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_n0645.pdf PDF 199KB |
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| Course syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_n0645.pdf PDF 345 KB |
The primary target audience is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 - 15, 2024 | Cancelled | Fort McDowell, Arizona |
Carlos Flores
Fire Chief National Native American Fire Chiefs Association 520-879-5722 carlos.flores@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov |
CCP |
| August 18 - 23, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Daniel Copeland
Training Instructor Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy 225-372-6944 Daniel.copeland@la.gov |
CCP | |
| October 13 - 18, 2024 | Rescue, California |
Kirsten Fonseca
Staff Services Analyst CAL Fire State Fire Training 916-568-2902 kirsten.fonseca@fire.ca.gov
Brett Jones
Fire Captain/Training Officer Rescue Fire Department 530-677-1868 brett@rescuefiredepartment.org |
CCP | |
| October 21 - 26, 2024 | West Des Moines, Iowa |
Scott McFarland
Deputy Chief West Des Moines Fire Department 515-222-3432 scott.mcfarland@wdm.iowa.gov |
CCP | |
| December 2 - 7, 2024 | Pharr, Texas |
Dallas Renfrew
Regional Manager Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu
Chris Angerer
Acting Division Director Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 979-500-6864 chris.angerer@teex.tamu.edu
Pedro Bustamante
Captain of Training & Compliance City of Pharr Fire Department 956-402-4400 pedro.bustamante@fd.pharr-tx.gov |
CCP | |
| April 7 - 12, 2025 | Magnolia, Texas |
Jason Jackson
Regional Manager Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) 409-939-7931 jason.jackson@teex.tamu.edu
Chris Angerer
Acting Division Director Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) 979-500-6864 chris.angerer@teex.tamu.edu |
CCP | |
| May 12 - 17, 2025 | Brunswick, Maine | CCP | ||
| May 18 - 23, 2025 | Norfolk, 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 |