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[Word (44 KB)] List of Courses
Dealing With Generation Differences
Fire Officer I
Fire Officer II
Incident Command for Highrise Operations
Introduction to Emergency Management for Fire Service
Introduction to Fire Inspection Principles and Practices
Leadership: Strategies For Company Success
Leadership: Strategies for Personal Success
Leadership: Strategies for Supervisory Success
Managing In a Changing Environment
Managing Company Tactical Operations: Simulations
Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decision Making
NIMS: Advanced Incident Command System
NIMS: Incident Command System for the Fire Service
Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations
Shaping the Future
Dealing With Generation Differences
This course will examine the various American generations (e.g., veterans, baby boomer’s, Generation Xer’s, and “nexter’s”) and the characteristics that make each unique. Guided discussions of each generation will help students develop an understanding of why each generation reacts to situations the way it does. By identifying these characteristics, working relationships will be developed and improved because of an understanding of why generations are different. The course will include activities designed to help students understand generational characteristics and to use appropriate strategies for a particular generation.This course is available on a limited basis dependent upon instructor availability
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 10/25
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Fire Officer I
This course is designed to meet NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualities (2003 edition), for Fire Officer I. Throughout this course, students will participate in various classroom activities and exercises designed to reinforce the lectures. Topics will include the company officer’s role, effective communications, management of resources, leadership, personnel safety, fire prevention, and investigation and planning. Students will be required to complete a class project that will be due within 2 months after conclusion of the course.
Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: Fire Instructor I (required), NIMS ICS for the Fire Service or
I-200, MCTO series or a Strategy and Tactics course is recommended.
Min/Max: 15/20
ACE Credit Recommendation: 2 semester hours in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category.
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]Fire Officer II
This course is designed to meet NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualities (2003 edition), for Fire Officer II. Throughout this course, students will participate in various classroom activities, case studies, and exercises designed to reinforce the lectures. Topics will include the making of laws and a look at Missouri fire statutes; human resource management including budget preparation, employee appraisal, and media release information; handling multi-agency incidents; fire protection systems and occupancy classifications; process for conducting fire investigations; and identifying unsafe work practices and taking appropriate actions to prevent reoccurrences. Students will be required to complete a class project that will be due within 2 months after conclusion of the course.
Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: Fire Officer I
Min/Max: 15/20
ACE Credit Recommendation: 3 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
or upper division degree category.
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
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Introduction to Emergency Management for Fire Service
This course covers basic definitions, concepts, and systems used within the emergency management discipline. It will cover the identification of hazards and risks, as well as activities found within the four phases of emergency management. It also will address federal, state, and local roles and responsibilities in a major disaster, with an emphasis on government coordination and solutions to complicated problems that frequently arise in disasters. This 2-day course is designed for firefighters, local jurisdiction officials, emergency managers, volunteers, and other emergency service personnel.
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 10/25
ACE Credit Recommendation:
2 semester hours in the vocational certificate or lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]Introduction to Fire Inspection Principles and Practices
Revised in 2005
This course will examine the rapid changes that have taken place in the field
of fire prevention in the past decade. The course will provide a broad framework
for students who have little or no experience in fire inspections, as well
as introduce them to inspection practices and procedures, including a practical
application in which they will perform an actual fire inspection. This course
is designed for fire company personnel who are responsible for conducting
fire and life-safety inspections or for full-time inspection personnel who
have less than 6 months of experience.
(DFS CEUs 12-Inspector)
Contact Hours: 24
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation:
2 semester hours in the vocational certificate or lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
Leadership: Strategies For Company Success
Designed to meet the needs of the company officer, this course will cover
the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the
fire service environment. Topics will include techniques and approaches to
problem solving, ways to identify and assess the needs of subordinates, methods
for running meetings effectively in the fire service environment, and decision-making
skills for the company officer.
(DFS CEUs 12-Instructor)
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
Leadership: Strategies for Personal Success
Designed to meet the needs of the company officer, this course will cover
the basic skills and tools needed to perform effectively as a leader in the
fire service environment. Topics will include ethics, use and abuse of power
at the company level, creativity in the fire service environment, and managing
the multiple roles of the company officer. If you are currently a company officer,
or are preparing for the position, this class will help you in that role.
(DFS CEUs 12-Instructor)
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
Leadership: Strategies for Supervisory Success
This course will provide the basic leadership skills and tools that company officers need to perform effectively in the fire service environment. Topics addressed will include when and how to delegate to subordinates, how to assess personal leadership styles through situational leadership, methods for disciplining subordinates, and ways to apply coaching/motivating techniques. (DFS CEUs 12-Instructor)
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
Managing in a Changing Environment
This course will focus on economic, social, political, and technological influences that will impact the future of the fire service. Students will examine how these changes will impact them personally and the organizations for which they work, as well as discuss and practice strategies for managing these changes.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
Managing Company Tactical Operations: Simulations
The last in the MCTO series, this course is designed to develop the company officer’s supervisory and management capabilities in structural firefighting operations. Students will apply the skills and knowledge learned from the prior MCTO courses to simulations of various occupancies.
Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisite: MCTO: Tactics or STICO
Min/Max: 15/40
Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decision Making
This course will provide an effective approach to command decision making and organization. This course was designed to meet the needs of fire officers and crew leaders with the responsibility of managing one or more companies in structural firefighting operations. The focus of this course will be a review of the command sequence and an overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) for structural firefighting. Topics will include the command sequence, size-up, developing and implementing an incident action plan, and an introduction to the ICS.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: MCTO: Preparation or Preparing for Initial Company Operations
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the vocational certificate or lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
NIMS: Advanced Incident Command System
This course will address the functions of command within an Incident Command System (ICS). The focus will be both on activating the necessary elements on the prolonged incident and on documentation to assist in the incident. Discussion will include the responsibilities of each section chief and the various branch, division, group, and unit leaders, as well as a short review of ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This course will provide a valuable command learning experience in a “real-time” learning environment. The course is highly recommended for emergency response personnel interested in learning how to effectively operate within a fully functional ICS.
Contact Hours: 24
Prerequisite: NIMS: ICS for the Fire Service, or NIMS: ICS for EMS, or I-200
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category,
G & T approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]NIMS: Incident Command System for the Fire Service
This course meets the needs of emergency response personnel who are responsible for implementing and/or functioning within a departmental Incident Command System (ICS). This course will cover the need for ICS, an overview of the structure and expandable nature of ICS, the command skills needed by departmental officers to effectively use ICS guidelines, and an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In addition, students will have an opportunity to practice applying an ICS to a scenario and will be given resource information about how to set up and implement an ICS.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: I-700
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the vocational and in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
category
Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations
This course is designed to develop the management skills needed by company officers to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires. The following topics will be covered: the purpose and use of the Communications Model and the Quick Access Prefire Plan (QAP); implementation of the Command Sequence; selection of an appropriate strategic mode based on consideration of risk/benefit and available resources; the six steps required to implement the Tactical Action Model; determination of the appropriate strategies and tactics; and operation within an appropriate Incident Command System (ICS) at a fire in a single-family dwelling.
Contact hours: 12
Prerequisite: MCTO: Decision Making
Min/Max: 10/25
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category.
Shaping the Future
This course will focus on the skills and techniques that mid-level mangers need in order to provide effective leadership and direction for their fire departments. Students will focus on identifying opportunities, including methods to reframe problems accurately. Students also will solve problems as groups, rather than continually using the traditional fire service groups. Other topics discussed will include brain writing and whole-brain thinking, problem solving strategies, benchmarks, and the need to use resources outside the fire department and government. Finally, students will focus on the how and why it is important to quantify, justify, and communicate decisions in order to implement them effectively.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category.
