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Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction W0635

Training Specialist


Michael Weller
301-447-1476

Delivery type


2-day on-campus

Continuing education units


1.3

ACE recommendation


In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in emergency management.

Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.

This 2-day course demonstrates to students nationally recognized principles that, when used appropriately, can lead to community risk-reduction programs that can measure success in local communities. This course will give students the opportunity to explore programs from communities across the United States that have been showcased at Vision 20/20 symposiums. These programs demonstrate what nationally recognized organizations identify as examples of “best practices” in community risk reduction.

At the end of the course, students will be evaluated through a 25-question, multiple-choice examination. A final grade will be provided to each student. The minimum score needed to pass is 70.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Instructions to Download Student Manual: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_0635.pdf PDF 109KB
Pre-course Assignment: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_w0635.pdf PDF 186KB
Syllabus: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0635.pdf PDF 101KB

The target audience for this course includes:

  • Fire and emergency services personnel who help develop and deliver fire prevention and community risk-reduction programs.
  • Fire and emergency services staff with an interest in advancing risk-reduction efforts in their community.
  • Allied health and community service personnel who help develop and deliver risk-reduction programs.

  1. 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.
  2. There is a pre-course assignment that should take about 1 hour to complete.

Upcoming offerings

Interested in attending a State or National Weekend Program course?

Apply online
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
June 8 - 9, 2024 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Todd Dyche
Coordinator
MFRI
301-729-0431
tdyche@mfri.org
CCP
June 22 - 23, 2024 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Reid Vaughan
Section Chief, Regional
Alabama Fire College
205-499-6905
rvaughan@alabamafirecollege.org
Rick Gregg
Group Supervisor, Training
Alabama Fire College
205-566-3940
rgregg@alabamafirecollege.org
CCP