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Officer Development

The Strategy and Tactics of Administration

Through interactive modules attendees will learn from, and share in the experiences of many Fire Chiefs. Some of the topics covered in this lecture/discussion format include; Purchasing, Budgeting, Planning, SOPs, Fire Organizations, Insurance/I.S.O., Laws/Liability, Leadership, Ethics, Media, MIOSHA., Mutual Aid, Personnel, Reporting, and Training.

“Fire Chief 101” is a course designed to assist current or potential Fire Chiefs in managing today’s modern fire service. This program is endorsed by the Michigan Fire Chiefs Association. Who should attend? The course is for new chiefs, progressive chiefs, staff officers, “fast track” firefighters, elected officials and Fire Board members. The course was [click to continue…]

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Isabaella County Training Committee  Hosting Courses

January 19, 2012 Through February 18, 2012 Classes will be Thursday & Saturday Week night classes at 7:00 PMSaturday Classes at 9:00 AM

Please use the OFFT—IMS to register. When registering please make sure you select class number— E12B Cost: $225.00 + the cost of student book Jones & Bartlett –Fire Officer Principles and Practice 2nd ED.  Payment for the class is due by January 9, 2012. No refunds after January 9, 2012

Please send payment to: Company Officer I & II C/O Isabella County Fire Chiefs Association 804 E. High Street Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 *Do not send course application to above address, please refer to the course information packet for address

 

For further information or questions please contact:

Matt Mead Cell: 989.506.0417 Email: mmead18@charter.net

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First Due

October 17, 2008

The alarm goes off for a reported structure fire and your engine will be the first unit in.  You, the engineer, and a fire fighter don your turnout gear and quickly get in the rig (known as big red).  As the officer you do a quick check to make sure seat belts are on, you [...]

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New Incident Command, NFA Courses On-Line

August 13, 2008

The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) announced today four Incident Command System (ICS) Simulation Series courses are now available through NFA Online. The ICS Simulation Series courses are designed to provide challenges to the newly appointed, inexperienced fire officer as well as the experienced senior fire officer. Each course addresses a different [...]

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