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 |
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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
Upcoming offerings
Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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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 |