STRATEGY AND TACTICS FOR INITIAL
COMPANY OPERATIONS (STICO) (F/W455)
(Formerly Managing Company Tactical Operations: Tactics)

April 21-22, 2012

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Objective:
The Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations curriculum is designed to meet the needs of Company Officers responsible for managing operations of one or more companies during structural firefighting operation. The curriculum consists of three separate and independent courses: Preparation for Initial Company Operations (PICO) (formerly MCTO); Decision Making; and Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (STICO). STICO is designed to develop the management skills needed by Company Officers to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires.

Description:
Students completing this course will be able to explain the purpose and use of the Communications Model and the Quick Access Prefire Plan (QAP) in tactical operations at fire incidents; define the relationship between incident priorities, strategy, tactics, and implementation in the Command Sequence; select the appropriate strategic mode based upon consideration of risk/benefit and available resources; describe the six steps required to implement the Tactical Action Model and the factors on which apparatus placement is based; select appropriate ventilation tactics; select appropriate rescue tactics and develop a rescue action plan; identify and explain the actions required to support fire confinement and extinguishment activities; select and deploy the appropriate hoselines to accomplish fire confinement and extinguishment; describe the correct procedures for deployment of a hoseline from a standpipe system; identify tactical considerations for providing a water supply to meet incident needs; identify principles and tactics for establishing water supplies from municipal sources, static sources, and portable sources, for protecting exposures, for achieving salvage, and for achieving overhaul; identify the special construction factors of single-family dwellings involved in fire; demonstrate the ability to use the Communications Model; determine appropriate strategy, select correct tactics, and operate within an appropriate Incident Command System (ICS) organization at a fire in a single-family dwelling.

Class Size:
30

Student Selection Criteria:
Company Officer's or senior firefighters responsible for the management of a single fire company during fireground operations.

Who should attend?
Company Officer's or Senior Firefighters responsible for the management of a single fire company during fire ground operations.

Application/Registrations:
A copy of the completed NFA application and course registration are to be completed by the student. The course registration must be completed for access to Volk Field. Incomplete registrations will not be processed. Both these forms and payment in full must be provided to Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' no later than April 1, 2012. Spots will be reserved as applications are received. Space is limited to 30, Please register early. Download the Registration Form.

Cost:
There is a low-cost registration fee of $75.00 that includes lodging for 1 night on Saturday, April 21 at Volk Field and all meals. If you request a room for Friday night (April 20) there will be an additional cost of $18.00 (total fee of $93.00). All lodging will be on the Volk Field Base in single rooms. The transportation is the responsibility of the student.

Cancellation Policy:
All refund requests must be made in writing to the WSFCA office via mail, fax or email. Phone requests will not be honored. No refunds allowed after April 15, 2012. All refund requests are subject to a $10 processing fee

Questions:
Questions regarding this announcement, please contact Fire Chief Matt Davies at 608-427-1217 or email matthew.davies@ang.af.mil or Deputy Fire Chief Emil Salisbury at 608-427-1257 or email emil.salisbury@ang.af.mil.

For questions regarding your course registration, please contact the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' Association at 800-375-5886 or info@wsfca.com.

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