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Incident Safety Officer Academy
This is a 16-hour course designed to improve a fire officer's effectiveness in his or her role as an Incident Safety Officer.
Unlike the National Fire Academy's two-day ISO course, this Academy will dive in-depth into the knowledge and experience elements of an effective ISO and give participants MORE situational exercises and scenario practice.
The ISO Academy is an excellent tool to help participants prepare for the FDSOA ISO Certification Exam.
The course is also a perfect follow-up for anyone who has attended other FDSOA courses or any fire officer who has been newly appointed as a Safety Officer or is likely to fill the Incident Safety Officer role.
Course Highlights:
- Up-to-date information on Incident Safety Officers' issues and trends
- 5-step plan to predict Building Collapse
- 4-step model to "Read Smoke" and predict hostile fire events
- Hazardous Energy
- Preventing Firefighter injuries through effective "Rehab"
- Recognizing & Preventing ICS Dysfunction
- The ISO Action Model
- Dozens of video clips from actual incidents
- Group activities and scenario practice
- A participant hand-out package complete with checklists, sample SOP/SOG's, articles and outline
- A course certificate, upon completion of the Academy
- Minds-on practice in establishing incident safety priorities
Contact fdsoa@fdsoa.org or 508-881-3114 for a quote. (maximum 40 students)
About the instructor
Terry Vavra is the Deputy Chief of Administration for the Lisle Woodridge, IL Fire District. He is a 29 year veteran of the fire service and has held positions including company officer, training officer and shift commander for the District. He has been involved in safety since 1989 when he became the Training Safety Officer for the District. In 1992 he began teaching the Fireground Safety Officer class with Dave Dodson. Together they taught hundreds of firefighters and officers all across the country. Terry is a certified FDSOA Incident Safety Officer and teaches the Safety Officer Academy for the FDSOA. Terry holds two Associates degrees, a Bachelors degree and is currently working on his Masters degree in Organizational Behavior. Terry is also certified through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal as a Fire Officer 3.