RIDGE FIRE ACADEMY

Fire Officer I Certification

Seven 40-hour courses and three 16-hour courses (or equivalent) are required for certification.

  1. FFP 2720  Company Officer Leadership

  2. FFP 1810  Firefighting Tactics I

  3. FFP 2811  Firefighting Tactics II

  4. FFP 1740  Fire Service Course Delivery

  5. FFP 1505  Fire Prevention Practices

  6. FFP 1540  Private Fire Protection Systems I

  7. FFP 2120  Building Construction

Plus the following 16-hr courses (or equivalent)

 

  1. I-200 Basic Incident Management

  2. I-300 Intermediate Incident Management

  3. Anti-Terrorism

 

Course Information and Schedules

 

Course: 40 Hour Tactics & Strategy I (FFP-1810)
Location: Ridge Career Center, Building #5
Days/Times: June 4,10,19,24 and 30, 2008                       8am - 5pm
Instructor(s): Jim Davis, Winter Haven Fire Department
Text: Fire Ground Strategies by Anthony Avillo
Tuition: $158.40
Supply Fee: $15.00
Text Book: $63.13 ($59.00 + $4.13 tax)
Total Cost of Course (Including Book): $236.53
Special Notes:  
Registration Info.: To sign up for this class, please contact Yvette Vega at (863) 419-3060 ext. 4501 or Email.

 

Course: 40 Hour Tactics & Strategy II (FFP-2811)
Location: Ridge Career Center, Building #5
Days/Times: September 4,11,17,22 and 26, 2008                           8am - 5pm
Instructor(s): Jim Davis, Winter Haven Fire Department
Text: Fire Ground Strategies by Anthony Avillo
Tuition: $158.40
Supply Fee: $15.00
Text Book: $63.13 ($59.00+ $4.13 tax)
Total Cost of Course (Including Book): $236.53
Special Notes: This course covers multiple company operations, logistics, strategy, use of mutual aid forces and conflagration control.  The course is intended for officers who may be in command of fires and other emergencies involving close coordination and maximum use of large amounts of staffing and equipment.  The development of critical thinking skills is stressed.
Registration Info.: To sign up for this class, please contact Yvette Vega at (863) 419-3060 ext. 4501 or Email.