Want to learn how to do strategic community risk reduction at the station level? Here is the course for you. This course is designed for Company Officers (COs) who want to learn how to conduct a risk assessment of their service area. This will lead you to develop an action plan with effective intervention strategies and activities targeting a specific risk. You will learn the steps to follow to do risk reduction in an organized and planned process to keep you on track at the station level.
This course is open not only to COs but also firefighters, paramedics, fire and life educators, and administrative personnel, as well as fire officers who want to learn about community risk reduction and how they can support the CO in station-based risk reduction.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
Welcome Letter, BYOD Instructions and Pre-course Assignment: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_r0673.pdf PDF 800KB |
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Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_r0673.pdf PDF 335KB |
Students who want to improve their skills of leading risk-reduction activities within the service area of their station/community. The target audience is current or aspiring company-level officers. Consideration also given to chief officers, firefighters, paramedics, fire and life educators, and administrative personnel who have an interest in learning about station-based risk reduction.
The course is about how a local fire station can plan, implement and evaluate risk-reduction activities to benefit the citizens it serves. The course features the role of the CO as an inspirational leader both within the fire station and in the service area of the station/community.
Note: Preference will be given to departments who send teams. The team must be at least two people; one of those must be a company officer.
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.
There is a pre-course assignment that is due the first day of class.
Upcoming offerings
Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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June 23 - 28, 2024 | Vacancies Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland |