Politics and the White Helmet (Course available only during NFA Sponsored State Weekends) (W0121)

One or more offerings for this course have been cancelled. Refer to the Course Schedule below for more information.

Training Specialist

Chuck Burkell
chuck.burkell@fema.dhs.gov
301-447-1072

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Curriculum: Executive Development

This 2-day course is aimed at providing the chief officers in both fire service and EMS agencies with a overview of the ways to succeed and work within the local, county and state level political system to achieve positive results for their department. It will give the officer an improved insight into better ways to relate and speak to citizens and others to gain support and understanding of their needs for bond issues, tax votes, and general elections. Participants learn about successful approaches appropriate for government employees and volunteers. The course identifies successful tools needed to address the challenge necessary to bring about change, and how a department's culture of power, influence, negotiation, and coalition building is important to success.

Selection Criteria Key fire service personnel in positions of leadership and Company Officers or other ranks above Company Officer and those who seek to learn of new approaches to better deal with their community's fire and EMS challenges including departmental l officers and leaders, operational and administrative, in the Nation's departments. The course is directed at persons who hold officer or leadership position in both fire and EMS agencies. Open to all interested emergency services officers, including volunteer, career, and allied professions
Delivery Type 2-Day On-Campus
Prerequisites
ACE Recommendation
CEU's 0
Post-Course Requirements
Student Pre-Course Materials

PDF, 120K http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/pcm/pcm_f121.pdf (120K, PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None.
Student Comments

Course Schedule Information

Dates Availability Location Contact(s)
July 13 - 14, 2013 Cancelled Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 20 - 21, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 20 - 21, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 27 - 28, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
August 17 - 18, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
September 21 - 22, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
October 19 - 20, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
November 23 - 24, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
November 23 - 24, 2013 Emmitsburg, Maryland
January 25 - 26, 2014 Emmitsburg, Maryland
April 5 - 6, 2014 Emmitsburg, Maryland
April 26 - 27, 2014 Emmitsburg, Maryland
June 21 - 22, 2014 Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 26 - 27, 2014 Cancelled Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 26 - 27, 2014 Cancelled Emmitsburg, Maryland