Managing Effective Fire Prevention Programs (NFA)

Instructional Hours: 42.00

Course Objective: To provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to lead a fire prevention/risk-reduction bureau.

Course Description: Major topics covered in this course include the roles and responsibilities, fostering cultural change, building fire prevention and risk-reduction bureau strength, power, politics and influence, establishing bureau priorities and strategies and organizational finances. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion and classroom activities.

Successful Completion: Students must attend all class sessions and complete required classroom activities.

Prerequisites

Recommended: Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training available through NFA Online at www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/courses/online.html. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.