Fire Officer IV

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Fire Officer IV

Course is designed to meet the elements of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.  The program is designed and intended for Command level officers and/or Administrators who have the responsibilities of supervising and administrating a Fire Department or Fire District.  Fire Officer IV will emphasize management of fire protection services to include Human Resource Management, Multi-Agency Emergency Service Delivery with Horizontal/Vertical Communication Requirements and Risk Management. An individual at the Fire Officer IV level may as part of his or her duties and responsibilities do:
• Administers job performance requirements, and evaluates and improves the department
• Projects a positive image of the fire department to the community
• Develops long-range plans and fiscal projections
• Develops plans for major disasters
• Administers a comprehensive risk management program