Fire Officer 4 - Online / Classroom

Online dates: Sept 14-Oct 6, 2025 Classroom dates: October 7-9, 2025

Description
You will learn what it takes to advance into and better understand your department's upper management. This course emphasizes management and strategic leadership, including community relations, resource management, budgeting, safety programs, effective interpersonal and interagency communication, and risk management for the Chief Fire Officer. It will consist of interactive group projects and subject matter experts to support lecture materials.

Special Requirements
You must have completed the Fire Officer I, II & III classes.

Required Textbook
The textbook for this course is, Chief Officer: Principles and Practice from IAFC and NFPA, 3rd Edition, published by Jones and Bartlett (ISBN: 3rd Edition 978-1-284-17247-8)

Lead Instructor
Will Anderson, PhD, Asst Chief (ret), Euclid FD

Fee
$595

"I’ve had the privilege of completing Fire Officer I, II, III and IV through the State Fire School program at BGSU. Each of these courses build upon the prior to prepare fire service leaders to address the ever-changing needs of their organization and community. The instructional format of the Fire Officer IV course allows for much interaction and provides opportunity to learn from the instructors (facilitators) and students alike. This is what the future of adult education looks like."

~Shawn Kasson, Fire Marshal, Hudson Fire Dept.