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Leadership in Supervision: Frameworks to Success F0648

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

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 self-leadership.

This 2-day course provides the supervisor with the knowledge and skills to perform successfully in the fire and Emergency Medical Services environments. The course addresses professionalism, resilience, emotional intelligence, and situational awareness, as well as managing conflict, delegating mentoring, coaching, empowering, and building collaboration and synergy for professional growth.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0648.pdf PDF 189KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0648.pdf PDF 114KB: Syllabus

Selection criteria

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 emergency medical services organizations.
Fire and emergency medical services personnel due for promotion/appointment to a first line supervisory position within 18 months.
Fire and emergency medical services 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.

Prerequisites

None

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP
		May 23 - 24, 2022	Cancelled	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Reid Vaughan Director of Regional Services Alabama Fire College 205-343-7414 rvaughan@alabamafirecollege.org Rick Gregg Training Group Supervisor Alabama Fire College 205-391-3744 rgregg@alabamafirecollege.org	Course coordination plan
		June 27 - 28, 2022		Anderson, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Education Specialist SC Fire Academy 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager SC Fire Academy 803-896-4074 bonita.watters@llr.sc.gov Wayne Craft Region 7 Coordinator SC Fire Academy 864-401-8036 wayne.craft@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 6 - 7, 2022		Coral Springs, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe State Training Office, POC Division of State Fire Marshal - Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 patrick.giacobbe@myfloridacfo.com Liz Williams Operations Manager (Acting) Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety 954-344-2355 ewilliams@coralsprings.org	Course coordination plan
		August 20 - 21, 2022		Rogers, Arkansas	Kilatha Hargiss Statewide Training Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-4760 khargiss@sautech.edu Andy Woody Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 awoody@sautech.edu Cliff Thompson Deputy Chief Rogers Fire Department 479-986-6801 cthompson@rogersar.gov	Course coordination plan
		August 26 - 27, 2022		Breaux Bridge, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland Emergency Response Instructor Louisiana State University Fire & Emergency Training Institute 318-451-3181 dcopeland343@outlook.com David Douget Training Officer Saint Martin Fire District 337-332-1314 ddouget@stmartinparish.net	Course coordination plan
		September 17 - 18, 2022		Brunswick, Maine	James Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu James Roy Deputy Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2076 jroy2@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan
		September 17 - 18, 2022		Bend, Oregon	Julie Olsen Fire Program Manager DPSST 503-378-2297 julie.olsen@dpsst.oregon.gov Kayla Ballrot Fire Certification Supervisor DPSST 503-378-2596 kayla.ballrot@dpsst.oregon.gov Hayden Jones Fire Training Coordinator DPSST 503-779-5744 hayden.jones@dpsst.oregon.gov	Course coordination plan
		November 4 - 5, 2022		Lehi, Utah	Dave Owens Assistant Director - Operations Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 daveo@uvu.edu Dennis R. Goudy Program Manager Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7727 dennis.goudy@uvu.edu Vicki Utley Lehi Campus Coordinator Utah Valley University 801-863-6225 utley@uvu.edu	Course coordination plan
		January 12 - 13, 2023		Temple, Texas	Darren Smith Regional Training Manager Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 210-269-9437 darren.smith@teex.tamu.edu Christopher Angerer Executive Associate Division Director Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-845-3605 chris.angerer@teex.tamu.edu Mark Engelke Training Chief Temple Fire and Rescue 254-298-5992 mengelke@templetx.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 11 - 12, 2023		Lake Crystal, Minnesota	Jared Rozeboom Fire Service Specialist Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 507-456-0907 jared.rozeboom@state.mn.us John Ehret Supervisor Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-323-7134 john.ehret@state.mn.us Jack Volz Lead Instructor Safety and Security Consultation Specialists 507-381-4466 jackv@sascs.net	Course coordination plan
		March 13 - 14, 2023		Dublin, California	Kirsten Fonseca Staff Services Analyst CAL FIRE State Fire Training 916-902-5191 kirsten.fonseca@fire.ca.gov Chris Fowler DSFM Supervisor CAL FIRE State Fire Training 916-508-4120 chris.fowler@fire.ca.gov Jeff Luepke Division Chief of Training Alameda County Fire Department 510-693-3419 jeffrey.luepke@acgov.org	Course coordination plan
		March 17 - 18, 2023		Lehi, Utah	Dave Owens Assistant Director - Operations Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 daveo@uvu.edu Dennis R. Goudy Program Manager Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7727 dennis.goudy@uvu.edu Vicki Utley Lehi Campus Coordinator Utah Valley University 801-863-6225 utley@uvu.edu	Course coordination plan
		March 20 - 21, 2023		Springfield, Missouri	Greg Landwehr Deputy Chief Missouri Division of Fire Safety 573-522-1625 greg.landwehr@dfs.dps.mo.gov Ben Wahl Battalion Chief Springfield Fire Department 417-576-4805 bwahl@springfieldmo.gov	Course coordination plan
		April 24 - 25, 2023		Longview, Texas	Michael Cole Regional Training Manager Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 903-752-0926 Michael.Cole@teex.tamu.edu Christopher Angerer Executive Associate Division Director Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-845-3605 chris.angerer@teex.tamu.edu Andy Parker Training Section Chief Longview Fire Department 903-237-1209 aparker@longviewtexas.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 15 - 16, 2023		Columbia, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Education Specialist/State NFA Coordinator SCFA 803-896-9842 Mike.Dunlap@llr.sc.gov Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager SCFA 803-896-4074 Bonita.Watters@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 16 - 17, 2023		Mukilteo, Washington	Howard Scartozzi Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7732 howard.scartozzi@wsp.wa.gov N/A Michael Lingrey Division Chief of Training Everett Fire Department 425-257-8131 mlingrey@everettwa.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 20 - 21, 2023		Goodland, Kansas	Erin McGruder Instructional Program Manager KFRTI 785-864-0650 erinmcg@ku.edu Matthew Breininger Training Officer Sherman County Rural Fire 785-821-3876 mbreininger@shermancountyks.gov	Course coordination plan
		August 10 - 11, 2023		Honolulu, Hawaii	Gary Lum Administrative Specialist III Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7169 glum@honolulu.gov Wayne Masuda Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 wmasuda@honolulu.gov Charles Riemer Fire Captain Honolulu Fire Department 808-723-7009 criemer@honolulu.gov	Course coordination plan

Student comments

This class is relevant for today's fire service and supervision for a successful future.

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