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 |
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| 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
| Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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| April 11 - 12, 2023 | Cancelled | Concord, New Hampshire | CCP | |
| April 15 - 16, 2023 | Cancelled | Dayton, Nevada |
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 |
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 |
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 |
CCP | |
| June 13 - 14, 2023 | Jefferson City, Missouri | 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 | 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 |