Florida Program Number: P430206
Total Hours: 553 Hours

MISSION:
The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment as first level supervisors in a fire agency.

DESCRIPTION:
The fire officer program content includes, but is not limited to, an understanding of principles of supervision, training methods, fire inspection practices, fire protection systems, fire suppression tactics, and hazardous materials. The Program consists of seven course specified by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training. All courses must be completed in any order, to be eligible to participate in the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training qualification testing.

UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS:
To be accepted into the program:

• A person must have completed the certification for a Fire Fighter or a Volunteer Fire Fighter by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training. Person having received one or both of these certifications prior to July 1, 1998 shall be evaluated on documented and demonstrated certification
• Other persons requesting or required to participate in one or more parts of the program shall be accepted on an individual basis
  

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER:
This program prepares students for the qualification examination in accordance with the requirements of the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training.

JOB TRAINING INCLUDES: Occupational Completion Points (OCP)
OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles.

OCP A: Fire Fighter I (225 Hours)

• Initial introduction to the skills and subjects in the certification requirements for a Fire Fighter. Limited amount of time will be available to practice each skill in class. Upon successful complete of the training, the student can be certified to the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training as being eligible to take the Basic Volunteer Fire Fighter test.

OCP B: Fire Officer (328 Hours)

• The student will apply the principals of leadership and management to the fire station situation
• The student will understand the principals of chemistry, organic and inorganic, in relationship to the hazardous materials incident in the community
• The student will be able to apply standard policy and procedures to the mitigation of the hazardous materials incident in the community
• The student will be able to organize, develop and present fire fighting skills and subjects for which materials have already developed to other Fire Fighter
• The tactics and use of apparatus, manpower, waster and resources on an emergency scene will be understood and applied to standard scenarios
• The understanding and knowledge of the procedures of Fire Prevention inspection, codes and code enforcement will be demonstrated by each student
• The full range of fixed protection systems, fire fighting and detection, will be understood by each student