This 6-day course is the combination of the 3 2-day courses within the Leadership in Supervision series: "Creating Environments for Professional Growth" (F/O/W0646), "Perspectives in Thinking" (F/O/W0647), and "Frameworks to Success" (F/O/W0648).
This series presents the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire and EMS environment, to successfully transition to supervisory and leadership roles, and establish a conceptual foundation and framework for success in leadership roles by exploring creative, analytical, political and critical thinking perspectives.
Topics in the course include: adaptive leadership, change management, active followership, effective communication including difficult conversations, advocacy-inquiry-based dialogue and persuasion, ethics, authority, power, decision-making, assessing situations from multiple perspectives, fostering creativity and innovation, professionalism, resilience, emotional intelligence, situational awareness, managing conflict, delegating, mentoring, coaching, empowerment, and building collaboration and synergy for professional growth.
The course includes the development of a personal plan for active engagement in the provision of leadership in supervision.
This course meets the requirements of the Managing Officer Program for completion of Leadership I, II and III.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
Welcome Letter, BYOD Instructions: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_r0645.pdf PDF 115KB |
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Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_r0645.pdf PDF 143KB |
- First-line supervisors in fire and Emergency Medical Services.
- Fire and EMS personnel due for promotion/appointment to a first-line supervisory position within 18 months.
- Fire and EMS personnel who are regularly assigned acting supervisory positions.
Fire and EMS personnel currently enrolled in the National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program will be provided priority selection.
Upcoming offerings
Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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July 7 - 12, 2024 | Wait List Opportunity Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
August 4 - 9, 2024 | Wait List Opportunity Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
August 25 - 30, 2024 | Wait List Opportunity Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
September 8 - 13, 2024 | Wait List Opportunity Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
October 13 - 18, 2024 | Apply by 7/15 Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
October 20 - 25, 2024 | Apply by 7/15 Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
November 17 - 22, 2024 | Apply by 7/15 Apply | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
January 5 - 10, 2025 | Apply between 9/15/2024 - 10/15/2024 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
March 2 - 7, 2025 | Apply between 9/15/2024 - 10/15/2024 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
March 30, 2025 - April 4, 2025 | Apply between 9/15/2024 - 10/15/2024 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
April 13 - 18, 2025 | Apply between 12/15/2024 - 1/15/2025 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
May 18 - 23, 2025 | Apply between 12/15/2024 - 1/15/2025 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
June 22 - 27, 2025 | Apply between 12/15/2024 - 1/15/2025 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
August 10 - 15, 2025 | Apply between 3/15/2025 - 4/15/2025 | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||
August 24 - 29, 2025 | Apply between 3/15/2025 - 4/15/2025 | Emmitsburg, Maryland |