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 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?
		October 22 - 23, 2019	Cancelled	Concord, New Hampshire	Scott Cathy Captain New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov Scott Doherty Bureau Chief New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4200 scott.doherty@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan
		November 7 - 8, 2019		Forsyth, Georgia	Jorge O. Roque Jr. PSTI III Georgia Fire Academy 478-993-4684 jroque@gpstc.org Ike McConnell Director Georgia Fire Academy 478-993-4670 imcconnell@gpstc.org	Course coordination plan
		November 9 - 10, 2019	Cancelled	Windsor Locks, Connecticut	Mark Waters Program Planner Connecticut Fire Academy 860-627-6363 mark.waters@ct.gov William Higgins Director of Training 860-627-6363 william.higgins@ct.gov	Course coordination plan
		December 3 - 4, 2019		Watertown, South Dakota	Doug Hinkle Chief Deputy Fire Marshal South Dakota State Fire Marshal's Office 605-773-3562 doug.hinkle@state.sd.us Scott Jongbloed Battalion Chief Watertown Fire Rescue 605-237-9998 sjongbloed@watertownfirerescue.com	Course coordination plan
		January 22 - 23, 2020		Lakeside, Arizona	Jeff Johnston Certification Coordinator Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence 623-333-6502 jeff.johnston@azcfse.org Darren Cluff Division Chief Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District 928-537-5123 dcluff@timbermesafire.org	Course coordination plan
		February 1 - 2, 2020		Moscow, Idaho	Dean Ellis Program Manager Fire Service Technology 208-535-5442 dean.ellis@cei.edu Scott Williams Training Officer Moscow Fire Department 208-883-7082 swilliams@ci.moscow.id.us	Course coordination plan
		February 8 - 9, 2020		Fargo, North Dakota	Robert Knuth Training Director North Dakota Firefighter's Association 701-516-4457 rknuth@nd.gov Christopher Pieper Training Captain Fargo Fire Department 701-476-6760 cpieper@fargond.gov	Course coordination plan
		February 20 - 21, 2020		Columbia, South Carolina	Mike Dunlap Educational Specialist South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		February 22 - 23, 2020		Malvern, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Jonathan Farber Training Officer Malvern Fire Department 501-332-7611 jfarber@malvernar.gov	Course coordination plan
		February 22 - 23, 2020		Salem, Virginia	Dereck Baker Division Chief Virginia Department of Fire Programs 703-259-2325 dereck.baker@vdfp.virginia.gov Dennis Price Division Chief Virginia Department of Fire Programs 540-561-7460 dennis.price@vdfp.virginia.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 3 - 4, 2020		Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Daniel Copeland ERI LSU FETI 318-451-3181 dcopeland@lsu.edu Chad Roberson Training Officer Saint George Fire Protection District 225-454-6550 fcroberson@stgeorgefire.com	Course coordination plan
		April 7 - 8, 2020		Ocala, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe Executive Development Program Supervisor Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com	Course coordination plan
		May 14 - 15, 2020		Ames, Iowa	Jim Kenkel Program Coordinator Fire Service Training Bureau 515-294-6817 kenkel@dps.state.ia.us	Course coordination plan
		June 4 - 5, 2020		Lexington, Kentucky	Jimmy VanCleve Coordinator Kentucky Fire Commission/State Fire Rescue Training 270-314-1050 jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu Marc Rudder Director Kentucky Fire Commission/State Fire Rescue Training 859-256-3189 marc.rudder@kctcs.edu	Course coordination plan
		July 8 - 9, 2020		Ocala, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe Executive Development Program Supervisor Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com	Course coordination plan	Yes
		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
		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 Mark Quick State Fire Training Director Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-4600 mark.quick@state.co.us	Course coordination plan

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