Company Fire Officer Certificate

Curriculum FIR.CFO.CERT (C444E)

The company fire officer is responsible for the administration and supervision of a fire company for fire suppression, hazardous material response, rescue operations and emergency medical services. The certificate is only available for current firefighters certified as a Firefighter III or an Advanced Technician Firefighter, through the Illinois State Fire Marshal. This certificate will give the student the classes required for certification as a “Company Fire Officer”, through the Illinois State Fire Marshal. A passing grade is in all classes to enable students to sit for the certification exam through the Illinois State Fire Marshal. (Fall 2018)

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the successful completion of the Company Fire Officer Certificate, the graduate will be able to describe:

• the roles and responsibilities of an Illinois State Fire Marshall Instructor I;
• the components and key terms of the National Incident Management System is according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
• the roles and responsibilities of an Illinois State Fire Marshall Company Fire Officer.

Semester One
Course	Category	Credits
FIR 101 ◊ National Incident Management System (NIMS)		1 credit
FIR 195 # Fire Service Instructor I		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	4

Semester Two
Course	Category	Credits
FIR 102 ◊ Basic ICS and Application Towards Single Resource & Initial Action Incidents		1 credit
FIR 204 # Company Fire Officer I		3 credits
FIR 205 # Company Fire Officer II		5 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	9

Total Credit Hours: 13

Note: A minimum grade of "C" is required for each FIR course.

See FIR course descriptions.

Coordinator: William Justiz, Ext. 3653

KEY (AAS/CERT)
General Education	Communications, Fine Arts, Humanities, Life Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Social and Behavioral Science (see individual degree requirements).
Core Course	Course(s) listed in a semester the student is required to take.
Program Elective	Course(s) that faculty recommend and are listed in the ‘Program Electives’ section (if any) for this program.	If intending to transfer, choose courses accepted by your transfer institution.
General Elective	Course(s) chosen by the student, if needed, above and beyond core courses and program electives (if any), to complete the Program Total Credits.
◊ symbol	This course is articulated. (course transfers to 3 or more Illinois State schools, as an elective or equal course-to-course)
# symbol	This course has a prerequisite. (course(s) student takes prior to taking this course)