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Wildland Urban Interface: Fire-Adapted Communities — Strategies for Developing a Fire-Adapted Community, Course II (W0638)

Curriculum: Wildland Urban Interface

Learn to select applicable fire-adapted community mitigation strategies for a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for each of the 4 wildland urban interface hazard attribute environments.


None scheduled

2-day on-campus
Wildland Urban Interface: Fire-Adapted Communities — Introduction and Leadership, Course I (W0637)

Curriculum: Wildland Urban Interface

Get introduced to the national wildland urban interface (WUI) fire problem and learn how to identify the elements of a fire-adapted community and how to initiate action on the local community level.


None scheduled

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
Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction (W0635)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Explore risk-reduction programs and learn nationally recognized principles and best practices that can lead to community risk reduction programs that can measure success in local communities.


6/22/2024 - 6/23/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
Youth Firesetting Program Manager (W0634)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn how to develop, enhance or rejuvenate a youth firesetting prevention and intervention program, including evaluating the program, developing a vision, and building and executing an action plan.


None scheduled

2-day on-campus
Youth Firesetting Intervention Specialist (W0633)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn how identification, intake, screening, disposition and follow-up are used to mitigate youth firesetting behavior, including understanding the driving motivations behind youth firesetting.


6/22/2024 - 6/23/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 3 more

2-day on-campus
Youth Firesetting Interviewing and Educational Intervention Strategies (W0621)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn best practices for interviewing firesetting youth and how to provide effective educational interventions for youth firesetting behaviors.


None scheduled

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
Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting for the Structural Company Officer (W0610)

Curriculum: Incident Management

Learn about operational activities and safety concerns for structural Company Officers assigned to a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident, including command and control issues of WUI firefighting.


7/13/2024 - 7/14/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 2 more

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
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

+ 3 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