his course is designed to prepare students to meet and exceed the specific job functions as identified in NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer. The course covers the fundamental coverage of job functions for successful handling of incidents involving hazardous materials, technical rescue, wildland fire, and other disasters along with the critical skills required to be a proficient Safety Officer, including the processes of reading smoke, anticipating risk, predicting building collapse, and improving firefighter rehabilitation. Successful completion will allow students to sit for Missouri Division of Fire Safety certification exam.

Prerequisites

Host: Central Jackson County Fire Protection District 4715 Southwest 40 Highway Blue Springs MO

Contact: Bob Little at 816-988-5460 or blittle@cjcfpd.org

Sessions: 08:00-17:00 April 28-May 2

Partners: Missouri Division of Fire Safety

Funding provided by the Division of Fire Safety (DFS) and the Missouri Fire Safety Education / Advisory Commission. State Funding sources include the DFS General Revenue (GR) Fire Training Fund and Fire Education Fund.