Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO)
Course Hours: 16.0 Hours
Course Description
This two-day
course is designed to develop a better understanding of the decision-making skills needed by Company Officers to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires.
Topics include: Building Construction and Its Impact on Decision-Making, Managing Emergency Incidents, Size-Up and Fireground Decision-Making, Burn Time Considerations and Line-of-Duty Deaths from Collapse, and Fireground Decision-Making Scenarios.
To best prepare for this course, it is recommended that students successfully complete Preparation for Initial Company Operations (PICO) and Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (STICO) prior to attending this course.
Prerequisites
Who Should Attend
Students who will benefit from this course include:
- Company officers, acting officers, or senior firefighters of all experience levels who command a fire company during emergency operations will benefit from this course
- Company officers who are responsible for developing or maintaining skills and firefighter readiness
- Firefighters who aspire to be company officers
Special Notes
Pre-course
emails: Students and training officers, please ensure a current email
address is present in the student account for all students being
registered. Students will be sent a pre-course email with additional
instructions.
Pre-course
assignment: Students must familiarize themselves with the course
topics and material in the student manual prior to the first day of class to be
prepared for class discussions, activities, and the written exam which will be
administered at the end of class.
Student
Manuals and Handouts: Upon acceptance in the class, students will need to download
the student manual and handouts. Students need to bring their own computer or device
to access and reference the student manual if they are not bringing a printed
copy of the student manual; printed manuals will not be issued in class.
Application
For FEMA Credit: In addition to the Georgia Public Safety Training
Center (GPSTC) application process, students are eligible to also apply for a
training certificate from The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) /
National Fire Academy (NFA) for completing this course. To apply for
FEMA / NFA credit, students will need to use their FEMA student ID and apply
through the following online process (students may need to press Ctrl with
their cursor over the link):
https://training.fema.gov/generaladmissionsapplication/staticforms/startapplication.aspx
The online FEMA
application will open the day before the class and be open fourteen days after
the class concludes. Failure to turn in an application will result in
students not receiving FEMA credit for the course. To obtain a SID:
1. Register at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid 2. Select "Need a FEMA
SID?" on the right side of the screen. 3. Follow the instructions to
create your account. 4. Students will receive an email with their SID.
Save this number in a secure location. Use the SID in place of the SSN.
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Location | Time | Course Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 04/29/2026 | 04/30/2026 | Perry Fire Department | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | FFAT26223 | Register |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 06/10/2026 | 06/11/2026 | Statesboro Fire Department | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | FFAT26386 | Register |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 06/15/2026 | 06/16/2026 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | FFAA26399 | Register |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 09/16/2026 | 09/17/2026 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 12/16/2026 | 12/17/2026 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 03/08/2027 | 03/09/2027 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 07/19/2027 | 07/20/2027 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |
| Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO) | 12/09/2027 | 12/10/2027 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |