Fire Department Management

Course Hours: 67.0 Hours

Course Description

In this 67-hour course, the students will be introduced to the job requirements of a Company Officer for Fire and Emergency Services. Topics include governmental theory, human resource management, administrative functions, policy/procedures, fire prevention, risk management, information management, firefighter near-miss case studies, incident operations, and post-incident analysis.

 

***Upon registering, students MUST login to their GPSTC Access account and verify that their Student Profile emails are up to date. It is additionally recommended that students indicate the preference that emails are distributed to either a "Personal" email, or "Both" (Work and Personal), as many larger departments have firewalls that will block emails from GPSTC. Indicating  either "Personal" email, or "Both" will ensure that class correspondence emails are received.***

Prerequisites

Selection preference will be afforded to students that are Company Officers, or those close to being promoted. Pro Board Certification Note: To obtain National Professional Qualifications Fire Officer II certification, the student must have completed the requirements for Fire Officer I, which includes National Professional Qualifications Instructor I. The Fire Officer II National Professional Qualifications test is the final test for this course.

Students must complete the DiSC Assessment in GPSTC's online learning platform no later than midnight on Thursday prior to the start of the course.  Any students who have not completed this required prerequisite by the stated deadline will be removed from the student roster, and will not be permitted to attend the training.  After being Accepted into the class, student will receive an email with instructions on how to access the online portal.

Who Should Attend

Company Officers or those on the career path of becoming a Company Officer will benefit from this training.

Special Notes

Students will need to provide a personal Laptop with Microsoft Word or compatible software and thumb drive for this course.

Students will need to bring the following textbook:

IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer 6th Edition  ISBN: 978-0-87939-650-3

OR

IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer 7th Edition  ISBN: 978-0-87939-776-0

Name Start Date End Date Location Time Course Number Status
Fire Department Management 08/03/2026 08/12/2026 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. FFAL26781 Register
Fire Department Management 02/22/2027 03/05/2027 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. TBA Coming Soon
Fire Department Management 07/26/2027 08/06/2027 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. TBA Coming Soon