This 2-day course presents the supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) environment. The course includes concepts related to a successful transition to supervisory and leadership roles, including concepts of adaptive leadership; change management; active followership; effective communication, including difficult conversations and advocacy-inquiry-based dialogue; ethics; authority; power; decision-making; and active engagement through development of a personal plan.
The primary target audience for this course are those individuals who are at the first-line level of supervision. For purposes of student selection, first-line level is considered to be those at the Company Officer or Unit (fire prevention, fire education, communications, EMS, etc.) Supervisor level.
More specifically, primary selection criteria are as follows:
First-line supervisors in fire and EMS organizations.
Fire and EMS personnel due for promotion/appointment to a first-line supervisory position within 18 months.
Fire and EMS personnel who are regularly assigned acting supervisory positions.
Prerequisites: ICS 100 and ICS 200
For questions about this course, please contact Captain Burns at anthony.t.burns@dos.nh.gov.
Class times and locations are subject to change based on availability and program needs.