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Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction F0635

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Training Specialist

Michael Weller
301-447-1476

Delivery type

2-day off-campus

Continuing education units

1.3

ACE recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire science, emergency management, disaster mitigation, or public safety.

This two-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.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0635.pdf PDF 189KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_f0635.pdf PDF 30KB: Pre-course Assignment
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0635.pdf PDF 101KB: Syllabus

Selection criteria

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.

Prerequisites

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

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Submit FEMA Form 119-25-2 to the contact(s) listed below for the course offering you are interested in attending.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP	Train-the-Trainer?
		April 17 - 18, 2021		Silver City, New Mexico	Ross Johnson NFA Course Coordinator New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy 505-795-2349 ross.johnson@state.nm.us Milo E. Lambert Fire Chief Silver City Fire Department 575-956-1273 firechief@silvercitynm.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 3 - 4, 2021		Columbia, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Education Specialist, NFA Coordinator South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-4074 bonita.watters@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 17 - 18, 2021	Cancelled	Columbia, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Education Specialist, NFA Coordinator South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-4074 bonita.watters@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 18 - 19, 2021		Onamia, Minnesota	Jacob Lindquist Deputy State Fire Marshal Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-413-5973 jacob.lindquist@state.mn.us Monte Fronk Emergency Manager Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 320-362-0435 Monte.Fronk@millelacsband.com	Course coordination plan
		June 12 - 13, 2021		South Bend, Indiana	Zach Westfall Field Program Manager Indiana Department of Homeland Security - Fire Academy 317-464-0965 zwestfall@dhs.in.gov Cole Huth Training Chief Clay Fire Territory 574-276-1757 chuth@clayfd.com	Course coordination plan
		July 17 - 18, 2021		Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Jason Sparks Fire Service Program Director Tennessee Fire Service & Codes Enforcement Academy 423-341-3101 jason.sparks@tn.gov	Course coordination plan
		August 14 - 15, 2021		Plainfield, Indiana	Zach Westfall Program Manager Indiana Department of Homeland Security 317-464-0965 zwestfall@dhs.in.gov	Course coordination plan

Student comments

This course helps those in emergency response to complete a more in-depth look at risk reduction planning.