New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (W0760)

Name: New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (W0760)
Start: 2025-06-07T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-08T17:00:00-04:00
Location: National Fire Academy

Emmitsburg

Home Event New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (W0760)

Course Schedule

June 7, 2025 @ 8:00 AM - June 8, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

(Saturday and Sunday 08:00-17:00)

Location

National Fire Academy

Emmitsburg, MD

Registration

OPEN NOW

Course Description

This is part of National Fire Academy’s 3 State Weekend.

This 2-day course is designed to develop the managerial, administrative and leadership skills necessary for the first-time fire chief or chief officer who desires a leadership position in their department. This course addresses critical knowledge and skills pertaining to the responsibilities of a fire chief.

Topics covered include:

Local politics and the role of the chief officer.
Liability and risk management.
Resources and items of knowledge needed to become a first-time leader in a new position in an agency.

Cost: $70.00

Once prerequisites are approved and payment is made, student will be enrolled. Enrolled students must provide their own transportation and purchase a meal ticket from the National Fire Academy. More information can be found in the 3 State Weekend Welcome Packet.

Course Syllabus: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0760.pdf

Questions regarding this course and 3 State Weekend can be emailed to Anthony.T.Burns@dos.nh.gov.

Course Reference Number

CREF: 2325NHFA10182

Cost

$70.00

Maximum Class Size

Prerequisites

To ensure the safety and effectiveness of all participants, prerequisites must be met at the time of registration unless otherwise specified in the course description. These prerequisites are carefully chosen to match the skills, knowledge, and certifications necessary for successful participation in the course. If a valid certification is required (e.g., CPR certification), it must remain current throughout the course. Participants are responsible for renewing any mandatory certifications that may expire during the course period. Failure to meet the stated prerequisites may result in ineligibility to attend the course.

For questions or clarification about prerequisites or certifications, please contact the course coordinator prior to registering.

Prerequisites: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (ICS-200), Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100)

Registration

OPEN NOW

Registration for this course is currently open.

At the time of registration, all prerequisites must be met to ensure eligibility for the course. Additionally, every applicant must have an account in the state’s student information system to receive credit for class attendance. Please visit RespondNH.org to access your account.

After submitting your application, you will be notified of your application status within two business days.

Prerequisites:

ICS 100
ICS 200

(Closes in:

48 Days

16 Hours

55 Minutes

52 Seconds

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You can register for this course directly below. Select the number of seats you wish to reserve—whether for yourself or multiple participants from your department or agency—by clicking the plus (+) or minus (−) buttons. Once you’ve chosen the desired number of registrations, click the Register Now button to proceed.

New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (W0760)

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Coordinator

Anthony Burns

Location

National Fire Academy

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