Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (F0457)

One or more offerings for this course have been cancelled. Refer to the Course Schedule below for more information.

Training Specialist

Robert Bennett
robertj.bennett@fema.dhs.gov
301-447-1483

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Curriculum: Incident Management

Decision Making for Initial Company Operations 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. As a Company Officer (CO) 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 they 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 (IC), the CO may well be assigned a subordinate position within the ICS organization. COs need to have a clear understanding of the system, the position they are assigned, and their role in the organization if they are to function effectively and help make the system work.

Selection Criteria This course is specifically designed for newly appointed Company Officers, for firefighters who may have acting Company Officer responsibilities or who want to become a Company Officer. This course is an excellent review for experience Company Officers.
Delivery Type 2-Day Off-Campus
Prerequisites None
ACE Recommendation ACE has not yet reviewed this new course.
CEU's 0
Post-Course Requirements
Student Pre-Course Materials None.
NFPA Standards None.
Student Comments Not available.

Course Schedule Information

Dates Availability Location Contact(s)
February 23 - 24, 2013 Salem, Oregon

Thelma Denney
Office Specialist
DPSST
(503) 378-2408
thelma.denney@state.or.us

Mark Ayers
Fire Program Supervisor
DPSST
(503) 378-2726
mark.ayers@state.or.us

Course Coordination Plan
March 9 - 10, 2013 Cancelled Nashville, Arkansas

James Rubow
Deputy Director of Training
Arkansas Fire Training Academy
(870) 574-1521 x101
jrubow@sautech.edu

Jerry Harwell
CEO/Fire Marshal
Nashville Fire Department
(870) 845-1515
j.harwell@nashar.org

Course Coordination Plan
March 9 - 10, 2013 Brunswick, Maine

Bill Guindon
Director
Maine Fire Service Institute
(207) 741-5937
bguindon@smccme.edu

Walter Morris
Training Program Manager
Maine Fire Service Institute (MFSI)
(207) 205-2762
wmorris@smccme.edu

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March 9 - 10, 2013 Salem, Virginia

Dr. Donald E. Hansen
Branch Chief Operations
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
(804) 249-1986
don.hansen@vdfp.virginia.gov

Melvin Byrne
Division Chief
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
(703) 259-3232
melvin.byrne@vdfp.virginia.gov

Dennis Price
Division Chief
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
(540) 561-7460
dennis.price@vdfp.virginia.gov

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March 23 - 24, 2013 Cancelled Pittsford, Vermont

Jim Litevich
Chief of Training
Vermont Fire Academy
(800) 615-3473
jlitevi@dps.state.vt.us

Jessica Pomainville
Administrative Assistant
Vermont Fire Academy
(800) 615-3473
jpomainv@dps.state.vt.us

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April 6 - 7, 2013 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Carlos Chavez
Instructor/Coordinator
NMFTA
(575) 835-7509
CarlosL.Chavez@state.nm.us

Greg Cliburn
Training Officer
Santa Fe Fire Department
(505) 955-3510
gbcliburn@santafenm.gov

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May 11 - 12, 2013 Los Alamos, New Mexico

Carlos Chavez
Instructor/Coordinator
NMFTA
(575) 835-7509
CarlosL.Chavez@state.nm.us

Francisco Martinez
Divisional Chief LAFD Training
Los Alamos Fire Deparment
(505) 662-8406
Francisco.martinez@lacnm.us

Course Coordination Plan
May 18 - 19, 2013 Ennis, Montana

Jon Marshall
Public Education Specialist
MSU Fire Services Training School
(406) 771-4338
jonathan.marshall@montana.edu

Dave Mason
Regional Manager
MSU Fire Services Training School
(406) 461-0570
bax821@wildblue.net

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