King County Fire Training Officers

ODA Class List

Leadership & Supervision
February 22 - 26, 2010 0830-1700

Class Description This class covers leadership skills that will help you in your personal life, as a Company Officer and as a Supervisor. This class is the N.F.A. Leadership series 1,2, and 3. Specific skills include leadership, teambuilding, communication styles, problem solving, motivation, performance evaluation writing, discipline, and listening. The entire course promises to be practical, fun and easy to use.

Instructor: Paul Wright

Location: Shoreline Fire Department 17525 Aurora Ave. Shoreline, 98133

Health & Safety Officer
March 22 - 23, 2010 830-1700

Class Description This course examines the Health and Safety Officers role for a fire department. The class is at an awareness level of instruction showing the non emergency and emergency operations responsibilities assigned to the Health and Safety Officer. The students will be able to identify and describe the Principles of Risk Management and how the department can manage Risk. Additional subjects covered inclued Health Maintenance, Current Safety Issues in the Fire Service, Investigations and the need for a system change. Students activities will allow the students to increase their knowledge about the job of the Health and Safety Officer.

Topics Include :

   • Legal definitions, why safety legislation was enacted.
   • OSHA and L&I’s purpose and how they are organized.
   • Interactions between agencies and legislation development.
   • Managing the Safety and Wellness of Emergency Services Personnel starting with titles and definitions of safety.
   • The state and national accident/injury statistics for the fire service and their costs.
   • The importance of an accident prevention program and how to implement a program.
   • Overview of a blood borne pathogens training program (infection control program).
   • The fire officers responsibility in facing compliance and accountability issues.
   • The need for legislation, how legislation impacts the fire service.
   • Understanding of how OSHA and L&I enacts legislation and the importance of WAC 296-305.

Instructor:

Location: Shoreline Fire Department 17525 Aurora Ave. Shoreline, 98133

Incident Safety Officer
March 24 - 25, 2010 0830-1700

Class Description This is a two-day (16-hour) course derived from the book: "Fire Department Incident Safety Officer" (Delmar, 2 edition) and addresses ISO components of NFPA 1521 (2007 - proposed). The course is a realistic, street-applicable approach to performing the functions of the Incident Safety Officer at fires and other working incidents. The class serves as an excellent study tool for those challenging the ISO Certification test for the National Professional Qualifications Board. This class is far more detailed and "Street-Practical" than the National Fire Academy two-day ISO field course!

Topics Include :

   • Unit 1: Roles and Responsibilities of the ISO
   • Unit 2: The Nuts and Bolts
   • Classic Risk Management
   • Predicting Collapse
   • Reading Smoke
   • Discovering Hazardous Energy
   • Firefighter Physiology and Rehab
   • (includes 3 group projects and 10 video examples)
   • Unit 3: The ISO On-Scene - Being Effective
   • Triggers and Traps
   • Working with the IC
   • The ISO Action

Instructor: David Dodson

Location: Shoreline Fire Department 17525 Aurora Ave. Shoreline, 98133

Fire Service Instructor 1 Boeing EOC
April 5 - 8, 2010 0800-1700

Class Description THIS CLASS IS APRIL 5th and 8th. TWO DAYS, One of the elements of a Company Officer is the ability to teach their crew. Instructor 1 teaches you the different types of learning and how to present a class from introduction to evaluation. This class meets NFPA requirements for instructing level 1 and is accredited by IFSAC through Washington State. Students with questions or concerns about the course may contact Steve Cooke at stevec@wflsd.org. This class is located at the Boeing EOC in Renton between Logan and Park Avenues just off of North 6th Ave. It is the building inside a green fence in the field south of the Landing Shopping Center. A map can be provided.

Topics Include :

• Click here for directions to the Boeing EOC

Instructor: Steve Cooke, Chris Piper, Alan Predmore

Location: Boeing Renton Emergency Operations Center Renton,

Fire Service Instructor 1 Woodinville
April 5 - 8, 2010 0830-1700

Class Description THIS CLASS IS APRIL 5th and 8th. TWO DAYS. One of the elements of a Company Officer is the ability to teach their crew. Instructor 1 teaches you the different types of learning and how to present a class from introduction to evaluation. This class meets NFPS requirements for instructing level 1 and is accredited by IFSAC through Washington State. Students will need to purchase the IFSTA 7th Edition Textbook and Study Guide.

Instructor: Steve Cooke

Location: Woodinville Fire & Life Safety 17718 Woodinville Snohomish Rd. NE Woodinville, 98072

Fire Department Finances & Budget
     April 26, 2010    0830-1230
Class Description This class will provide students with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to successfully request or maintain funding for fire/emergency services needs. This course aims at developing the officer candidates knowledge of basic financial terms, financial planning, budget cycles, funds/revenue sources and the skills necessary to deliver a proposal. Students will learn to:
Topics Include :

   • Describe the uses of a Strategic Plan, or Long Range Plan, and how it can impact the budgetary process of a fire department.
   • To identify the various sources utilized to fund a fire department from the perspective of a fire district, a municipality, or a fire authority.
   • Describe the budgetary process in general and relate it to the importance of public support.
   • Identify the functions of a fire department budget.
   • Identify the five (5) types of budgets utilized in today’s fire service and the steps in the budget process that describe the fire officer’s role in the budget process.
   • Describe the impact of personnel costs on a fire department budget, the audit process and the levels of non-compliance within a fire department audit.
   • Describe the political process and the process for passing a piece of legislation within the State of Washington as related to fire department funding, or a fire service issue.

Instructor: Allen Church
Location: Eastside Fire & Rescue HQ  175 Newport Way NW Issaquah, 98027


Managing Discipline & Adhering to Employees Procedural Rights
     April 26, 2010    1300-1700
Class Description Participants will approach Ethical Challenges using suggested employer policies, procedures and regulations as a Foundation for Decision-Making. Participants will learn how to resolve workplace conflicts, the purpose of procedural rights (Weingarten,Loudermill and Garrity) and how to respond to "thorny" disciplinary issues, ie off duty conduct. Participants will learn the standards for understanding discrimination and harassment, to recognize and stop retaliatory behavior and how to resolve differences and conflicts respectfully.
Topics Include :

   • Day One
   • Managing Employee Performance
   • Ethical Decision Making
   • Effective Management of Intergenerational Workgroups
   • Day Two
   • Understanding Discrimination, Harrassment and Retaliation
   • What and What Not To Do When Managing Employee Discipline

Instructor: Janice Corbin, Janet May
Location: Eastside Fire & Rescue HQ  175 Newport Way NW Issaquah, 98027


Media Workshop, Public Education & Prevention
     April 27, 2010    1300-1700
Class Description This class will focus on who our media are, what they want, and how we can use that knowledge to further our own messages. Laws that pertain to media rights and fundamentals of working with the media will be addressed. The course will also include an introduction to Fire and Life Safety Public Education; determining who is responsible in your department, targeting audiences and using appropriate messaging techniques.

Instructor: Kyle Ohashi
Location: Eastside Fire & Rescue HQ  175 Newport Way NW Issaquah, 98027


Narrative Report Writing
     April 27, 2010    0830-1230
Class Description This course teaches key principles of proper narrative report writing for emergency services, security, and first-responder personnel. Through guided discussion, group work, individual exercises and lecture.
Topics Include :

   • Understanding Who Reads Your Reports Further Down the Line- Officers will learn that their reports dont just disappear once entered into the computer. They will learn to think of their audience when writing narrative reports.
   • The Various Reasons Information is Included- Officers will discover the myriad of reasons reports are written and answer the question "Why do we write reports?"
   • The Two Main Methods Used in Narrative Report Wrting - "Follow the Story", "Follow the Officer".
   • The Basic 6 Step Report Writing Format- A systematic way to write a "Follow the Story" style narrative.
   • Avoiding Libel (and accompanying lawsuits)
   • Labeling Persons in Reports
   • Proper Use of Jargon and Lingo
   • S.O.A.P. Format Review
   • Basic Grammar Refresher

Instructor: Seth Grant
Location: Eastside Fire & Rescue HQ  175 Newport Way NW Issaquah, 98027


Incident Command System
     April 28 - 30, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This class teaches the basics of the Incident Command System using the "Model Procedure Guide for Structural Firefighting" as the curriculum. The fast paced instruction is interspersed with practice in size ups, strategic considerations, tactical objectives and specific unit assignments at various sized incidents. Additional modules includes Incident Command System application for MCIs and large scale events. Students will also recieve refresher training on the Passport Accountability System, as well as Staging Area Manager, and will have an opportunity to run scenarios using status boards from their department.

Instructor: Pat Dale, Kevin Garling
Location: Eastside Fire & Rescue HQ  175 Newport Way NW Issaquah, 98027


Fire Investigation
     May 17 - 18, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This class gives the Company Officer insight into how to conduct fire suppression activities with the Investigator in mind and fire inspection techniques.

Instructor: Mark Crowley
Location: South King Fire & Rescue  1405 SW 312th Federal Way, 98023


Fire Inspection
     May 19 - 21, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This class addresses the non-variable factors before and variable factors during a structural fire as they relate to collapse. Fire Officers must have a clear understanding of how a building is constructed for various types of occupancies before they can expect to be successful in understanding the dynamics of reactions under fire conditions. This class will give the Company Officer insight into how to conduct fire suppression activities with the Inspector in mind and using fire investigation techniques. THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SOUTH KING FIRE & RESCUE STATION 26 2238 S. 223RD ST DES MOINES, WA 98198.
Topics Include :

   • Codes
   • Building Materials
   • Roof Design and Hazards
   • Fire Characteristics of Buildings
   • Stability and Instability Indicators
   • Preparation for Collapse
   • After Collapse
   • Hazard Survey

Instructor: Michael Trabue
Location: South King Fire & Rescue  1405 SW 312th Federal Way, 98023


Building Construction: Strategic & Tactical Considerations
     September 21 - 24, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This course will provide a comprehensive strategic overview of the engineering principles of building construction, building construction methods and techniques, building classifications and related characteristics, fire and life safety assemblies, fire resistance flame spread and fire loading. Date Change to SEPT. 21 - 24
Topics Include :

   • Students will identify strategic characteristics of the five basic types of building construction
   • Students will identify and/or describe fire resistance, fire resistive assemblies, resistance and flame spread ratings, fire load, and construction features which may contribute to the spread of fire.
   • Identify principles of building design and the significance of each to safe fire suppression efforts
   • Identify various structural components and building materials and their performance under fire conditions.
   • Identify safety hazards created by various building construction methods and techniques that can injure or kill firefighters.
   • Students will identify how fire may extend within various structures and identify appropriate options for controlling fire spread and ensure the safety of personnel.

Instructor: Mark Emery
Location: Woodinville Fire & Life Safety  17718 Woodinville Snohomish Rd. NE Woodinville, 98072


Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (STICO)
     October 5 - 6, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description STICO is designed to meet the needs of company officers responsible for managing multiple crews during firefighting operations. STICO is intended to develop the management skills necessary to accomplish strategic goals via tactical operations for various structures. The primary objective is to equip the initial arriving company officer as well as the later arriving battalion commander, with the skills necessary to implement, manage and successfully bring to completion a structural fire operation. A successful fire operation can be defined as one in which the incident strategy was well defined, tactical operations were clearly stated and implemented and safety practices were deliberately managed. STICO puts a strong emphasis on all aspects of the Incident Command System.
Topics Include :

   • Incident Communications
   • A. The National Fire Academy Communications Model B. Getting to the "Handshake" C. Managine Common Communication Errors
   • Span of Control
   • A. Purpose of Groups, Divisions and Branches. B. Guidelines for Best Practices and Which One to Use. C. When and How to Implement Groups, Divisions and Branches.
   • Initial Operations
   • A. Discussion on the Critical Nature of Initial Operations B. Creating a System to Ensure a Strong Initial Operation
   • Strategy and Tactics
   • A. Strategic Goals 1. Incident Priorities 2. Safety 3. Line Placement
   • B. Tactical Operations 1. Line Placemtn based on Occupancy 2. Ventilation Methods 3. Incident Priorities 4. Safety 5. Mayday Operations
   • Each of these topics will be explored during class lecture, discussion as well as practical implementation during fire simulation. The intent of the two day course is to put each participante into the role of incident commander during at least one sumulated operation. Participants not in the "Command" role during simulation exercises will help facilitate operations communicating as engine and ladder crews assigned to the event.

Instructor: John Stuckey
Location: Bellevue Fire Training Center  1838 116th Ave NE Bellevue, 98004


Terrorism Response for Company Officers
     October 18 - 19, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This course fills the gap between awareness and technician-level training, taking a hard focus on the necessary knowledge and skills that a company officer will need to train and lead an engine or truck company while conducting operations-level tasks at a WMD terrorism incident. This class is 2 days and will emphasize hands-on skill stations and initial incident management tasks. Both days will emphasize the initial actions of a company officer in the first hour of the response.
Topics Include :

   • The first day will focus on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenarios. Skill sets trained will include the proper use of personal protective equipment, conducting mass casualty decontamination, victim movement, and support to hazmat team operations. There will also be a module on active shooter response and SWAT team interaction.
   • The second day will focus on explosive scenerios, and will include light structural collapse rescue skills and interaction with law enforcement bomb squads.

Instructor: Peter Brummel
Location: Bellevue Fire Training Center  1838 116th Ave NE Bellevue, 98004


Technical Rescue Operations for the Company Officer
     October 20, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This class will cover items that Incident Commanders, or would be commanders should consider when running a Technical Rescue incident. There will be some tabletop exercises and group discussions.

Instructor: Rudy Alvarado
Location: Bellevue Fire Training Center  1838 116th Ave NE Bellevue, 98004


Mass Casualty Incidents
     October 21, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This class is designed to give company officers the tools necessary to bring control to the chaos of a mass casualty. We’ll discuss sizing up the scene, making initial assignments and the options for requesting and managing a large complement of resources. The IC Positions of Triage, Treatment, Transport and Medical Group will be reviewed and we’ll follow up with a few case studies and the challenges they presented. Mock scenarios will allow participants to develop incident action plans which include requesting and effectively deploying resources.
Topics Include :

   • Morning Session
   • Incident Size Up, Basic MCI Org. Chart, Ordering Resources, START Triage, Treatment Tags, Triage Unit, Treatment Unit, Transport Unit, Hospital Control
   • Afternoon Session
   • Tabletop MCI Planning Exercise, Case Studies, Blast MCI, Mass Shooting Incidents, Final Quiz

Instructor: Marty LaFave
Location: Bellevue Fire Training Center  1838 116th Ave NE Bellevue, 98004


Community & Government Relations
     October 22, 2010    0830-1700
Class Description This course takes an in-depth look at the concept of "customer service" from a public sector perspective. The course will cover the Community and Government Relations portion of NFPA 1021 including information that will help company officers form a more strategic view of fire and emergency service delivery.
Topics Include :

   • Community and Government Relations. This duty involves dealing with inquiries of the community and communicating the role, image and mission of the department to the public and delivering safety, injury and fire prevention education programs.
   • Initiate action on a community need, given policies and procedures so that the need is addressed. An understanding of the role and mission of the department in the community.
   • Familiarity with public relations and the ability to communicate verbally.
   • 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 complied with. Interpersonal relationships and verbal and nonverbal communication and ability to communicate verbally with public relations.
   • Respond to public inquiry given policies and procedures, so that the inquiry is answered accurately, courrteously and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. The ability to relate interpersonally and respond to public inquiries.

Instructor: Dave Daniels
Location: Bellevue Fire Training Center  1838 116th Ave NE Bellevue, 98004


2010-Fire Officer l & ll Test
     November 19, 2010    0800-1700
Class Description If you have the pre- requisites and are planning to take this Fire Officer l & ll test you must register by September 30, 2009. All registrants will be contacted prior to the testing for further instructions. For Information Contact: Test Control Officer- Battalion Chief Cari Coll Vashon Island Fire & Rescue 92060 463-4468 ccoll@vifr.org
Topics Include :

   • Study Guide Options:
   • www.jbpub.com/fire/fireofficer
   • www.fireservicebookstore.com

Instructor: Cari Coll
Location: Kent Fire Department   ,