Class Overview
Fire Officer I is a front line officer and a line supervisor in the fire department organization, a person certified to this level will be able to perform routine administrative functions, recommend action for employees, follow department/agency administrative polices, assist in the budget process, interact with the media by assisting press releases, manage single-unit responses to an incident, secure a fire scene, conduct initial accident investigation, and make recommendations to change policy or procedures, and conduct a post-incident analysis (PIA).