FIRT 2356 - Fire Officer III

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
Meets the curriculum requirements of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) for Fire Officer III certification. A Fire Officer III is a midlevel supervisor who performs both managerial and first-line administrative functions who has met all the job performance and certification requirements of Fire Officer III, in addition to previously meeting all the job performance and certification requirements of Fire Officer II as defined in NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications and Fire Instructor II as defined in NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications.
Prerequisite: FIRT 1343, FIRT 2307
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Establishes procedures for hiring, assigning, promoting, and encouraging professional development of members. 2. Develops programs that improve and expand service and build partnerships with the public. 3. Prepares a divisional or departmental budget, develops a budget management system, solicits bids, plans for resource allocation and works with information management systems. 4. Evaluates inspection programs to determine effectiveness and develops public safety plans. 5. Manages multi-agency planning, deployment, and operations. 6. Develops, manages and evaluates a departmental safety program.