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 science, emergency management or public safety.

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_f0349.pdf PDF 140KB

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?
		June 14 - 15, 2019	Cancelled	Lincoln, Nebraska	Alan Joos Chief Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 308-385-6893 alan.joos@nebraska.gov Dennis Baber Training Specialist State Fire Marshal-Nebraska 402-947-1520 dennis.baber@nebraska.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 15 - 16, 2019		Ardmore, Oklahoma	Caroline Reed Assistant Director Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-5727 creed@osufst.org Paddy Metcalf Fire Program Coordinator Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-5727 pmetcalf@osufst.org Jason Woydziak Training Officer Ardmore Fire Department 580-221-2550 jwoydziak@ardmorecity.org	Course coordination plan
		July 20 - 21, 2019		Jackson, Mississippi	Steven Ashby Instructor Chief Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 sashby@msfa.state.ms.us	Course coordination plan
		August 22 - 23, 2019		Ames, Iowa	Jim Kenkel Program Coordinator Fire Service Training Bureau 888-469-2374 kenkel@dps.state.ia.us	Course coordination plan
		September 7 - 8, 2019		Bell Buckle, Tennessee	Jeff Elliott Fire Service Program Director Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy 931-294-4151 jeff.elliott@tn.gov	Course coordination plan
		January 31, 2020 - February 1, 2020		Doyline, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland ERI LSU FETI 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Cheri Mullenix Training Coordinator LSU FETI 225-334-6158 cmullenix1@lsu.edu Gray Young Assistant Manager LSU FETI 318-371-3385 gyoung01@lsu.edu	Course coordination plan
		February 8 - 9, 2020		Alexandria, Minnesota	Jacob Lindquist Deputy State Fire Marshal-Training Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-201-7219 Jacob.lindquist@state.mn.us Chip Lohmiller Fire Chief Crosslake Fire Department 612-868-6744 chief1@crosslake.net	Course coordination plan
		February 15 - 16, 2020		Salem, Oregon	Barbara Slinger Fire Program Support Specialist Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-378-2408 barbara.slinger@state.or.us Eriks Gabliks Director Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-378-2332 eriks.gabliks@state.or.us	Course coordination plan
		February 29, 2020 - March 1, 2020		Edinburg, Texas	Dallas Renfrew Manager, Region 3 TEEX/ESTI/Extension 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Manager, Special Projects TEEX/ESTI/Extension 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Ubaldo Perez District Training Coordinator Rio Grande Valley Firefighter's & Fire Marshals' Association 956-383-7691 bperez@cityofedinburg.com	Course coordination plan
		March 5 - 6, 2020		Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Angela White Fire Service Education Director Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Annette Geisler Executive Assistant Wisconsin State Firefighters Association 800-588-2989 wsfa@wi-state-firefighters.org	Course coordination plan
		March 14 - 15, 2020		Duluth, Minnesota	Jacob Lindquist Deputy State Fire Marshal-Training Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-201-7219 Jacob.lindquist@state.mn.us Kurt Rogers Fire Chief Lakewood Township Fire Department 218-525-4186 lakewoodchief@hotmail.com	Course coordination plan
		May 15 - 16, 2020		Wenatchee, Washington	Howard Scartozzi Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7732 howard.scartozzi@wsp.wa.gov Bob Jones Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7822 bob.jones@wsp.wa.gov Larry Creekmore Vice Chair Washington State Firefighters' Association 360-421-6438 larrywsffa@yahoo.com	Course coordination plan
		August 18 - 19, 2020		Monroe, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland ERI LSU FETI 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Edward Chisley Chief Monroe Fire Department 318-329-2635 edward.chisley@ci.monroe.la.us	Course coordination plan

Student comments

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