Fire Service Safety Culture: Who Protects Firefighters From Firefighters? W0349

Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.

Curriculum: Responder Health and Safety

Training Specialist

George Morgan
301-447-1407

Delivery type

2-day on-campus

Continuing education units

1.5

ACE recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire administration.

This two-day course is designed to assist emergency services personnel in defining and advocating organizational change within the fire service relating to safety.

Topics include:

Safety and risk cultures within organizations.
Influences on safety culture and risk categories.
Concepts, goals, and processes of risk management.

The course incorporates facilitated student-centered methodologies including lecture, small and large group activities, and individual assessments.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0349.pdf PDF 134KB: Course Syllabus
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0349.pdf PDF 74KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual

Selection criteria

The primary target audience includes anyone in emergency services with an interest in changing culture in his or her organization.

The secondary target audience includes all interested individuals and community people who are responsible for risk management.

Prerequisites

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.

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Apply online if you are interested in attending a state or national weekend program.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP	Train-the-Trainer?
		July 18 - 19, 2020	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland	TJ Richardson Fire Fighter Training Division Region Supervisor Bureau of Fire Services - Fire Fighter Training Division 517-285-6803 richardsont14@michigan.gov Dan Hammerberg Fire Fighter Training Division Region Supervisor Bureau of Fire Services - Fire Fighter Training Division 906-399-4399 hammerbergd@michigan.gov Jeni Binkley Secretary Michigan State Firemen's Association 810-635-9513 office@msfassoc.ne	Course coordination plan
		July 18 - 19, 2020	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Jorge O. Roque Jr. PSTI III Georgia Fire Academy 478-993-4684 jroque@gpstc.org	Course coordination plan
		July 18 - 19, 2020	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Jimmy VanCleve Coordinator KY Fire Commission/State Fire Rescue Training 270-273-3187 jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu	Course coordination plan
		September 19 - 20, 2020		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Scott Cathy Captain NH Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan
		November 21 - 22, 2020		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Monna Gillespie Administrative Assistant North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal 919-647-0088 monna.gillespie@ncdoi.gov Kim Williams Deputy Director North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal 919-647-0089 kim.williams@ncdoi.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 1 - 2, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Paul Bradley Fire Academy Field Program Manager Fire and Public Safety Academy 317-232-2222 PBradley@dhs.in.gov Paul Bradley Fire Academy Field Program Manager Fire and Public Safety Academy 317-407-6928 Pbradley@dhs.in.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 24 - 25, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Dan Hamerberg Region Coordinator Michigan Fire Fighter Training Division 906-399-4399 hammerbergd@michigan.gov Jeni Binkley Secretary - Treasurer Michigan State Firemen's Association 810-635-9513 office@msfassoc.net	Course coordination plan
		August 7 - 8, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Scott Cathy Captain New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan

Student comments

It helped me to see where my department has room for improvement and through discussion with other students allowed me to think of ways to make those improvements.