Jeff Fortney

author of "Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, 5th Edition" and project manager of "Chief Officer, 3rd Edition"

November 4, 2015

Jeff Fortney is a senior editor at Fire Protection Publications. He has served as project manager on International Fire Service Training Association's Plans Examiner, 1st edition, Industrial Exterior and Structural Fire Brigades, 1st edition, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, 5th edition, Vehicle Extrication, 3rd edition, Orientation and Terminology, 5th edition, Company Officer, 5th edition, Chief Officer, 3rd edition, and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, 6th edition manuals. He has also served as a photographer on numerous FPP and IFSTA projects over the last 12 years. Fortney spent over 12 years in the United States Air Force as a Fire Protection Specialist, Rescue Crew Chief and ARFF Driver/Operator and Crew Chief at Davis-Monthan AFB and Williams AFB, both in Arizona, and Kunsan AB in the Republic of Korea. He served as a Master Instructor at the USAF Fire School at Chanute AFB, in Illinois during his time in the USAF and as a Department of Defense civilian Master Instructor and Training Specialist at the DOD Fire Training Academy at Goodfellow AFB in Texas. In his free time, Fortney has written and e-published four science fiction and military action/adventure novels. He is currently writing his fifth e-novel.

Company Officer is arguably the most important position in the fire service. Company Officers are responsible for the safe and efficient work of the firefighters that they command. The 5th Edition of Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer trains new leaders in the fire service on the skills they need to assess fireground dangers, keep firefighters safe and lead firefighters at emergency scenes. The manual is written to standards from the National Fire Protection Association. Fortney was assisted in the authorship of this manual by all of the editors, curriculum developers and graphic designers at FPP; the International Fire Service Training Association and a committee of subject matter experts.

Chief Officer, 3rd Edition trains company officers in the fire service to be chief officers and administrators. The manual outlines best practices for leading entire fire service organizations covering topics from hiring to purchasing practices. It also describes the coordination and scene management of large emergency incidents. The manual is written to standards from the National Fire Protection Association. Fortney was assisted in the completion of this manual by author Fred Stowell; all of the editors, curriculum developers and graphic designers at FPP; the International Fire Service Training Association and a committee of subject matter experts.

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