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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?
		October 6 - 7, 2018		Miles City, Montana	Jerry Prete Regional Manager Montana State University - Fire Services Training School 406-461-2274 gerald.prete@montana.edu Holly Harris Public Education Coordinator Montana State University - Fire Services Training School 406-771-4439 holly.harris@montana.edu	Course coordination plan
		October 6 - 7, 2018	Cancelled	Rogers, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director of Training Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 Jrubow@sautech.edu Joey Everhart Captain Rogers Fire Department 479-986-6801 Weverhart@Rogersar.gov	Course coordination plan
		October 9 - 10, 2018		Tulsa, Oklahoma	Caroline Reed Assistant Director Oklahoma State University 405-744-3234 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
		October 22 - 23, 2018		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Caroline Reed Assistant Director Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-3234 Creed@osufst.org Paddy Metcalf Firefighter Coordinator Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training 405-744-5727 Pmetcalf@osufst.org Louis Marschik Public Educator Instructor Oklahoma City Fire Department 405-297-3318 Louis.marschik@okc.gov	Course coordination plan
		October 23 - 24, 2018		Fairbanks, Alaska	Gordon Descutner Fire Training Administrator Department of Fire and Life Safety 907-269-5061 gordon.descutner@alaska.gov Scott Raygor Battalion Chief Fairbanks Fire Department 907-450-6673 sraygor@fairbanks.us	Course coordination plan
		November 2 - 3, 2018		Minden, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland Coordinator LSU FETI 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Christine Melancon Earnheart Training Coordinator Louisiana State University 225-334-6158 cmelancon@lsu.edu Gray Young Coordinator LSU FETI 225-202-8835 gyoung01@lsu.edu	Course coordination plan
		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