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2121 DECISION MAKING FOR INITIAL COMPANY OPERATIONS<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Officer Curriculum<br />
This course is designed to develop the decision-making skills needed by company officers to accomplish assigned<br />
tactics at structure fires. All activities and scenarios used in this course are based on structure fires. As<br />
a company officer with the real possibility of being the first to arrive at an incident, the company officer initial<br />
decisions will have an impact throughout the entire incident. In addition to a possible role as the initial incident<br />
commander, the company officer my be assigned a subordinate position within the ICS organization.<br />
Prerequisite: 2137 or 2147, and 2119<br />
Hours: 16<br />
Students: Min: 12 Max: 30<br />
Fee: $5 Grant fee: $750/Class<br />
2130 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES: NONCOMBUSTIBLE AND FIRE RESISTIVE<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Officer<br />
This NFA course is an introduction to the special character of noncombustible and fire resistive construction.<br />
Primary emphasis is on improving the officer’s ability to ensure firefighter safety by recognizing common<br />
causes and indicators of failure and hazards related to building construction or contents, and overall reaction<br />
of a building to fire conditions. Suppression personnel will be able to better identify operational and safety<br />
concerns in a noncombustible or fire-resistive structure through analysis of its design, material and construction.<br />
Prerequisite: None<br />
Hours: 16<br />
Students: Min: 12 Max: 30<br />
Fee: $5 Grant fee: $750/Class<br />
2132 PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: COMBUSTIBLE<br />
This course consists of 16 hours of classroom instruction to provide a basic understanding of how the construction<br />
type, alternative design and materials influence a building’s reaction to fire. Upon completion of the<br />
course, the student will recognize relevant information about a building before a fire, and fire ground “reading”<br />
of the building, enabling the student to assess building stability and resistance to fire and determine likely paths<br />
of fire extension.<br />
Prerequisite: none<br />
Hours: 16<br />
Students: Min: 12 Max: 30<br />
Fee: $5 Grant fee: $750/Class<br />
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