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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
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
Fire Inspection Principles I (R0390)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Technical

Get introduced to the fundamental methodology for the application of fire and life safety codes and standards, with a focus on essential methodologies and current code enforcement applications.


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

6-day on-campus
Managing Effective Fire Prevention Programs (R0671)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn to lead a fire prevention/risk-reduction bureau, including establishing bureau priorities, fostering cultural change, understanding power and influence, and managing organizational strategies.


8/4/2024 - 8/9/2024
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

6-day on-campus
Training and Professional Development Challenges for Fire and Emergency Services Leaders (R0389)

Curriculum: Training Programs

Managing Officers: Get introduced to contemporary training issues and methods including needs analysis, developing a plan training of instruction, training delivery and an outcome review process.


8/18/2024 - 8/23/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day on-campus
Leadership Strategies for Community Risk Reduction (R0200)

Curriculum: Fire Prevention: Management

Learn how to prevent, reduce and mitigate community risk, including implementation of community risk reduction and health programs to include health risks caused by humans and natural disasters.


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

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
Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident Command (R0243)

Curriculum: Hazardous Materials

Master the duties and responsibilities of the Incident Commander in hazardous materials emergencies including the implementation of a National Incident Management System-based Incident Command System.


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

+ 1 more

6-day on-campus
Exercise of Executive Leadership: Community (R5203)

Curriculum: Executive Fire Officer Program

Explore the whole community culture; the relationship between the self, the organization and the community; and the exercise of executive leadership to build trust and create inclusive community success.


9/15/2024 - 9/20/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

6-day off-campus
National Fire Incident Reporting System: Program Management (N0491)

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.


None scheduled

6-day off-campus
Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery (N0335)

Curriculum: Training Programs

Get familiarized with the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program and improve alignment of your organization (people, processes and documentation) to meet federal standards for Public Assistance recovery.


None scheduled