Fire Officer: Principles and Practice

Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition prepares today’s firefighters for successful leadership and management in the fire service, with an emphasis on how effective leadership skills can be used to meet the challenges fire officers face. The fifth edition has been updated to meet the job performance requirements for Chapters 9: Fire Officer I and 10: Fire Officer II of NFPA 1020, Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, Fire Officer, and Emergency Medical Services Officer Professional Qualifications, 2025 Edition. Numerous updates make this renowned fire text the most comprehensive training resource for students studying to become fire officers. New content includes the following: - Summary, review questions, discussion questions, and a progressive case study with critical-thinking questions in each chapter - Updated correlation grid featuring the detailed knowledge and skill objectives for each JPR requirement - New chapter: “Crew Resource Management” - New content on leadership, retention, and managing crew member expectations - New community risk reduction (CRR) discussions on creating buy-in, population health, the economic impact of commercial fires, and more - New discussion of the incident command system, five types of ICS incidents, and a seven-step process for making decisions - New content on active shooter/hostile events, catastrophic events, mass volunteer resignations, and labor relations - New section on behavioral health resources - New discussion on eyewitness accounts and when to suspect arson in vehicle fires - Much more! Table of Contents Fire Officer I Chapter 1 The Fire Officer as Company Officer Chapter 2 Understanding Leadership and Management Theories Chapter 3 Crew Resource Management Chapter 4 Leading a Team Chapter 5 Community Relations and Risk Reduction Chapter 6 Fire Department Administration Chapter 7 Preincident Planning and Code Enforcement Chapter 8 Command of Initial Emergency Operations Chapter 9 Safety and Risk Management Fire Officer II Chapter 10 The Fire Officer II as a Manager Chapter 11 Applications of Leadership Chapter 12 Managing Community Risk Reduction Programs Chapter 13 Administrative Communications Chapter 14 Fire Cause Determination Chapter 15 Managing Major Incidents Appendix: NFPA 1020 Correlation Grid Glossary Index