Company Fire Officer (120 hrs)

Course Description

NIPSTA’s Company Fire Officer program is designed to exceed the requirements outlined by the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal ("OSFM"), and provides students with the knowledge and skills to perform as a Company Fire Officer, as defined by NFPA 1021. This program is presented in two (2) phases and must be taken consecutively:

• Phase I: Forty (40) hours of online education completed independently over four (4) consecutive weeks. There is a mandatory classroom orientation session on the first day of Phase I from 0800 - 1200. All students must attend this orientation session.

• Phase II: Eighty (80) hours of campus based lectures, discussions and exercises. Completed over two (2) consecutive weeks. 

2026 Sessions

Winter Session: 

• Phase I: January 5 - January 30, 2026

• Phase II: February 9- February 20, 2026

Spring Session: 

• Phase I: March 23 - April 17, 2026

• Phase II: May 4 - May 15, 2026

Summer Session: 

• Phase I: July 6 - July 31, 2026

• Phase II: August 3 - August 14, 2026

Fall Session: 

• Phase I: October 5 - October 30, 2026

• Phase II: November 2 - November 13, 2026

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