Fire Inspector Advanced - ICC Fire Inspector II
September 15-19, 2025
Virtual and In-Person
Presented by:
Deputy Chief Lance Dahl
Assistant Chief Mike Messer
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This five day course is intended to help students learn more complex fire code topics including but not limited to an overview of related International Building Code chapters, scope and administration, interior finish, fire protection and life safety systems, means of egress, special occupancies, and hazardous materials. Fire Inspector Advanced covers the required topics listed by the International Code Council for Fire Inspector II certification.
Attendance Options:
Virtual, In-person, or Hybrid
Locations:
In-person Classroom Locations:
City of Spokane Fire Department
Fire Station 1
44 W. Riverside Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue
Fire Station 31
163 Village Court
Monroe, WA 98272
Cost:
WSAFM Member Price: $450.00
Non-Member Price: $550.00
Required Textbooks:
Please bring a copy of the 2021 International Fire Code and 2021 International Building Code.
ICC Credit: Class offers 40 hours of qualifying time. Equal to 4.0 ICC CEU’s
If you have any questions, please contact:
Lance Dahl: (509) 625-7005 or idahl@spokanefire.org
Mike Messer: (919) 795-7061 or mike.messer@srfr.org
Participants will be engaged with a presentation covering general fire safety, fire protection systems, means of egress, special occupancies, and hazardous materials. Each day will end with a Q&A review along with practice exams that mimic ICC testing Fire Inspector II certification. Students will be granted access to a student folder with copies of all presentations and testing materials.
About the Instructors
Lance Dahl - Deputy Chief Dahl has 29 years with the Spokane Fire Department; he was hired in 1995 and last served at station 16 as a firefighter and swift water rescue instructor and was promoted to Deputy Fire Marshal in 2014. Lance was promoted to Assistant Fire Marshal in 2018, Fire Marshal & Division Chief in 2020.
Chief Dahl leads the Prevention Division, which includes code enforcement, plans review, inspection, fire investigation, community risk reduction, and acts as the City of Spokane Fire Code official. While his primary goal is the extremely important duty of public safety through mitigation efforts, the Division supports Operations and the needs of the citizens.
Chief Dahl completed his Master’s degree in Leadership with an Emphasis area in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire in 2017 from Grand Canyon University, a Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Recreation from Eastern Washington University, 1992. He earned the “Fire Marshal” (FM) designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) and The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) in 2018 and Re-Designated in 2022.
Lance has been married to Nancy for 34 years and have three adult children, Ethan, Madelon & Logan; both sons followed in his footsteps and served in the Air National Guard, where he completed 27 years and retired with the rank of Senior Master Sargent (E-8).
Mike Messer - Assistant Chief Mike Messer is a senior chief officer and section head for Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue where he serves as the chief of support services which includes Community Relations, Fleet, Logistics, Office of the Fire Marshal, and Strategic Analysis. In this role, Mike is the Fire Marshal for the Cities of Lake Stevens, Monroe, and Sultan. He is originally from Raleigh, NC and moved to Lake Stevens, WA in 2016 with his family to take a deputy chief’s position with Lake Stevens Fire.
Mike has been an active member of the fire service for over 25 years beginning his career as a volunteer firefighter for Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. in Wake Forest, NC. While part of the North Carolina fire service Mike worked for the Town of Morrisville Fire/Rescue Department as a Captain, City of Raleigh Fire Department as a Deputy Fire Marshal, and Johnston County Emergency Services as a paramedic.
Since 2007, Mike has been an active fire code enforcement officer achieving North Carolina Level III qualification and earn his Code Course Instructor and Code Course Sponsor designations from the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board. He is also an ICC Fire Inspector I, Fire Inspector II, and Fire Plans Reviewer.
Mike currently holds an Associates of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a Master of Public Administration in addition to completion of the Executive Fire Officer program hosted by the National Fire Academy. Mike has also been designated a Chief Fire Officer and Fire Marshal by the Center for Public Safety Excellence Commission on Professional Credentialing and is a Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers.
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