Firefighter Company Officer

The Firefighter Company Officer certificate of achievement provides the fire officer with course work needed to be successful in his or her position.  Information includes the management of personnel, all-risk command operations for the company officer, and the use of the incident command system.

Currently there are 25 students progressing through this program.  It is estimated that 15-20 certificates will be earned each year.  

As with many other professions, the aging of the workforce will be heavily impacting the Captain (company officer) ranks in the California Fire Service over the next 5-6 years.  The company officer certificate of achievement provides the fire officer with California State Fire Marshall approved course work needed to be successful in his or her position.  Information includes the management of personnel, all-risk command operations for the company officer, and the use of the incident command system. This curriculum leads to the California State Fire Marshall Company Officer Certification.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
FPTC 112D	Instructor I - Instructional Methodology	1	Y1/S1
FPTC 130A	Company Officer 2A - Human Resource	2	Y1/S1
FPTC 130B	Company Officer 2B - General Administrative	1	Y1/S1
FPTC 130C	Company Officer 2C - Fire Inspections and Investigations for Company Officers	2	Y1/S1
FPTC 130D	Company Officer 2D - All-Risk Command Operations for Company Officers	2	Y1/S2
FPTC 130E	Company Office 2E - Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers	2	Y1/S2
FPTC 112D	Instructor I - Instructional Methodology	1	Y1/S2
Total Units		11

Please see table under "Program Requirements" Section for course requirements and sequencing.  

Currently, MPC has 25 students pursuing coursework to earn the State Fire Marshall's Company Officer Certification. With numerous retirements anticipated over the next 5-6 years, it is expected that the number of Captain (company officer) vacancies in the California Fire Service will increase.

We do not find similar programs at other colleges in our area of the Bay region. We do not anticipate impacting other programs--which are a significant distance away.