Fire Officer

The Fire Officer program area provides training for aspiring and experienced fire officers at the company through chief officer levels, with pathways to national certification in Fire Officer, Incident Safety Officer, and First Responder Inspector.

Topics include training designed to meet national certification for:

• Fire Officer 1 and 2
• First Responder Inspector
• Incident Safety Officer

Beyond certification training, KFRTI offers a selection of professional development courses for fire officers at all levels. These courses draw on current research, case studies, and best practices in fire service leadership, and are available to organizations upon request as half-day or full-day sessions.

• Volunteer and Combination Fire Officer Leadership
• Followership to Leadership
• Strategy and Tactics
• Crew Resource Management
• Creativity and Innovation in Fire and Emergency Services
• After Action Reviews and the Learning Organization
• Firefighter Resilience
• Case Studies in Fire Officer Decision Making

For more information about requesting Fire Officer training programs for your organization, please contact:

Brad Schuster 
Fire Officer Program Coordinator
Phone (Office): 785-864-1788 Email: brad.schuster@ku.edu 
 

Or

Kelly McCoy 
Education Program Manager 
Phone (Office): 785-864-1275 Email: kellymccoy@ku.edu

See all fire officer training courses