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Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth F0646

Training Specialist


Keith Heckler
301-447-1380

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

Continuing education units


1.4

ACE recommendation


In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in leadership and management theories.

This 2-day course presents the supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) environment. The course includes concepts related to a successful transition to supervisory and leadership roles, including concepts of adaptive leadership; change management; active followership; effective communication, including difficult conversations and advocacy-inquiry-based dialogue; ethics; authority; power; decision-making; and active engagement through development of a personal plan.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Instructions to Download Student Manual: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0646.pdf PDF 190KB
Syllabus: https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0646.pdf PDF 121KB

The primary target audience for this course are those individuals who are at the first-line level of supervision. For purposes of student selection, first-line level is considered to be those at the Company Officer or Unit (fire prevention, fire education, communications, EMS, etc.) Supervisor level.

More specifically, primary selection criteria are as follows:

  • First-line supervisors in fire and EMS organizations.
  • 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.

The secondary target audiences are fire and EMS personnel at the first-line management level (Chief Officer or above). Students at this level may be given consideration on a space-available basis.


Upcoming offerings

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
April 11 - 12, 2023 Cancelled Concord, New Hampshire
Scott Cathy
Captain
NH Fire Academy
603-223-4223
scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov
CCP
April 15 - 16, 2023 Cancelled Dayton, Nevada
Tom Martinez
Training Officer
State Fire Marshal Division
775-684-7529
tmartinez@dps.state.nv.us
Nick Hernandez
Captain
Central Lyon County Fire Protection District
775-315-0715
nhernandez@centralfirenv.org
CCP
April 17 - 18, 2023 Hammond, Louisiana
Daniel Copeland
Instructor
Louisiana Fire Marshal Fire Emergency Training Academy
318-451-3181
dcopeland343@outlook.com
TK Devall
Manager
Louisiana Fire Marshal Fire Emergency Training Academy
225-572-5094
timothy.devall@la.gov
CCP
May 2 - 3, 2023 New York, New York
William R. Davis Jr.
Deputy State Fire Administrator
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
518-242-5202
william.davis@dhses.ny.gov
John Leimeister
Battalion Chief
FDNY
347-604-3881
john.leimeister@fdny.nyc.gov
CCP
May 4 - 5, 2023 Cancelled Iowa City, Iowa
Don Minks
Special Programs Manager
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
515-727-3424
minks@dps.state.ia.us
Tom Hartshorn
Training Officer
Iowa City Fire Department
319-356-5258
thartshorn@iowa-city.org
CCP
May 18 - 19, 2023 Iowa City, Iowa
Don Minks
Special Programs Manager
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
515-727-3424
minks@dps.state.ia.us
Tom Hartshorn
Training Officer
Iowa City Fire Department
319-356-5258
thartshorn@iowa-city.org
CCP
June 13 - 14, 2023 Jefferson City, Missouri
Greg Landwehr
Deputy Chief
Division of Fire Safety
573-522-1625
greg.landwehr@dfs.dps.mo.gov
CCP
June 19 - 20, 2023 Ocala, Florida
Patrick Giacobbe
Academic Instructor
Florida Division of State Fire Marshal
352-369-2809
Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com
CCP
July 22 - 23, 2023 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jason Sparks
Fire Service Program Director
TFACA
423-341-3101
jason.sparks@tn.gov
Nichole Brown
ASA II
TFACA
931-294-4127
nichole.brown@tn.gov
Ben Wexler
Fire Service Program Supervisor
TFACA
931-434-7000
ben.wexler@tn.gov
CCP
September 9 - 10, 2023 Black Hawk, Colorado
Marianne Maxfield
Certification Manager
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
303-239-5862
marianne.maxfield@state.co.us
Laura Renville
Program Assistant
Division of Fire Prevention and Control
303-239-5871
laura.renville@state.co.us
CCP