This 2-day course is part of the State Weekend Program at the National Fire Academy (NFA) 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.
The primary candidates for this course include new or emerging chief officers in a volunteer or combination fire department or emergency service organization.
- The secondary candidates are new career chiefs, department leaders or emerging leaders of a fire department or emergency service organization.
- This course is open to all interested emergency services personnel, including volunteer, career and allied professionals.
- The class is intended primarily for those who have served or will begin to serve soon in leadership positions and who seek to learn more effective ways of managing and leading their agency.
Food and transportation are the responsibility of the student. If you stay on the NFA campus, you must purchase a meal ticket from them. Please review the State Weekend Program Welcome Package on the NFA site for more information.
Prerequisite: ICS 100 and 200.
Please contact Captain Burns at Anthony.T.Burns@dos.nh.gov if you have questions about this course.