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19 courses match your search.

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6-day on-campus
Emergency Resource Deployment Planning Standards of Coverage (SOC) (R0492)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn how to use national fire incident data and analysis tools to develop models to meet community performance and outcome standards and to guide discussions about providing fire protection and EMS.


None scheduled

Online - Self-Study
Alternative Water Supply: Planning and Implementing Programs (Q0217)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Fire chiefs, water authorities and public policy officials will learn to plan for and implement programs that allow for the use of alternative water sources during structural firefighting operations.

10-day on-campus
Executive Planning (R0506)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn to use strategic planning models to collect and analyze planning elements and leadership behaviors to impact community risk reduction and preparedness and to successfully manage critical tasks.


None scheduled

10-day on-campus
Fire Service Financial Management (R0333)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn the skills to manage the fiscal activities of fire and EMS organizations, including planning, developing, funding and implementing budgets and presenting budgets, fiscal documents and programs.


None scheduled

6-day on-campus
Management and Planning of Specialized Operations for EMS (R0168)

Curriculum: Emergency Medical Services

Learn to manage EMS components of planned events and complex incidents, including identifying potential hazards and resource needs, supporting specialized operations, and developing incident action plans.


None scheduled

6-day off-campus
Strategic and Tactical Considerations for Fire Protection Systems (N0396)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Learn the procedures Incident Commanders use to conduct pre-incident planning for target hazards to determine the fire protection systems that may be needed during a fire or related emergency.


None scheduled

Online - Instructor Led
Introduction to Geographic Intelligence for Fire and Emergency Services (M0589)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn about geographic intelligence and geographic information systems (GISs), including the tools and strategies to obtain geographical intelligence for enhanced emergency planning and response.


None scheduled

6-day off-campus
Emergency Resource Deployment Planning (SOC) (O0492)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn how to use national fire incident data and analysis tools to develop models to meet community performance and outcome standards and to guide discussions about providing fire protection and EMS.


None scheduled

6-day off-campus
Strategic and Tactical Considerations for Fire Protection Systems (O0396)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Learn the procedures Incident Commanders use to conduct pre-incident planning for target hazards to determine the fire protection systems that may be needed during a fire or related emergency.


None scheduled

Online - Self-Study
Applied Research Design for Fire and Emergency Medical Services (Q0427)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Learn the skills necessary for successfully planning for and completing an Applied Research Paper including elements of research design, research approaches and methods, and procedures and data analysis.

6-day off-campus
Fire and Emergency Services Training Program Management (N0445)

Curriculum: Training Programs

Training officers will learn the essential tools and skills to lead and manage the training function in fire/EMS organizations, including program planning, presentation skills and performance evaluation.


None scheduled

2-day off-campus
Introduction to Wildland Urban Interface Evacuation Planning and Procedures (N0597)

Curriculum: Wildland Urban Interface

Learn to develop wildland urban interface educational programs and processes for creating, implementing and maintaining evacuation plans that can be implemented in the event of a wildland fire.


None scheduled