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Decision-Making for Initial Company Operations F0457

Curriculum: Incident Management

Training Specialist

Richard Sexton
301-447-7687

Delivery type

2-day off-campus

Continuing education units

1.4

ACE recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire science or firefighting.

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.

This course is an excellent review for experienced COs.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0457.pdf PDF 189KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0457.pdf PDF 68KB: Syllabus

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.

Prerequisites

ICS 100 level and ICS 200 level training. Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Submit FEMA Form 119-25-2 to the contact(s) listed below for the course offering you are interested in attending.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP	Train-the-Trainer?
		May 15 - 16, 2021	Cancelled	Havre, Montana	Troy Petersen Regional Manager Montana State University - Fire Services Training School 406-836-0086 troy.petersen1@montana.edu Holly Harris Public Education Coordinator Montana State University - Fire Services Training School 406-771-4439 holly.harris@montana.edu	Course coordination plan
		May 18 - 19, 2021	Cancelled	Jackson, Mississippi	David Pitts Instructor Advanced Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 dpitts@msfa.ms.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 22 - 23, 2021		Las Cruces, New Mexico	Ross Johnson NFA Course Coordinator New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy 505-795-2349 ross.johnson@state.nm.us Celso Enciso Captain Dona Ana County Fire & Emergency Services 575-647-7903 celsoe@donaanacounty.org	Course coordination plan
		August 2 - 3, 2021		Plainfield, Indiana	Zach Westfall Program Manager Indiana Department of Homeland Security 317-464-0965 zwestfall@dhs.in.gov	Course coordination plan
		September 11 - 12, 2021		Black Hawk, Colorado	Marianne Maxfield Certification Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5878 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us Mike Scott State Fire Training Director Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5862 michael.scott@state.co.us	Course coordination plan
		September 13 - 14, 2021		Monroe, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland Emergency Response Instructor Louisiana State University Fire & Emergency Training Institute 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Greg Hill Training Officer Monroe Fire Department 318-366-6552 greg.hill@cimonroe.la.us	Course coordination plan
		September 25 - 26, 2021		Owatonna, Minnesota	Jacob Lindquist Deputy State Fire Marshal Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-413-5973 jacob.lindquist@state.mn.us Ryan Seykora Training Chief Owatonna Fire Department 507-444-2454 ryan.seykora@ci.owatonna.mn.us	Course coordination plan
		September 25 - 29, 2021	Cancelled	Owatonna, Minnesota	Jacob Lindquist Deputy State Fire Marshal Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-413-5973 jacob.lindquist@state.mn.us Ryan Seykora Training Chief Owatonna Fire Department 507-444-2454 ryan.seykora@ci.owatonna.mn.us	Course coordination plan

Student comments

This course offers learning opportunities to a broad range of experience levels.