Company Officer Academy Houston, Texas

About this Event

Northwest Fire Rescue Est. 1949

The program, "The Company Officer Academy" is the result of numerous requests and discussions the chiefs have had with chief and company officers across the nation concerning company officer training and preparedness. Many departments simply promote a new company officer and send them to a new assignment with no formal training. This often results in creating a more stressful and challenging situation for the new officer and the unit.

Get the full details about the Company Officer Academy.

When

January 25 - 27, 2023
8a.m. - 5p.m.

Where

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department - Station 44/Training Facility

12820 TC Jester Blvd
Houston, Texas 77038

Cost

Early Bird Rate Ends December 23, 2022

  • CSU Students, Alumni, & Learning Partner- $175
  • General - $200

Standard Rate Starts December 24, 2022

  • CSU Students, Alumni, & Learning Partners- $200
  • General - $225

Continuing Education Units:

2.4 CEUs

Designed For:

New Company Officers - Current Officers - Future Officers

The following list of topics are just a few from this exciting program:

  • Leadership and the Leader, Manager, and Supervisor “traits” of the company officer
  • Communications, Motivation, Training, Team Building and Mentoring
  • What it takes to be that great Company Officer
  • The Roll Call: Setting Up and Planning Your Day
  • Your Firefighter’s First Day: The Company Officer’s Role
  • Your Company Officer’s First Day: The Chief’s Role
  • Riding the Front Seat
  • Values - Vision – Mission
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Coaching and Counseling as well as handling Disciplinary Issues
  • Awards and Records of Exceptional Performance
  • Fireground Responsibility: The Company Officer’s role in preventing LODD’s
  • Fireground Scenarios: Tactics and Strategy considering ALL staffing levels
  • Situational Leadership Workshop

Your Instructors:

Chiefs Lasky and Salka have decades of experience as chiefs and company officers and have handled many of the difficult and challenging situations that you are likely to face sometime in your fire service future. They will explain some of the myths concerning performance evaluations and discipline and how to get a handle on your daily firehouse routine. Join them as they guide you through the challenges you will face tomorrow with concepts and solutions that have served them well. The success of a company officer on the fireground is often determined by their success as a leader in the firehouse. This is where the rubber meets the road.

View Chief Lasky and Chief Salka's biographies

Contact mimi.henning@columbiasouthern.edu or 800-313-1992 for further questions.

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