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36 courses match your search.

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10-day on-campus
Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (R0247)

Curriculum: Hazardous Materials

Paramedics with advanced life support emergency medical roles at hazardous materials incidents learn toxicology and decontamination procedures and strategies for interaction with contaminated victims.


7/15/2024 - 7/26/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Analytical Tools for Decision-Making (R0387)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn to leverage technology to support community risk reduction (planning, mitigation, and response and recovery operations) as well as fire and EMS emergency preparedness planning.


8/11/2024 - 8/16/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

10-day on-campus
Chemical Hazard Analysis for Risk-Based Response (R0233)

Curriculum: Hazardous Materials

Learn to assess risks to responders and the public and to function safely at the scene of a hazardous materials incident by understanding the nomenclature and basic chemistry of hazardous materials.


8/12/2024 - 8/23/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Command and Control Decision-Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents (R0297)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn about command officer responsibilities for multialarm incidents, including recognition of critical cues during these incidents and the command and control procedures to achieve incident closure.


7/7/2024 - 7/12/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

10-day on-campus
Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Natural and Man-Made Disasters (R0308)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn about the operational component of a fire department's response to man-made disasters, including the interrelationship of the operational function to hazard mitigation, response and recovery.


7/15/2024 - 7/26/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards (R0314)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn about commanding incidents in high life hazard, multiple exposure and unusual occupancy areas such as penal institutions, bulk oil-storage facilities, nursing homes, colleges and grain elevators.


7/28/2024 - 8/2/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 2 more

6-day on-campus
Command and Control of Incident Operations (R0312)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Get introduced to the Incident Command System (ICS). Learn command techniques for control and extinguishment of fires ranging from small, residential structures to multioccupancy, commercial complexes.


8/25/2024 - 8/30/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

5-day on-campus
Commercial Fire Sprinkler System Plans Review (R0263)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Learn to perform commercial fire sprinkler system plan reviews to evaluate sprinkler fire protection system calculations in accordance with nationally recognized standards for design and installation.


7/15/2024 - 7/19/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
Community Risk Reduction: A Policy Approach (R0670)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn to create, evaluate and defend public policy in your community by understanding how codes and regulations can be used as a component of fire prevention and mitigation and overall risk reduction.


8/25/2024 - 8/30/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Demonstrating Your Community Risk Reduction Program's Worth (R0378)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Public Education

Master tools and skills for fire and injury prevention program evaluation with a systematic method to improve and account for evaluation actions with procedures that are feasible, ethical, accurate.


7/28/2024 - 8/2/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Emergency Medical Services: Quality Management (R0158)

Curriculum: Emergency Medical Services

Learn how to create, implement and maintain a department's quality management program, including best practices of quality assurance and improvement, process improvement, and data collection and analysis.


7/7/2024 - 7/12/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Emergency Medical Services: Incident Operations (R0147)

Curriculum: Emergency Medical Services

Master the Incident Command System (ICS) and incident command techniques (strategy, tactics and action plans) for management of medium to large incidents involving multiple sick or injured patients.


9/8/2024 - 9/13/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more