This 2-day course will provide fire and emergency medical services department personnel and other related emergency responders with the aptitudes and abilities necessary to manage the duties and responsibilities of the Health and Safety Program Manager (HSPM) within their respective organizations.
Successful completion of this course will enable participants to:
- Adapt the HSPM roles and responsibilities while applying risk management health and safety concepts within their organization to determine system-wide needs and to develop support to institutionalize opportunities to meet the needs assessment.
- Evaluate and prioritize health and safety-related strengths and weaknesses within their organizations.
- Evaluate the environmental barriers affecting the implementation and impact of the organization’s safety and health programs.
- Evaluate and integrate the organization’s and individual’s responsibility to impact health and wellness positively.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0722.pdf PDF 185KB |
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Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0722.pdf PDF 304KB |
Individuals who have department-level health and safety responsibilities and responsibility for setting policy for the department on such issues.
Individuals attending this course should have working knowledge of the Incident Command System as taught by the National Fire Academy, as well as working knowledge of applicable National Fire Protection Association and Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and recommendations.
Upcoming offerings
Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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July 6 - 7, 2023 | Cancelled | Lihue, Hawaii |
Socrates Bratakos
Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 sbratakos@honolulu.gov |
CCP |
September 16 - 17, 2023 | Box Elder, South Dakota |
Michael Jones
Deputy State Fire Marshal DPS State Fire Marshal 605-280-8165 Michael.Jones@state.sd.us |
CCP | |
September 16 - 17, 2023 | Brunswick, Maine | CCP | ||
January 30 - 31, 2024 | Lawrence, Kansas |
James Zeeb
Fire Officer Program Manager Kansas Fire Rescue Training Institute 785-864-7227 jzeeb@ku.edu |
CCP | |
February 17 - 18, 2024 | Janesville, Wisconsin |
Shari Jacobson
Education Specialist Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu
Angela White
Fire Service Education Director Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu
Jim Austad
President Wisconsin Society of Emergency Services Instructors 920-735-5633 james.austad6987@fvtc.edu |
CCP | |
February 24 - 25, 2024 | Salem, Oregon |
Julie Olsen
Fire Program Manager Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-378-2297 Julie.Olsen@dpsst.oregon.gov
Kayla Ballrot
Certification Supervisor Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-378-2596 Kayla.Ballrot@dpsst.oregon.gov
Aaron Bielemeier
Regional Training Coordinator Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 503-302-5523 Aaron.Bielemeier@dpsst.oregon.gov |
CCP | |
March 2 - 3, 2024 | Grants, New Mexico |
Austin Meuli
Training Operations Manager New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy 505-629-3990 austin.meuli@dhsem.nm.gov
Tomi DeSoto
Deputy Fire Marshal Cibola County Fire and Emergency Services 505-290-2268 Tomi.DeSoto@co.cibola.nm.us |
CCP |