Fire Officer: Principles and Practice

Description

Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition was significantly updated and reorganized to better serve Officer I and Officer II. The content meets and exceeds the job performance requirements for Officers I and II in the 2020 Edition of NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications. The new edition places an emphasis on the application of leadership traits and management theories, common leadership and management challenges, and how leadership is used to meet objectives. The basic principles and methods of Community Risk Reduction are also discussed.

Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition now has two distinct sections: Section One includes eight chapters, which set the foundation for Officer I knowledge and understanding. Section Two comprises six chapters, which encompass the higher-level competencies required for Officer II. This new organization will allow you the flexibility to teach your Officer I and II course(s) exactly the way you wish.

Fire Officer: Principles and Practice includes Navigate Advantage Access Advantage Package includes:
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Section Fire Officer I Fire Officer I
Chapter 1 The Fire Officer I as a Company Supervisor
Chapter 2 Understanding Leadership and Management Theories
Chapter 3 Leading a Team
Chapter 4 Community Relations and Risk Reduction
Chapter 5 Fire Department Administration
Chapter 6 Preincident Planning and Code Enforcement
Chapter 7 Command of Initial Emergency Operations
Chapter 8 Safety and Risk Management
Section Fire Officer II Fire Officer II
Chapter 9 The Officer II as a Manager
Chapter 10 Applications of Leadership
Chapter 11 Managing Community Risk Reduction Programs
Chapter 12 Administrative Communications
Chapter 13 Fire Cause Determination
Chapter 14 Managing Major Incidents
Appendix A Preparing for Promotion
Appendix B NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2020 Edition Correlation Guide

Samples

Chapter 2: Understanding Leadership and Management Theories (View Now)

About the Author

Michael J. Ward, MGA, MIFireE has four decades of emergency service experience in volunteer, contract and career roles. Retired as a Captain II/paramedic from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, was Executive Director of EMS Services for Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover, NJ. Fire Science Program Head at Northern Virginia Community College. A dozen years as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington DC. Currently a Senior Associate with Fitch and Associates.