This 6-day course is designed to develop the managerial, administrative and leadership skills necessary for the first-time executive chief officer and chief officers who desire a leadership position in their agency. This course addresses critical knowledge and skills pertaining to the responsibilities of an executive chief officer such as:
- Leadership and management.
- Politics and the role of an executive chief officer.
- Planning.
- Liability and risk management.
- Financial management and capital asset planning.
- Human resources management.
- Collaboration, cooperation and community engagement.
Primary audience: The course is primarily intended for persons who have recently (within the last 2 years) been promoted to a position as agency head (executive chief officer) of a fire and/or emergency medical services (EMS) agency. The candidate's appointing authority must verify this status through signature on the candidate's application or by separate signed letter.
Secondary audience: The secondary audience are persons who are second or third in position to assume the executive chief officer role. This includes elected or appointed persons with fire and/or EMS agency oversight responsibilities. The candidate's appointing authority must verify this status through signature on the candidate's application or by separate signed letter.
Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed required training.