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Executive Skill Series: Exercising Leadership Ethically W0523

Training Specialist


Ed Kensler
301-447-1158

Delivery type


2-day on-campus

Continuing education units


1.2

ACE recommendation


In the lower-division baccalaureate 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 Student Manual: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_0523.pdf PDF 109KB
Course Syllabus: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0523.pdf PDF 130KB

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

Interested in attending a State or National Weekend Program course?

Apply online
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
July 20 - 21, 2024 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Terri Brooks
Coordinator
PA State Fire Academy
717-247-3747
tebrooks@pa.gov
CCP
November 23 - 24, 2024 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Kim Williams
Support Specialist
NC OSFM
919-647-0093
kim.williams@ncdoi.gov
Monna Gillespie
Administrative Officer
NC OSFM
919-647-0088
monna.gillespie@ncodi.gov
CCP
March 22 - 23, 2025 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Brian Benstead
Deputy Chief
NY Office of Fire Prevention and Control
518-380-0569
brian.benstead@dhses.ny.gov
Lucy Labriola-Cuffe
Deputy State Fire Administrator
NY Office of Fire Prevention and Control
518-242-5238
lucy.labriola-cuffe@dhses.ny.gov
CCP
April 26 - 27, 2025 Emmitsburg, Maryland
James A. Graves
Fire Training Director
Maine Fire Service Institute
207-844-2078
jgraves@smccme.edu
Paul D. Froman
Maine State Weekend Coordinator
Maine Fire Service Institute
207-294-2285
pfroman@smccme.edu
CCP
July 12 - 13, 2025 Emmitsburg, Maryland
Mike Dunlap
Education Specialist, SC NFA Coordinator
South Carolina Fire Academy
803-563-1265
mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov
CCP