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Shaping the Future F0602

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

Kevin Brame
301-447-1069

Delivery type

2-Day Off-Campus

Continuing education units

1.4

ACE recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire service administration.

This is two-day course is designed to assist first- and second-level supervisors and Company Officers (COs) in developing knowledge and skills in contemporary approaches to organizational problem-solving.

Topics include:

Use of creative approaches to identifying trends within their organizations.
Applying problem-solving methodologies.
The importance and application of continuous improvement within organizations.
How to quantify problems and solutions.
Factors in organizational and individual resistance to change.
Strategies for implementing change.

The course incorporates facilitated, student-centered methodologies, including lecture, small and large group activities, and individual assessments.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0602.pdf PDF 119KB

Selection criteria

First- and second-level supervisors and COs who are upwardly mobile within their organizations and whose department head wishes to prepare them for increased managerial responsibility.
Administrative officers who are responsible for significant staff functions within the organization and who report directly to top management.
Emergency service workers assigned to positions with decision-making responsibilities.

Prerequisites

None

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Submit FEMA Form 119-25-2 to the contact(s) listed below for the course offering you are interested in attending.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP	Train-the-Trainer?
		January 14 - 15, 2019		New Braunfels, Texas	Darren Smith Regional Manager TEEX/ESTI 210-269-9437 darren.smith@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Project Manager TEEX/ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Donny Obuch Battalion Chief - Training New Braunfels Fire Department 830-221-4260 DObuch@nbtexas.org	Course coordination plan
		March 4 - 5, 2019		Virginia, Minnesota	John Ehret Fire Service Specialist Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division 651-323-7134 john.ehret@state.mn.us Dustin Erickson Training Chief Virginia Fire Department 218-290-3809 ericksond@virginiamn.us	Course coordination plan
		March 7 - 8, 2019		La Crosse, Wisconsin	Angela White Fire Service Education Director Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Annette Geisler Executive Assistant Wisconsin State Firefighters Association 800-588-2989 wsfa@wi-state-firefighters.org	Course coordination plan
		March 9 - 10, 2019		Brunswick, Maine	James A. Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu James E. Roy Deputy Director MFSI 207-844-2076 jroy2@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan
		March 19 - 20, 2019		Henderson, Nevada	Tom Martinez Training Officer Nevada State Fire Marshal Division 775-684-7522 tmartinez@dps.state.nv.us Richard McKnight Training Officer Nevada State Fire Marshal Division 775-684-7522 richardmcknight@dps.state.nv.us Monica Day Training Officer Henderson Fire Department 702-267-2290 Monica.Day@cityofhenderson.com	Course coordination plan
		May 4 - 5, 2019		Loveland, Colorado	Marianne Maxfield Certification Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5878 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us Mark Quick Fire Training Director Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-4600 mark.quick@state.co.us	Course coordination plan
		May 4 - 5, 2019		Tulsa, Oklahoma	Caroline Reed Assistant Director Oklahoma State University 405-744-5727 creed@osufst.org Paddy Metcalf Fire Programs Coordinator 405-744-5727 pmetcalf@osufst.org Greta Hurt Chief Tulsa Fire Department 918-596-1989 ghurt@cityoftulsa.org	Course coordination plan
		May 13 - 14, 2019		College Park, Maryland	Todd Dyche Regional Coordinator Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute 301-729-0431 tdyche@mfri.org Karen Layton Program Coordinator Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute 301-226-9971 klayton@mfri.org	Course coordination plan
		July 13 - 14, 2019		Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Jeff Elliott Fire Service Program Director Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy 931-294-4151 jeff.elliott@tn.gov	Course coordination plan
		September 14 - 15, 2019		Bangor, Maine	James A. Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan

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