The below information is provided to assist the member with their development and offer direction as they aspire to promote to the rank of Battalion Chief. The material includes applicable State Fire Training courses and a task book, CICCS training, and self-study topics to support growth in leadership and operations.


LAFD Provided courses

  • LAFD Leadership Academy 
  • Green Cell 

State Fire Training

*All State Fire Training task books must be initiated by the SFT Coordinator. The following task book is only for the member to view the curriculum and is not to be initiated by the member.

Chief Fire Officer Courses, Task Book, and Certification

  • Chief Fire Officer Task Book
  • Chief Officer 3A: Human Resource Management
  • Chief Officer 3B: Budget & Fiscal Responsibilities
  • Chief Officer 3C: Emergency Service Delivery Responsibilities
  • ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
  • Instructor II: Instructional Development
  • Educational requirement: AA/AS Degree

      Applicable Training to Develop Knowledge and Skills

  • Incident Management for Major Fires
  • Incident Management of the Firefighter Emergency
  • Incident Management of High-Rise Fires
  • ICS-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff
  • National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program
  • National Fire Academy Executive Officer Program
  • Naval Post Graduate School/USC Leadership Program
  • O-305: Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team
  • S-404 or E/L 954: NIMS ICS All-Hazard Safety Officer
  • S-520: Advanced Incident Management 

Wildland (CICCS/NWCG)

*All CICCS task books must be initiated by the CICCS Coordinator. The following task books are only for the member to view the curriculum and are not to be initiated by the memb

Strike Team Leader Engine

  • Must be qualified as an Engine Boss, Single Resource
  • S/AR-330: Task Force/Strike Team Leader All-Hazard
  • S-215: Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface
  • IS-800: NRF: An Introduction
  • ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
  • RT-130: Wildland Fire Safety Annual Refresher (Target Solutions)
  • Completion and Certification of the STEN Position Task Book

National Fire Academy

Executive Fire Officer Program 

The Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program is the flagship program of the National Fire Academy (NFA). It provides senior fire officers with a broad perspective on various facets of fire and emergency medical services (EMS) administration. The courses and accompanying research examine how to exercise leadership when dealing with difficult or unique problems within communities.

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/programs/efop.html

 

 

 

 

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