Maricopa Community Colleges  FSC150   19966-19985 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/25/96
FSC150 19966-19985 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Ladder Company Officer
Overview of all aspects of ladder company operations including activities, expectations, and responsibilities required of the ladder captain. Designed for the company officer who aspires to the role of ladder company officer. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
FSC150   19966-19985 Ladder Company Officer
1. Describe the job description, roles, and responsibilities of the ladder company officer. (I)
2. Explain the communications processes among the ladder company officer, the crew, and the battalion chief. (I)
3. Describe the importance of safety in all aspects of the ladder company officer's daily duties. (I)
4. Describe the importance of scheduling for the ladder company. (I, II)
5. Describe the issues involving physical resources as they specifically affect the ladder company officer's responsibilities. (III)
6. Describe the issues involving human resources as they affect the ladder company officer's specific responsibilities. (IV)
7. Identify the issues involving Equal Employment Opportunity as they affect the officer and crew. (IV)
8. Describe the ladder company officer's responsibilities on the fire ground. (V)
9. Describe the ladder company officer's responsibilities with regard to urban services. (VI)
10. Describe the ladder company officer's responsibilities on an emergency medical service (EMS) scene. (VII)
11. List the non-critical but essential tasks affecting the ladder company. (VIII)
12. Identify the types of training activities in which a ladder company must participate. (IX)
13. Explain the history and importance of interpersonal skills required of a ladder company officer for internal and external relations. (X)
14. Given specific scenarios, role-play and use in-basket techniques to plan, schedule, motivate, intervene, supervise, lead, communicate, and discipline according to the rules, regulations, and customer service policies. (XI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
FSC150   19966-19985 Ladder Company Officer
    I. Job Description, Roles, and Responsibilities
        A. Supervising
        B. Scheduling
        C. Mentoring
        D. Motivating
        E. Harassment
        F. Communications
        G. Safety
      II. Planning the Day
          A. Ladder company activity calendar
          B. Equipment and supplies
          C. Training schedules
          D. Personnel issues
          E. Physical training
        III. Physical Resource Management
            A. Equipment inventory
            B. Legal implications
            C. Maintenance and repairs
            D. Station (site) maintenance
          IV. Human Resource Management
              A. Crew personnel issues
              B. Equal Employment Opportunity
              C. Physical fitness, health, and welfare
              D. Employee problems
              E. Discipline
              F. Expectations
              G. Harassment
            V. Fire Ground
                A. Engine company responsibility
                  1. Scene management
                  2. Tactics and strategy
                B. Extrication
                C. Suppression
                  1. Scene management
                  2. Tactics and strategy
                  3. The split crew
                  4. Accountability
                  5. Sector duties
                  6. Loss control
                  7. Customer service
                  8. Engineer responsibility
                  9. Rapid intervention crews (RIC)
              VI. Urban Services
                  A. Engine company responsibility
                  B. Expectations
                  C. Role of the battalion chief
                VII. Emergency Medical Services
                    A. Response issues
                    B. "Code 2" and "Code 3" regulations
                    C. Standard of care
                      1. Basic life support (BLS) procedures and policies
                      2. Advanced life support (ALS) procedures and policies
                    D. Working with advanced life support (ALS) response
                    E. Documentation
                  VIII. Non-critical Tasks
                      A. Fire plans
                      B. Drills
                    IX. Training
                        A. Schedules
                        B. EMS
                        C. Refresher
                        D. Minimum company standards (MCS )
                      X. Internal and External Relations
                          A. History
                          B. Customer service
                          C. Fire agency policies and procedures
                        XI. Scenario Evaluations
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