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New Executive Chief Officer R0763

Training Specialist

Keith Heckler
301-447-1380

Delivery type

6-day on-campus

Continuing education units

4.1

ACE recommendation

Pending (ACE Review): In the upper-division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in fire administration or management.

This 6-day course is designed to develop the managerial, administrative and leadership skills necessary for the first-time executive chief officer and chief officers who desire a leadership position in their agency. This course addresses critical knowledge and skills pertaining to the responsibilities of an executive chief officer such as:

  • Leadership and management.
  • Politics and the role of an executive chief officer.
  • Planning.
  • Liability and risk management.
  • Financial management and capital asset planning.
  • Human resources management.
  • Collaboration, cooperation and community engagement.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Welcome Letter, BYOD Instructions, Pre-course Assignment: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_r0763.pdf PDF 107KB
Course Syllabus: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_r0763.pdf PDF 125KB

Primary audience: The course is primarily intended for persons who have recently (within the last 2 years) been promoted to a position as agency head (executive chief officer) of a fire and/or emergency medical services (EMS) agency. The candidate's appointing authority must verify this status through signature on the candidate's application or by separate signed letter.

Secondary audience: The secondary audience is persons who are second or third in position to assume the executive chief officer role. This includes elected or appointed persons with fire and/or EMS agency oversight responsibilities. The candidate's appointing authority must verify this status through signature on the candidate's application or by separate signed letter

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 required training.

Upcoming offerings

Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
May 21 - 26, 2023 Wait List Opportunity Apply Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 9 - 14, 2023 Wait List Opportunity Apply Emmitsburg, Maryland
August 6 - 11, 2023 Cancelled Emmitsburg, Maryland
September 17 - 22, 2023 Wait List Opportunity Apply Emmitsburg, Maryland
October 22 - 27, 2023 Apply between 4/15/2023 - 6/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
December 10 - 15, 2023 Apply between 4/15/2023 - 6/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
January 28, 2024 - February 2, 2024 Apply between 4/15/2023 - 6/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
May 12 - 17, 2024 Apply between 10/15/2023 - 12/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
June 23 - 28, 2024 Apply between 10/15/2023 - 12/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland
July 28, 2024 - August 2, 2024 Apply between 10/15/2023 - 12/15/2023 Emmitsburg, Maryland