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Executive Skill Series: Exercising Leadership Ethically W0523

Training Specialist


Keith Heckler
301-447-1380

Delivery type


2-day on-campus

Continuing education units


1.2

ACE recommendation


Pending (ACE Review): In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in ethics or critical decision-making.

Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.

This 2-day course provides students with the ability to recognize ethical dilemmas in the context of their environments, apply a decision model to resolve these dilemmas, render ethical decisions, and defend under scrutiny the resulting decisions that were made in an effort to resolve these dilemmas.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Instructions to download course materials.: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0523.pdf PDF 128KB
: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0523.pdf PDF 131KB

The primary target audience is fire and emergency service personnel in positions of authority (executive-level officers) who have an opportunity to exercise leadership.

Note: Participants must be minimally assigned to a supervisory-level position (for example, a Company Officer).

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Upcoming offerings

Apply online if you are interested in attending a state or national weekend program.
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
June 3 - 4, 2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Patrick Giacobbe
Executive Development Program Manager
Florida State Fire Marshal
352-369-2809
patrick.giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com
CCP