Company Officer

Certificate of Achievement

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The Company Officer Certificate of Achievement is designed for firefighters wishing to be promoted within their Fire Agencies to the rank of Lieutenant, Captain, and above. The Company Officer Certification utilizes NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications (2014) and NFPA 1051 Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications (2016) to provide the qualifications for State Fire Training’s Company Officer certification.

**Some of the courses have prerequisites that can be met in a number of ways, please contact the FST Program Coordinator for more information.**

Career Opportunities

Company Officer Lieutenant - Captain of Fire Requirement to be promoted to Chief officer or Fire Chief

Required Core: (14 units) Units

Course	Units
FST 20 (CO 2A Human Resource Management for Company Officers)	2.5
FST 21 (CO 2B General Administrative Functions for Company Officers)	1.5
FST 22 (CO 2C Fire Inspections and Investigation for Company Officers)	2.5
FST 23 (CO 2D All - Risk Command Operations for Company Officers)	2.5
FST 24 (CO 2E Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers)	2.5
FST 25 (Instructor 1)	2.5

 

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Units	14