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2-day on-campus
Incident Command for Highrise Operations (W0321)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn to manage highrise incidents as an emergency response officer, including organizing resources, developing strategies and managing tactical operations to protect life and minimize damage.


None scheduled

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.


4/27/2024 - 4/28/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 4 more

2-day on-campus
Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership Through Difficult Conversations (W0522)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Gain the skills for participating in difficult conversations by learning to effectively engage in those conversations as they relate to exercising leadership when addressing adaptive challenges.


4/27/2024 - 4/28/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (W0646)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Supervisors can learn the basic leadership skills and tools needed for effective performance in the fire/EMS environment, including adaptive leadership, change management and effective communication.


4/27/2024 - 4/28/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 2 more

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.


4/27/2024 - 4/28/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 8 more

2-day on-campus
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Strategic Considerations (W0549)

Curriculum: Emergency Response to Terrorism

Learn how to respond to incidents involving terrorism, including operating as part of a Unified Command structure to ensure the safety of responders and reach a successful conclusion to the incident.


5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 1 more

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.


5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 3 more

2-day on-campus
Incident Command System and Resource Management for the Fire Service (W0376)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn about the Incident Command System (ICS), including an understanding of the command skills necessary to function effectively in an ICS structure and the need to effectively manage resources.


5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
Decision-Making for Initial Company Operations (W0457)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Training for company officers to master vital decision-making skills at structure fires to accomplish assigned tactics, positively impact all aspects of the incident and produce a favorable outcome.


6/8/2024 - 6/9/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

2-day on-campus
Supervising Emergency Medical Services (SEMS) (W0146)

Curriculum: Emergency Medical Services

Moving from EMS provider to EMS supervisor? Attend this course to get the knowledge, skills and abilities you need to navigate EMS management issues and challenges.


6/15/2024 - 6/16/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
Command and Control of Wildland Urban Interface Fire Operations for the Structural Chief Officer (W0612)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Master the essential tools and skills necessary to operate safely in a wildland urban interface incident, including interface incidents, fire behavior, and safety and operational considerations.


6/15/2024 - 6/16/2024
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.


6/15/2024 - 6/16/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more