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Shaping the Future F0602

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

Dave Donohue
301-447-1094

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 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/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

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?
		March 22 - 23, 2021		Monroe, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland Emergency Response Instructor Louisiana State University Fire & Emergency Training Institute 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Greg Hill Training Officer Monroe Fire Department 318-366-6552 greg.hill@cimonroe.la.us	Course coordination plan
		April 6 - 7, 2021	Cancelled	Mesquite, Texas	Ken King Regional Manager TEEX-ESTI 903-818-1823 ken.king@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Projects Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu	Course coordination plan
		April 7 - 8, 2021		The Villages, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe NFA State Coordinator Florida Division of State Fire Marshal 352-369-2809 Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com Robert Ramage Division Chief The Villages Public Safety Department 352-875-2667 robert.ramagejr@districtgov.org	Course coordination plan
		April 10 - 11, 2021		Brunswick, Maine	James A. Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu James Roy Deputy Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2076 jroy2@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan
		April 24 - 25, 2021		Marquette, Michigan	Dan Hammerberg Region Coordinator Michigan Fire Fighter Training Division 906-399-4399 hammerbergd@michigan.gov Tom LaTourneau Engineer Marquette Fire Department 906-251-8556 tlatourneau@marquettemi.gov	Course coordination plan
		May 4 - 5, 2021		Mustang, Oklahoma	Rodney Foster Assistant Director OSU Fire Service Training 405-326-0992 rfoster@osufst.org Paddy Metcalf Fire Coordinator OSU Fire Service Training 918-914-1124 pmetcalf@osufst.org Josh Moore Corporal Mustang Fire Department 405-476-5115 jmoore@cityofmustang.org	Course coordination plan
		July 15 - 16, 2021		Lake Havasu City, Arizona	Jeff Johnston Certification Coordinator Arizona Center For Fire Service Excellence 623-333-6502 jeff.johnston@azcfse.org Carl Stello Battalion Chief/Training Officer lake Havasu City Fire Department 928-855-4396 stelloc@lhcaz.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 22 - 23, 2021		Lihue, Hawaii	Gary Lum Administrative Specialist Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7169 glum@honolulu.gov Adam Hussey Training Bureau Captain Kauai Fire Department 808-241-4165 ahussey@kauai.gov	Course coordination plan
		August 4 - 5, 2021		Laredo, Texas	Scott Matthews Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Dallas Renfrew Regional Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu Chris Hughes Deputy Chief - Training Laredo Fire Department 956-718-6000 chughes@ci.laredo.tx.us	Course coordination plan

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