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Chief Officer



Program Overview

Certified Chief Officer is the second of three steps of certification leading to the position of Certified Fire Chief. This level of certification utilizes upper level curriculum, which establishes some lower level courses as prerequisites. Although these courses are open to all individuals who meet the academic prerequisites, Chief Officer certification is only available to those holding the rank of Officer and above.

Ten courses comprise the educational requirements, they are:

Fire Command 2A Command Tactics at Major Fires

Fire Command 2B Management of Major Hazardous Materials Incidents

Fire Command 2C High Rise Fire Tactics

Fire Command 2D Planning for Large Scale Disasters

Fire Command 2E Wildland Fire Tactics

Fire Management 2A Organizational Development and Human Relations

Fire Management 2B Fire Service Financial Management

Fire Management 2C Personnel and Labor Relations

Fire Management 2D Master Planning

Fire Management 2E Contemporary Issues and Concepts

NOTE: These courses are offered as selective topics (FIRE 299 and/or FIRE 399 classes). Check the current semester for scheduled classes.

For additional information and registration materials, call (707) 836-2906 or e-mail request to lmercurio@santarosa.edu