiken Deputy Director Illinois Fire Service Institute 217-300-4275 jkeiken@illinois.edu Brett Stickels Battalion Chief Training Officer Waukegan Fire Department 847-625-6895 brett.stickels@waukegan.il.gov	Course coordination plan
		January 23 - 24, 2018		Hannibal, Missouri	Rebecca Trapani Deputy Chief Missouri Division of Fire Safety 573-522-2426 becky.trapani@dfs.dps.mo.gov Deana Edwards Program Manager Missouri Division of Fire Safety 573-522-2426 deedee.edwards@dfs.dps.mo.gov John Baker Deputy Chief Hannibal Fire Department 573-221-0657 jbaker@hannibalfire.com	Course coordination plan
		February 3 - 4, 2018		Dixon, Illinois	Jodi Beccue Administrative Assistant Illinois Fire Service Institute 217-244-6674 jbeccue@illinois.edu Jim Keiken Deputy Director Illinois Fire Service Institute 217-300-4275 jkeiken@illinois.edu Mark Callison Deputy Chief Dixon City Fire Department 815-288-0217 mcallison@dixonfd.com	Course coordination plan
		February 17 - 18, 2018		Salem, Oregon	Rich Daniel Fire Training Supervisor Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-373-0394 rdaniel@dpsst.state.or.us Rebecca Carroll Fire Program Support Specialist Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-378-2408 rebecca.carroll@state.or.us	Course coordination plan
		February 24 - 25, 2018		Hot Springs, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Ty Farris Training Officer Hot Springs Fire Department 507-321-6971 tfarris@cityhs.net	Course coordination plan
		March 3 - 4, 2018		Appleton, Wisconsin	Angela White Education Director, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-7289 Angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Christopher Fischer Department Chair / District Fire Training Coordinator Fox Valley Technical College 920-225-5953 fischerc@fvtc.edu	Course coordination plan
		April 10 - 11, 2018		Valparaiso, Indiana	Jason Coffey Fire Training Section Chief Indiana Department of Homeland Security 317-452-0691 jacoffey@dhs.in.gov Ward Barnett POC District 1 Firefighter Training Council 219-242-5089 idhsdistrict1firetraining@gmail.com	Course coordination plan
		June 14 - 15, 2018		Honolulu, Hawaii	Lloyd Rogers Administrative Specialist Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 lrogers@honolulu.gov Ed Suzuki Administrative Specialist Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7169 esuzuki@honolulu.gov James Todd Captain Honolulu Fire Department 808-723-7005 jtodd@honolulu.gov	Course coordination plan

Post-course requirements	None
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