This 2-day course provides the supervisor with the knowledge and skills to perform successfully in the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) 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.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
| Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0648.pdf PDF 189KB |
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| Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0648.pdf PDF 114KB |
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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| October 4 - 5, 2023 | Cancelled | Sierra Vista, Arizona | CCP | |
| October 6 - 7, 2023 | Layton, Utah | CCP | ||
| October 26 - 27, 2023 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Reid Vaughan
Section Chief, Regional Alabama Fire College 205-499-6905 rvaughan@alabamafirecollege.org
Rick Gregg
Group Supervisor, Training Alabama Fire College 205-566-3940 rgregg@alabamafirecollege.org |
CCP | |
| December 2 - 3, 2023 | West Fargo, North Dakota | CCP | ||
| December 5 - 6, 2023 | Watertown, South Dakota | CCP | ||
| December 11 - 12, 2023 | Redmond, Washington |
Howard Scartozzi
Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7732 howard.scartozzi@wsp.wa.gov
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CCP | |
| January 13 - 14, 2024 | New Kent, Virginia |
Charlotte Green
Executive Assistant Virginia Department of Fire Programs 804-249-1987 charlotte.green@vdfp.virginia.gov
Jamey Brads
Chief of Training and Operations Virginia Department of Fire Programs 804-839-1042 jamey.brads@vdfp.virginia.gov |
CCP | |
| February 24 - 25, 2024 | Edinburg, Texas |
Dallas Renfrew
Regional Training Manager Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-500-6811 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu
Darren Smith
Training Director - Extension Program Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-500-6812 darren.smith@teex.tamu.edu |
CCP | |
| March 2 - 3, 2024 | Valdez, Alaska |
Virginia M McMichael
Fire Training Specialist Division of Fire and Life Safety 907-351-6345 virginia.mcmichael@alaska.gov
Lisa Shield
Fire Training Specialist Division of Fire and Life Safety 907-269-6083 lisa.shield@alaska.gov |
CCP | |
| March 18 - 19, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Daniel Copeland
FETA Instructor Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy 318-451-3181 dcopeland343@outlook.com
TK Devall
FETA Manager Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy 225-572-5094 timothy.devall@la.gov |
CCP | |
| April 10 - 11, 2024 | Mesquite, Nevada | CCP | ||
| August 10 - 11, 2024 | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Charlotte Green
Executive Assistant Virginia Department of Fire Programs 804-249-1987 charlotte.green@vdfp.virginia.gov
Jamey Brads
Chief of Training and Operations Virginia Department of Fire Programs 804-839-1042 jamey.brads@vdfp.virginia.gov |
CCP |