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Fire Service Safety Culture: Who Protects Firefighters From Firefighters? F0349

Curriculum: Responder Health and Safety

Training Specialist

George Morgan
301-447-1407

Delivery type

2-day off-campus

Continuing education units

0.0

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/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0349.pdf PDF 74KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0349.pdf PDF 140KB: Course Syllabus

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

None

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?
		May 10 - 11, 2021	Cancelled	Lenexa, Kansas	Russell Greene Program Coordinator Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 785-224-3244 rtgreene@ku.edu Don Tinsley Deputy Chief Lenexa Fire Department 913-477-7924 dtinsley@lenexa.com	Course coordination plan
		May 17 - 18, 2021	Cancelled	Overland Park, Kansas	Russell Greene Coordinator Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 785-224-3244 rtrgeene@ku.edu Gary Wilson Training Chief Overland Park Fire Department 913-895-8407 gary.wilson@opkansas.org	Course coordination plan
		May 21 - 22, 2021	Cancelled	Wenatchee, Washington	Howard Scartozzi Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7732 howard.scartozzi@wsp.wa.gov N/A Larry Creekmore Vice Chair Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 360-421-6438 larrywsffa@yahoo.com	Course coordination plan
		June 14 - 15, 2021		Newton, Kansas	Russell Greene Coordinator Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 785-224-3244 rtgreene@ku.edu Phillip Beebe Division Chief Newton Fire Department 316-284-6060 philbeebe@newtonfireems.com	Course coordination plan
		July 7 - 8, 2021		Beaufort, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Educational Specialist SCFA 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.us Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager SCFA 803-896-4074 bonita.watters@llr.sc.us	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
		July 24 - 25, 2021		Malvern, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Jonathan Farber Training Officer Malvern Fire Department 870-332-7611 jfarber@malvernar.gov	Course coordination plan
		September 7 - 8, 2021		Stow, Massachusetts	Alanna Malatos Program Coordinator Department of Fire Services, Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@mass.gov Heather Antell Registration Assistant Department of Fire Services, Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3201 heather.antell@mass.gov	Course coordination plan
		September 25 - 26, 2021		Ruidoso, New Mexico	Ross Johnson NFA Course Coordinator New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy 505-795-2349 ross.johnson@state.nm.us Michael Morrow Assistant Chief Ruidoso Fire Department 575-257-4116 michaelmorrow@ruidoso-nm.gov	Course coordination plan

Student comments

Teaches the process of evaluation of safety issues and how to correct then evaluate the results.