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Course detail: Incident Safety Officer National Certification
PREREQUISITE FOR THIS CERTIFICATION:Fire Officer 1 National Certification
WRITTEN TEST: There is a 100-question written test.
SKILLS TEST: There are up to three written skills covering Incident Safety Officer skills.
STANDARD:The exam is based on NFPA 1550: Standard for Emergency Responder Health and Safety, 2024 edition
READING REFERENCE TEXT: The written tests are referenced to Jones and Bartlett, Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, 4th edition. The specific referenced pages are listed in the Incident Safety Officer Certification Guide, available on the KFRTI website.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: The required personal equipment for each candidate is listed in the Incident Safety Officer Certification Guide, available on the KFRTI website.
FEES: The fee for this certification test is $35.00 for Kansas fire service and Kansas fire students and $250.00 for non-Kansas fire fighters.
There is an additional $20.00 fee, made payable to the ProBoard, for the ProBoard certificate.
Effective immediately the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute will not invoice individuals. Payment should be made at the time of registration via credit card.
Fees may be invoiced to organizations ONLY if a Purchase Order from that organization is provided to the Institute, via email or fax, prior to the event. After receipt of the purchase order, the Institute will manually register the students and invoice the organization. Please call KFRTI at 785-864-9924 to utilize this option.
KU provides accommodations for certification candidates in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Documentation of the diagnosis from a qualified professional, and a request for accommodation, should be submitted in writing to the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute Certification Manager at kufire@ku.edu or call 866-804-8841 at least two weeks prior to the exam. The submitted documentation will help KFRTI identify appropriate accommodations. The two week advanced notice/request allows the Institute to assemble the resources necessary for the accommodation.
