Fire Officer III All I have heard from the OSFM and we are number two on the list for the Fire Officer III in 2015. Our time frame of Feb – April may be pushed back a little bit. I’m thinking more along the lines of some time between mid-March – mid June. I have attached the requirements for the class. Remember, the OSFM will have the final say on who gets in the class. Once we have firm dates, we will ask everyone who is interested to submit the required paperwork to the OSFM. From that list, an approval to attend the class will come from them. Make sure you meet the pre-requisites to attend the class. Also, I would be selecting my 3 leaders and begin preparing my paper now, so that it will be the best you can provide. For individuals who have already responded to previous e-mails on this subject, you do not have to respond again. I have your e-mails on file. Please pass this on to anyone you know that may be interested and qualified for this class. Thanks John Fire Officer III Course Student Prerequisites 1. FROF3 - Fire Officer III 2. 21 years of age 3. Completion of OSFM Approved Fire Officer 3 course 4. Firefighter Level II certified for 7 years 5. INST2 or INST3 certified (must be a minimum of INST2 certified) 6. Fire Officer II certified Student Materials Needed 1. Chief Officer Principles and Practices – Jones and Bartlett Publishers b. This book can be purchased from the North Carolina Society of Fire & Rescue Instructors. Please contact Jimmy Barrow at 336-309-6900 for orders. Books can also be purchased directly from the website. ncsfri.org (Subject to change) c. It is the responsibility of the student for the material on the test. The instructors will provide information throughout the program relative to the test. However, they will not be “teaching the test”. Pre Course Assignments 1. Read chapters 1-7 of the Chief Officer Principles and Practices book and answer the Chief Officer in Action questions at the end of each chapter. The questions will be collected Monday of Week 1. 2. Prepare a Position Paper Students Responsibility & Understanding The instructors will provide insightful and real world experience to supplement the text with information and support the objectives. The student should read the text prior to the beginning of the course to encourage active participation and enhance the learning experience. 1. Success for the student will require time outside of class to prepare for each section. Supplemental information will be provided to support the text and classroom discussions. 2. The student will be required to complete a minimum of a five page research paper. 3. The student will have to read the book. 4. The instructors will cover the objectives; however they will also provide a much greater depth of knowledge useful to the students in the actual application and interaction with their peers and community leaders. 5. This will be a high impact course and it will require a significant commitment from the student. 6. The student will need to provide the following for registration. a. OSFM Certification Application with Chiefs signature that you meet all requirements: ncdoi/OSFM/Fire_Rescue_Commission/Documents/Certification/CertificationApplication.pdf b. User name and password for Moodle site Password (Password must be 1 upper case, 1 lower case, 1 number at least 6 characters. (This is subject to change) c. Full Name and last 4 digits of social security number. 7. The student will provide a FEMA SID# during the first week of class. The Fire Officer III course is a two-week course, the first week and second week are separated by one month to allow time for the completion of the research paper and review before the second week begins. Requirements of the Course 1. Fire Officer III consists of 11 chapters in the Chief Officer book from Jones and Bartlett. 2. The student will be required to read all chapters. 3. A quiz will be taken each day for the material which has been presented. 4. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain all activities required outside of the class and to make notification if they experience any problems with the web access. This course will require work outside of the class. All quizzes will be web based and will be timed. Criteria for Position Paper 1. Choose three leaders in history and discuss the positive and negative attributes related to their individual leadership styles. Identify their leadership styles from pages 14-17 of the text. From the list of three, choose the leader that you would most likely emulate. The paper should include: b. After the discussion of your chosen three leaders and the positive and negative attributes, you should create an introduction. This paragraph should include at least five guiding principles of why you chose your leader. It should clearly state the main idea of why this leader was chosen. c. Explain your view. Tell the reader why youre taking the position youve chosen and offer evidence supporting your opinion. Be sure to present the information in a logical order and avoid making any statements that lack obvious support. Assure the reader understands why this leader should be emulated. d. Include a statement of relevance to today’s fire service. Would your chosen leader’s leadership style be effective in today’s fire service and why? e. End with a conclusion paragraph. In a conclusion paragraph, you should restate your reason for choosing your leader and summarize the position papers main ideas. Be sure to rewrite your ideas so that youre not just repeating the exact same thing. Once again, restate your position and be ready to defend your choice in class. 2. The paper should be prepared using the APA style. The basic guidelines for the paper are listed in the following reference guide: ehow/how/4589202_format-essay-basic-apa-style.html. The paper does not require an abstract, the length of the paper should be at least 4 pages, double-spaced with the appropriate headings and sub-headings and references to support your position. 3. If you need additional support use the Google Search Engine and enter “basic apa format” which will provide various illustrations and examples. Examples will be available.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:03:52 +0000
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