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Incident command, divisions vs groups, span of control, the 5 construction types, size-up, the initial radio report, RECEO-VS, progressive discipline. Each topic gets its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 67 illustrated pages.
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 63 topics.
You're at the kitchen table with a practice question: brick walls, wood joists, fire in the cockloft. Type III or Type V? You've been inside a hundred of these buildings, and on paper you freeze.
The textbook spreads building construction over a whole chapter: fire-resistance ratings, wall assemblies, IBC subtypes, all in paragraphs. Nothing puts the five types side by side, so they blur together by the next shift.
In this book, the five types share one page, in one row: Type I to Type V drawn next to each other, with the NFPA 220 digits and the IBC subtypes in a box. You see what's concrete, what's steel, what's brick and what's wood at a glance.
Same for divisions vs groups, span of control, the 13 size-up factors, RECEO-VS and the steps of progressive discipline: each one has its own page.
When the written exam or the oral board brings up a building type, you picture the page and answer in order, without going back to the textbook.
The company officer's job, incident command, building construction, size-up and the radio report, strategy and tactics, supervising your crew, admin and safety, and exam day review: 67 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
The assessor reads the scenario: a Type III building, smoke pushing from the eaves, you're first due with one crew. Then they stop and wait for your initial radio report.
In the book, you open the radio report page and see it drawn line by line: who you are, what you see, what you're doing, who has command. The same order every time you key the mic.
Same for divisions vs groups, span of control, the 360, RECEO-VS and progressive discipline: each one on its own page, drawn.
Fire Officer I Illustrated is 8 parts and 63 topics, all drawn, ending with an exam day review: the tactical simulation, the oral board, the in-basket and a checklist for the week before.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
What changes on day one, Fire Officer I vs II, the 6 duty areas, how promotional exams are built, chain of command, authority and accountability.
Incident command as one org chart you can redraw from memory: divisions vs groups, branches, strike teams vs task forces, span of control, establishing and transferring command, the IAP and ICS 201, PAR and Mayday.
The 5 construction types on one page, Type I to Type V one by one, balloon vs platform frame, lightweight trusses, collapse signs and collapse zones.
Size-up before the call, the 13 factors in order, sides and floors, reading smoke, ventilation-limited fires, the 360, the initial radio report, risk vs benefit.
Strategy, tactics and tasks, offensive, defensive and transitional, RECEO-VS, incident priorities, fire flow formulas, hoselines, ventilation, two-in/two-out and RIT, overhaul and salvage.
Leadership styles, motivation, delegation in 5 steps, clear assignments, counseling, progressive discipline, documentation, grievances and the laws every officer must know.
Policies vs procedures vs SOPs, reports and records, community relations, inspections, occupancy classifications, fire cause, crew safety, pre-incident planning, post-incident analysis.
The tactical simulation in 5 steps, structuring an oral board answer, the in-basket, the most common mix-ups and a final checklist for the week before.
At the end of the book: Exam day review: the tactical simulation in 5 steps, the oral board, the in-basket and a final checklist.
Practice with exam-style multiple-choice questions on every chapter, each answer explained and linked back to the page it comes from.
See the 15 most common mistakes side by side with the right way, plus one-page cards to review ICS, size-up and tactics before the exam.
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Each standard topic on its own drawn page, so a chapter you read between calls is still there next shift.
ICS, size-up, construction and tactics in the same order every time, plus an exam day review for the tactical sim, the oral board and the in-basket.
Counseling, the discipline steps and documentation drawn in the order you actually do them, to keep on hand at the station.
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Yes. It doesn't teach you to fight fire: it puts the Fire Officer I material in order and in drawings, so you can explain what you already do the way the exam asks for it.
From the current NFPA fire officer professional qualifications standard (formerly NFPA 1021, now consolidated into NFPA 1020), FEMA's NIMS/ICS doctrine and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 for two-in/two-out. Every standard reference is flagged so you can check it against the edition your department adopts.
No. It's an independent illustrated study guide, not published or endorsed by NFPA, IFSAC, Pro Board, FEMA or any department, and it doesn't give you a certificate or CE hours. It doesn't replace your textbook; it sits next to it. The textbook spreads each topic over several pages. Here each topic gets one drawn page you can review between calls.
No. Each department and state builds its own exam and reading list, usually on the NFPA Fire Officer job requirements. Before you buy, open the index on this page and compare it with your list. The book covers Fire Officer I. If your captain exam also lists Fire Officer II topics, like budgeting or multi-company command, you won't find them here. Your course and your reading list still come first.
No. They're written for this book, in the style of a multiple-choice exam, and each answer points back to the page it comes from. They are not official questions from any exam.
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