IFSTA Fire and Emergency
Services Company Officer, 5th edition
This new IFSTA manual details the training required of Company Officers according to NFPA® 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2014 Edition. The manual is divided into two sections to make a clear distinction between the information needed for Fire Officer Level I and Fire Officer Level II.
The fifth edition of Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer builds on the previous edition of the manual while presenting the material in a more concise manner to make it easier for students to read and instructors to teach. By merging related topics, the number of chapters was reduced from 32 in the fourth edition to 17 in the new manual while preserving the material related to the NFPA® standard. The number of appendices was reduced from 20 to 4 by removing information that can be found in other media.
Class Schedule
Thursday, October 6th
Text Book Chapters:
Chapter 1: The Company Officers Role:
Chapter 2: The Company Officers Role in the Organizational Structure
JPR 10 Presentations
Friday, October 7th
Text Book Chapters:
Chapter 3: The Company Officers Role in Leadership and Supervision
Chapter 4: The Company Officers Role: Human Resources Management
Chapter 11: The Company Officers Role in Emergency Services
JPR’s Covered:
JPR 1: Assign Tasks at an Emergency Scene utilizing Fire Simulation Software
JPR 13: Develop an Incident Action Plan
JPR 14: Apply safety regulations at the unit level, given safety policies and procedures, so that required reports are completed, in-service training is conducted, and member responsibilities are conveyed.
JPR 15: Explain the benefits of being physically and medically capable of performing assigned duties and effectively functioning during peak physical demand activities, given current fire service trends and agency policies, so that the need to participate in wellness and fitness program is explained to members.
Satuday, October 8th
Text Book Chapters:
Chapter 5: Company Officers Role in Communications
Chapter 6: Company Officers Role with Administrative Functions
JPR’s Covered
JPR 2: Assign tasks or responsibilities to unit members, given an assignment under non-emergency conditions at a station or other work location, so that the instructions are complete, clear, and concise; safety considerations are addressed: and desired outcomes are conveyed.
JPR 4: Recommend actions for member- related problems, given a member with a situation requiring assistance and the member assistance policies and procedures, so that the situation is identified and the actions take are within the established policies and procedures.
JPR 6: Initiate action to a citizens concern, given policies and procedures, so that the concern is answered or referred to the correct individual for action and all policies and procedures are compiled with.
Thursday, October 13th
Text Book Chapters:
Chapter 7: Company Officers Role in Health & Safety
JPR’s Covered
JPR 7: Respond to a public inquiry, given the policies and procedures, so that the inquiry is answered accurately, courteously, and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
JPR 8: Recommend changes to existing departmental policies and/or implement a new department policy at the unit level, given a new department policy, so that the policy is communicated to and understood by unit members.
Friday, October 14th
Text Book Chapters:
Chapter 8: The Company Officers Role in company level training.
Chapter 9: The Company Officers Role in Community Relations & company level fire inspections
Chapter 10: The Company Officers Role in Pre-incident Surveys
JPR’s Covered
JPR 11: Describe the procedures of the AHJ for conducting fire inspections, given any type of the following occupancies, so that all hazards, including hazardous materials, are identified, approved forms are completed and approved action are taken.
JPR 12: Secure an incident scene, given rope or barrier tape, so that unauthorized persons can recognize the perimeters of the scene are kept from restricted areas, and all evidence or potential evidence is protected from damage or destruction.
JPR 9: Prepare a budget request, given a need and budget forms, so that the request is in proper format and is supported with data.
Students will be given the afternoon to complete JPR’s that are due on Satuday.
Sunday, June 14
Students will present the following JPR’s to proctors during the day.
Tested JPR’s
JPR 2: Assign tasks or responsibilities to unit members, given an assignment under non-emergency conditions at a station or other work location, so that the instructions are complete, clear, and concise; safety considerations are addressed: and desired outcomes are conveyed.
JPR 4: Recommend actions for member- related problems, given a member with a situation requiring assistance and the member assistance policies and procedures, so that the situation is identified and the actions take are within the established policies and procedures.
JPR 6: Initiate action to a citizens concern, given policies and procedures, so that the concern is answered or referred to the correct individual for action and all policies and procedures are compiled with.
JPR 7: Respond to a public inquiry, given the policies and procedures, so that the inquiry is answered accurately, courteously, and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
JPR 9: Prepare a budget request, given a need and budget forms, so that the request is in proper format and is supported with data.
JPR 14: Apply safety regulations at the unit level, given safety policies and procedures, so that required reports are completed, in-service training is conducted, and member responsibilities are conveyed.
JPR 15: Explain the benefits of being physically and medically capable of performing assigned duties and effectively functioning during peak physical demand activities, given current fire service trends and agency policies, so that the need to participate in wellness and fitness program is explained to members.
Post Class Assignments:
These JPR’s are expected to be college-level work, properly formatted and without spelling or grammatical errors. It should include any policies or procedures your agency has pertaining to the JPR. You will turn in your post class JPR’s to an assigned State Proctor. You will be given the contact info of your assigned Proctor during the week of class.
These JPR’s are due to your assigned Proctor no later than Friday, October, 28th, 2022.
If the student fails to turn in and/or complete these JPR’s by the date above they will be dropped from the class. The student will have to complete a traditional JPR book and turn into the state prior to taking the state written exam.
Post Class JPR’s
JPR 5: Initiate action on a community need, given policies and procedures, so that the need is addressed.
JPR 8: Recommend changes to existing departmental policies and/or implement a new department policy at the unit level, given a new department policy, so that the policy is communicated to and understood by unit members.
JPR 11: Describe the procedures of the AHJ for conducting fire inspections, given any type of the following occupancies, so that all hazards, including hazardous materials, are identified, approved forms are completed and approved action are taken.
JPR 12: Secure an incident scene, given rope or barrier tape, so that unauthorized persons can recognize the perimeters of the scene are kept from restricted areas, and all evidence or potential evidence is protected from damage or destruction.
