Fire Officer 1 & 2

This is a combined fire officer 1 & 2 class requiring completion of both level 1 & 2 final exams at the end of the course (even if you already have fire officer 1, YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS).  Each class will start promptly at 6:30pm and be held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings.  It is HIGHLY suggested each attendee review the chapters ahead of each session to have a general understanding of the chapter content prior to each session’s power point presentations so that we can get through the content in a timely manner each session.

All Classes must be attended to meet the requirements of this course.

Note: This class runs on Tuesday and Thursday nights 

Class size:    Minimum 10 students - Maximum 20 students

PRE-REQUISITES: There are prerequisites that are required by the NJ Division of Fire Safety to obtain your Fire Officer I & 2 certification at the completion of this course.  See link below.

https://nj.gov/dca/divisions/dfs/forms/bfds/2021%20Ed%20Forms/fire_officer_app_2021.pdf

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:  Jones and Bartlett-Fire Officer 4th Edition and Jones and Bartlett Firefighting Strategy & Tactics 4th Edition.

The book must be purchased prior to the start of the class

 

Class Facilitator – Fire Instructor Ken Jenks (973) 519-2670 Cell.  If texting, please include your full name when texting.

 

Class Outline & Instructors

• Tuesday Jan. 7 – Chapter 1

(Introductions, The Fire Officer I as a Company Officer)

 

• Thursday Jan. 9 - Chapter 2

(Understanding Leadership & Management Theories)

 

• Tuesday Jan. 14 – Chapter 3 & 5 (*we are including chapter 4 later)

(Leading a Team, Fire Department Administration)

 

• Thursday Jan. 16 - Chapter 6

(Pre-Incident Planning & Code Enforcement)

 

• Tuesday Jan. 21 – Chapter 7 & 8

(Command of Initial Emergency Operations, Safety & Risk Management)

 

• Thursday Jan. 23 – Chapter 9 & 10

(The Fire Officer II as a Manager, Applications of Leadership)

 

• Tuesday Jan. 28 – Chapter 4 & 11

(Community Relations & Risk Reduction, Managing Community Risk Reduction Programs)

 

• Thursday January 30 – Chapter 12 & 13

(Administrative Communications, Fire Cause Determination)

 

• Tuesday Feb.4 – Chapter 14

(Managing Major Fire Incidents & Review)

 

• Thursday Feb. 6

Exam

 

 

When

Location

Morris County Public Safety Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, Morris Plains, 07950, View Map