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Shaping the Future F0602

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

George Morgan
301-447-1407

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, public administration, emergency management, or emergency medical services.

This is 2-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/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0602.pdf PDF 189KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0602.pdf PDF 255KB: Syllabus

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

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP
		August 11 - 12, 2022		Draper, Utah	Dave Owens Assistant Director Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 dave.owens@uvu.edu Dennis Goudy Program Manager Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7727 dennis.goudy@uvu.edu Steve Chaffin Fire Inspector Draper City Fire Department 385-253-0592 steve.chaffin@draperutah.gov	Course coordination plan
		September 12 - 13, 2022		Salt Lake City, Utah	Dave Owens Assistant Director Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 dave.owens@uvu.edu Dennis Goudy QA Program Manager Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7727 dennis.goudy@uvu.edu David Chugg Battalion Chief, Training Division Salt Lake City Fire Department 801-535-1922 david.chugg@slcgov.com	Course coordination plan
		October 8 - 9, 2022		Omaha, Nebraska	Alan Joos Chief TD-SFM 308-385-6893 alan.joos@nebraska.gov Darin Lintner Training Coordinator TD-SFM 308-385-6892 darin.lintner@nebraska.gov	Course coordination plan
		October 13 - 14, 2022		Reno, Nevada	Tom Martinez Training Officer II State Fire Marshal Division 775-684-7529 tmartinez@dps.state.nv.us Dennis Pinkerton Bureau Chief State Fire Marshal Division 775-684-7520 dpinkerton@dps.state.nv.us Joe Schum Division Chief Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District 775-326-6000 jschum@tmfpd.us	Course coordination plan
		January 10 - 11, 2023		Concord, New Hampshire	Scott Cathy Captain NH Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan
		January 14 - 15, 2023		Dickinson, North Dakota	Robert Knuth Training Director ND Firefighter's Association 701-516-4457 rknuth@nd.gov Jared Rhode Training Officer Dickinson Fire Department 920-598-0126 jared.rhode@dickinsongov.com	Course coordination plan
		February 3 - 4, 2023		Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Angela White Education Director, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System Office 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Mark Schwartz Fire Coordinator Chippewa Valley Technical College 715-855-7515 mschwartz11@cvtc.edu	Course coordination plan
		February 17 - 18, 2023		Lehi, Utah	Dave Owens Assistant Director - Operations Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 daveo@uvu.edu Dennis R. Goudy Program Manager Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7727 dennis.goudy@uvu.edu Vicki Utley Lehi Campus Coordinator Utah Valley University 801-863-6225 utley@uvu.edu	Course coordination plan
		February 21 - 22, 2023		Mukilteo, Washington	Howard Scartozzi Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Washington State Patrol - Fire Prevention Bureau 425-401-7732 howard.scartozzi@wsp.wa.gov N/A Michael Lingrey Division Chief of Training Everett Fire Department 425-257-8131 mlingrey@everettwa.gov	Course coordination plan
		February 25 - 26, 2023		Center Rutland, Vermont	Jessica Pomainville Administrative Services Coordinator Vermont Fire Academy 802-483-2749 jessica.pomainville@vermont.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 7 - 8, 2023		Stow, Massachusetts	Alanna Malatos Program Coordinator Department of Fire Services - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@mass.gov Heather Antell Registration Assistant Department of Fire Services - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3201 heather.antell@mass.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 7 - 8, 2023		Forsyth, Georgia	Ike McConnell Director Georgia Fire Academy 478-999-3467 imcconnell@gpstc.org Jorge O. Roque Jr. Instructor Georgia Fire Academy 478-993-4685 jroque@gpstc.org	Course coordination plan
		March 22 - 23, 2023		Bullhead City, Arizona	Jeff Johnston Certification Coordinator AZCFSE 602-775-3387 jeff.johnston@azcfse.org Rink Gordon Captain Bullhead City Fire Department 928-758-3971 rgordon@bullheadfire.org	Course coordination plan
		April 15 - 16, 2023		Rogers, Arkansas	Kilatha Hargiss Statewide Training Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-4760 khargiss@sautech.edu Brian Ervin Assistant Chief Avoca Fire Department 479-631-6551 avocafire702@gmail.com	Course coordination plan
		May 18 - 19, 2023		Lihue, Hawaii	Gary Lum Administrative Specialist III Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7169 glum@honolulu.gov Wayne Masuda Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 wmasuda@honolulu.gov Jeremy Cole Training Captain Kauai Fire Department 808-241-4165 kfdtrain@kauai.gov	Course coordination plan

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