Dates: August 18-21, 2026

Day 1 August 18 or 19

Day 2 August 20 or 21

Course Description:

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.

• This is a shift friendly course offering. Students must attend one session of the Day 1 portion (August 18 or 19) and one session of the Day 2 portion (August 20 or 21).

Register at: https://on.in.gov/NFA-decision-making-for-initial-company-operations-IFD-O0457