Course Description: This course is a twelve-hour course designed to meet the training needs of the Firefighter Type I (FFT1) and/or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5). This course is designed to be interactive in nature. It contains class discussion and several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives. Topics include operationsl leadership, communications, LCES, and tactical decisionmaking.

Course Objectives:
• Identify position responsibilities and demonstrate the ability to apply principles of Operational Leadership found in the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461.
• Describe how to incorporate and maintain open lines of communication with appropriate personnel.
• Identify Look Up, Down, and Around indicators and demonstrate the ability to apply the components of Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (LCES) as described in the IRPG.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply tactical decision-making procedures.


Target Group: Personnel desiring to be qualified as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) and/or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5).

Source: PMS 901-1

Qualified as a Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2)

David Fiorella

TN Division of Forestry

(615) 837-5470

david.fiorella@tn.gov