Fire Safety Inspector

This 80 hour course is designed to meet the requirements for State of Ohio Fire Safety Inspector. This class meets certification requirements established by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and NFPA 1031, Fire Inspector Professional Qualifications.

Dates: January 23 to March 10, 2023. The first day of class is Jan. 23 and will be an in-person class from 0900 to 1700 at CFFD Station 5. The class will then move to online distance learning through IFSTA Resource from Jan. 24 to March 5th (six weeks). The class will then meet again in person from Mar. 6-10, 2023 from 0900 to 1700. Hands-On Testing TBD.

The state certification test is TBD
Location: Jan. 23 and Mar. 6-10, 2022 will be held Cuyahoga Falls Station 5.

Tuition: $675.00 (textbook not included)

Required Textbook: IFSTA Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, 8th Edition, ISBN 978-0-87939-605-3


Please go to www.uakron.edu/fire to register. Please be sure to use the student name, phone & email, but the payee's address.

Once you have registered, please email the following information to Kathy Shaffer, kfshaff@uakron.edu:

      Fire Cert #, Birthdate, last 5 digits of SSN, NIMS 0100 & NIMS 0700 completion dates.

Contact Information: Matt Claflin, 330-807-6078 or mtc6@uakron.edu

Fee Breakdown