200306 - Fire Officer - Level II

Safety and Emergency Response Training Centre

Course Description

This course is based upon NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications - Chapter 5. This course is designed for the fire officer who is ready to assume more of a leadership role by moving into the middle management level of his/her department. This course expands on the knowledge base attained in Fire Officer I by revisiting some of the same subjects and adding additional material including management, government structure and department budget planning and management.

Learning Outcomes

This course enables students to:

Initiate actions to maximize member performance and/or correct unacceptable performance.
Evaluate the job performance of assigned members.
Develop a policy or procedure.
Develop a project or divisional budget.
Describe the purchasing process, including soliciting and awarding bids.
Prepare a news release.
Prepare a concise report for transmittal to a supervisor.
Determine the point of origin and preliminary cause of a fire.
Produce operational plans.
Develop and conduct a post-incident analysis.
Analyze a member’s accident, injury, or health exposure history.
Create a professional development plan.
Explain the benefits of relationships with external agencies.
Develop a plan to accomplish organizational change.
Develop a written report identifying major causes of service demands across various planning areas.

Credential Awarded

Certificate of Achievement

Prerequisites

NFPA 1001– Level II, ProBoard/NPQS Fire Fighter II, or SERT Competency Checklist;
NFPA 1041– Fire Instructor I, ProBoard/NPQS Fire Instructor I, or SERT Competency Checklist;
NFPA 1021– Level I Fire Officer or ProBoard/NPQS Fire Officer 1 or SERT Competency Checklist

Notes

Prerequisites should be provided to administration prior to course start date but students can bring the prerequisites along the morning of registration.

If you are eligible to receive a T2202A for tax purposes, they will be available on Short Course Registration in February of the following year. Students are advised to log into your Destiny account in order to print a copy of your T2202A form.

Information regarding Marine Institute cancellation policy is provided during checkout. Should you have any questions in this regard, please contact shortcoursehelp@mi.mun.ca

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