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13 courses match your search.

Filters: offering starts 7/20/2024  offering ends 7/21/2024  2-day on-campus
2-day on-campus
Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction (W0636)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn about community risk reduction and how to build organizational support for it, including addressing the challenges for fire departments in shifting their priorities from response to prevention.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Command and Control for Company-Level Operations (W0296)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Company officers (or those aspiring to be) will learn practical information including preplanning, managing incidents, operational communications, safety and other critical aspects of the job.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Executive Skill Series: Exercising Leadership Ethically (W0523)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Learn how to recognize ethical dilemmas, apply a decision model to resolve those dilemmas, render ethical decisions, and defend the resulting decisions that were made to resolve these dilemmas.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Fire Investigation: First Responders (W0770)

Curriculum: Fire Investigation

Review the basics of fire chemistry and develop an understanding of the role of the first responder in relation to fire suppression and investigation, including evidence identification and preservation.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Incident Command System for Structural Collapse Incidents (W0322)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Gain an understanding of command operations at structural collapse incidents including response operations, basic command procedures and Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

2-day on-campus
Incident Safety Officer (W0729)

Curriculum: Responder Health and Safety

Learn the details of the safety officer's role and responsibilities at emergency responses to all-hazards types of situations, with focus on operations within an Incident Command System (ICS).


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Introduction to Unified Command for All-Hazard Incidents (W0609)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Company officers can gain a better understanding of multiagency needs and a unified command structure, resulting in the knowledge and skills necessary to operate effectively in complex incidents.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

2-day on-campus
Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking (W0647)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Supervisors can gain a conceptual foundation for success in leadership roles by exploring creative, analytical, political and critical thinking perspectives, such as fostering creativity and innovation.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Residential Sprinkler Plan Review (W0142)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Learn the approval process for residential sprinkler systems for fire preventative safety, including systems for 1- and 2-family dwellings, manufactured homes, and low-rise residential occupancies.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Safety for Hazardous Materials Incidents (W0256)

Curriculum: Hazardous Materials


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Shaping the Future (W0602)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

First- and second-level supervisors and company officers: Develop the skills for organizational problem-solving, including implementing change and continuous improvement within organizations.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

2-day on-campus
Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (W0455)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Develop the management skills needed by Company Officers for managing the operations of 1 or more companies and accomplishing assigned tactics during structural firefighting operations.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD