Fire INSTRUCTOR III (RAFT, External Agency)

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Date(s) - 02/24/2027 - 03/17/2027
12:00 am

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The Maine Fire Service Institute (MFSI) is pleased to once again partner with the Regional Alliance for Firefighter Training (RAFT) of Michigan.
Location: Maine Fire Service Institute Academic Building 19 Sewall Street, Brunswick Me 04011
Cost: $950 and includes Online and In Person Class, Online Book Access, Exam, and Pro Board certification!
Prerequisite: The candidate must be Fire Instructor II certified as approved by the authority having jurisdiction or have the approval of their fire chief to attend.

 

The Fire Instructor III course is designed for experienced fire service instructors who are responsible for leading, managing, and evaluating comprehensive training and education programs at the organizational level. This course focuses on advanced instructional leadership, including oversight of curriculum development, training program administration, instructor mentorship, policy development, and the alignment of training initiatives with organizational goals and regulatory standards.

FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES INSTRUCTOR III Certification Program:

Take the next step beyond Instructor II. Learn to analyze a real training need in your own department, design a course to close it, build the evaluation, records, policy, staffing and budget support behind it, and present data-based recommendations to administrative leadership.

  • WORK REQUIRED
    Capstone: build a complete, ready-to-teach 4-hour course
    that addresses a documented training or performance gap in
    your own department. Your package includes:
    * Written needs / gap justification (minimum 2 pages)
    * AHJ profile, outcomes, measurable objectives and a timed
    4-hour content outline
    * Training policy support document
    * Instructional staff selection plan and instructor evaluation
    plan
    * Budget and resource justification with purchasing
    specifications
    * Training records, course evaluation and program
    evaluation plans
    * Item analysis of one assessment instrument
    * Final administrative presentation and defense