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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
Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response (R0655)

Curriculum: Hazardous Materials

Work on scenario-based activities focused on gaining and sharing the knowledge, skills and abilities for effectively making justifiable risk-based decisions and sharing the outcomes with team members.


None scheduled

6-day on-campus
Leadership in Supervision (R0645)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Learn the basic leadership skills and tools to perform effectively in the fire/EMS environment, to transition to supervisory and leadership roles, and to establish a foundation for future success.


5/19/2024 - 5/24/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Availability: Wait List Opportunity

+ 3 more

6-day on-campus
Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention (R0629)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Get practical experience interviewing at-risk youth, developing case narratives and learning to mitigate youth firesetting behavior using identification, intake, disposition, screening and follow-up.


6/16/2024 - 6/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Availability: Wait List Opportunity

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
Hazardous Materials Code Enforcement (R0615)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical, Hazardous Materials

Learn to recognize and analyze hazardous materials risk, classify the materials, and apply the codes, standards and regulations to prevent incidents and mitigate threats to life and property.


6/23/2024 - 6/28/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Availability: Wait List Opportunity

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

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

6-day on-campus
National Fire Incident Reporting System: Program Management (R0491)

Curriculum: Planning & Information Management

Learn about NFIRS capabilities, data collection and analysis, and reporting features to develop decision packages for standards of cover and comparative data based on local, state or national data.


6/2/2024 - 6/7/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
NFIRS Data Warehouse Training (R0483)

Curriculum: Other

Learn how to properly interface with NFIRS data and mobilize it for analytics, data visualization and decision support for use from local budget development to national preparedness initiatives.


None scheduled

6-day on-campus
Fire and Emergency Services Training Program Management (R0445)

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, performance evaluation.


6/16/2024 - 6/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Availability: Wait List Opportunity

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
Strategic and Tactical Considerations for Fire Protection Systems (R0396)

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.


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

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
Plans Review for Fire and Life Safety (R0393)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Learn to verify that construction documents comply with applicable building and fire codes for fire protection and life safety requirements, including reviews of architectural drawings and site plans.


5/19/2024 - 5/24/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Availability: Wait List Opportunity

+ 1 more