ExpiredNFA – Decision Making for Initial Company Operations | April 2017

This two-day course is designed to develop the decision making skills needed by Company Officers (COs) to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires. All activities and scenarios used in this course are based on structure fires. With the real possibility of being the first to arrive at an incident, the CO’s initial decisions will have an impact throughout the entire incident. It is vital that COs be able to make good management decisions that have a favorable impact on the eventual outcome. In addition to a possible role as the initial Incident Commander, the CO may well be assigned a subordinate position within the Incident Command System organization. COs need to have a clear understanding of the system, the position that they are assigned to, and their role in the organization if they are to function effectively and help make the system work.

Instructor: Timothy Whitham; MS, EFO, a 28 year veteran of fire and emergency services, serving in career and volunteer capacities in career, combination, and volunteer agencies at the local, federal, and contract level. He is currently Fire Chief with the Edwardsville Fire Department, in the Kansas City, Kansas metro area. Tim holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership with the Emphasis in Disaster Planning and executive Fire Leadership and is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program through the National Fire Academy. He received an undergraduate in Fire and Emergency Response Management from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Tim is accredited through the International Fire Service Congress as a Fire Officer III, Instructor III, Inspector II, Hazardous Materials Technician and Incident Commander, as well numerous other certifications. He is an Adjunct Professor with Columbian Southern University, College of Safety & Emergency Services, as well as an Adjunct Instructor with the National Fire Academy and the Kansas Fire-Rescue Training.