Advanced Fire Officer

Course Description

NIPSTA’s Advanced 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 an Advanced 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 over four (4) consecutive weeks. 

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

2026 Sessions

Spring Session

Phase I: April 13 - May 8, 2026

Phase II: May 18 - May 22, 2026

                 June 1 - June 5, 2026

Summer Session

Phase I: July 13 - August 7, 2026

Phase II: August 24 - September 4, 2026

Fall Session

Phase I: October 12 - November 6, 2026

Phase II: November 16 - November 20, 2026

                 November 30 - December 4, 2026 

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