Fire Officer 1 & 2

Date: Thursday, January 08, 2026 | 06:30 PM to Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 10:30 PM

This is a combined fire officer 1 & 2 class requiring completion of both level 1 & 2 final exams at the end of the course (even if you already have fire officer 1, YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS). Each class will start promptly at 6:30pm and be held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings. It is HIGHLY suggested that each attendee review the chapters ahead of each session to have a general understanding of the chapter content prior to each session’s power point presentations so that we can get through the content in a timely manner each session.

January 8^th – February 24^th (Makeup Date for inclement weather Feb. 26)

All Classes must be attended to meet the requirements of this course.

Note: This class runs on Tuesday's and Thursday's nights

Class size: Minimum 10 students - Maximum 20 students

PRE-REQUISITES: There are prerequisites that are required by the NJ Division of Fire Safety to obtain your Fire Officer I & 2 certification at the completion of this course. See link below.

https://nj.gov/dca/divisions/dfs/forms/bfds/2021%20Ed%20Forms/fire_officer_app_2021.pdf

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: Jones and Bartlett-Fire Officer 4th Edition and Jones and Bartlett Firefighting Strategy & Tactics 4th Edition.

The book must be purchased prior to the start of the class

Class Outline & Instructors (Note: First Class starts on Thursday Jan. 8^th)

Thursday Jan. 8 - Chapter 1

(Introduction, The Fire Officer I as a Company Officer)

Tuesday Jan. 13 - Chapter 2

(Understanding Leadership & Management Theories)

Thursday Jan. 15 - Chapter 3

(Leading a Team)

Tuesday Jan. 20 - Chapter 4 & 11

(Community Relations & Risk Reduction, Managing Community Risk Reduction Programs)