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

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?
		August 18 - 19, 2020		Pascagoula, Mississippi	Steven Ashby Instructor Chief Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 sashby@msfa.ms.gov Jon Hyatt Chief of Training Pascagoula Fire Department 228-990-7279 jhyatt@cityofpascagoula.com	Course coordination plan
		August 29 - 30, 2020		Hazard, Kentucky	Jimmy VanCleve Coordinator State Fire Rescue Training 270-314-1050 jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu Marc Rudder Director State Fire Rescue Training 859-256-3189 marc.rudder@kctcs.edu Greg Reams Area 12 Coordinator State Fire Rescue Training 606-439-6546 greg.reams@kctcs.edu	Course coordination plan
		September 12 - 13, 2020		Black Hawk, Colorado	Marianne Maxfield Certifications Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5878 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us Michael Scott Section Chief, Professional Qualification and Training Section Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5862 Michael.Scott@state.co.us	Course coordination plan
		September 17 - 18, 2020		Johnston, Iowa	John Kraemer Bureau Chief Fire Service Training Bureau 515-294-6817 kraemer@dps.state.ia.us	Course coordination plan
		September 17 - 18, 2020	Cancelled	Ames, Iowa	Jim Kenkel Program Coordinator Fire Service Training Bureau 515-294-6817 kenkel@dps.state.ia.us	Course coordination plan
		October 10 - 11, 2020		Camp Douglas, Wisconsin	Angela White Education Director, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Matt Davies Fire Chief Volk Field Fire Department 608-427-1217 matthew.j.davies4.mil@mail.mil	Course coordination plan
		October 27 - 28, 2020		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
		November 17 - 18, 2020		Southaven, Mississippi	Steven Ashby Instructor Chief Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 sashby@msfa.ms.gov David Pitts Instructor Advanced Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 dpitts@msfa.ms.gov Dustin Ford Chief of Training Southaven Fire Department 662-393-7466 dford@southaven.org	Course coordination plan
		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		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 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
		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

Student comments

Great information on dealing with issues that can impact the fire service.