MANAGEMENT COURSES
Fire Management 1: Management/Supervision for Company Officers
Hours: 40
Designed For: Company Officers or fire fighters preparing for the position of Company
Officer
Description: This course prepares or enhances the first line supervisor's ability to
supervise subordinates. It introduces key management concepts and practices utilized
and includes discussions about decision making, time management, leadership styles,
personnel evaluations, and counseling guidelines.
Prerequisites: None
Certification: Fire Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
Fire Management 2A: Organizational Development and Human Relations
Hours: 40
Designed For:Chief Officers, Company Officers, Staff Officers, Training Officers and other
Fire Service Managers
Description: This course provides information on the foundations of 1) individual behavior,
personality and emotions, motivational concepts, individual decision making; 2) group
behavior, work teams, group dynamics, group communication, conflict and negotiations,
power and politics, leadership and creating trust; and 3) organizational structure,
human resources policies and practices, organizational culture, and organizational
change and development.
Prerequisites: Fire Management 1
Certification: Chief Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
Fire Management 2B: Fire Service Financial Management
Hours: 40
Designed For: Chief Officers, Company Officers, Staff Officers, and other Fire Service
Managers
Description: This course is designed to provide insight into the cyclical nature of
budgeting and financial management. As a management course, the student will become
familiar with essential elements of the financial planning, budget preparation, budget
justification, and budget controls.
Prerequisites: Fire Management 1
Certification: Chief Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
Fire Management 2C: Personnel and Labor Relations
Hours: 40
Designed For: Chief Officers, Company Officers, Staff Officers, and other Fire Service
Managers
Description: This course is designed to provide a fire manager with knowledge and insight
of personnel, human resource, diversity management, legal mandates, labor relations,
and related areas. Topics include areas of organizational development, productivity,
recruitment and selection, performance systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.
Methodology will include, but not be limited to, presentations, case studies, group
exercises, focused discussions, and written assignments.
Prerequisites: Fire Management 1
Certification: Chief Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
Fire Management 2D: Strategic Planning
Hours: 40
Designed For: Chief Officers, Company Officers, Fire Service Managers, and City
Managers/County Administrative Officers and Planners
Description: Designed to educate Chief Officers on the strategic planning process and
why each of the steps is critical for success. Although the process may be thought of as
extremely complicated, this course will provide advice and tools to assist in the strategic
planning process. This course is intended to be consistent with critical elements of the
accreditation process and its associated self-assessment manual.
Prerequisites: Fire Management 1
Certification: Chief Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
Fire Management 2E: Ethics and the Challenge of Leadership
Hours: 40
Designed For: Chief Officers, Company Officers, Staff Officers, and other Fire Service
Managers
Description: In this course, the participant will correlate personal core values and
characteristics to ethical decisions and behaviors. In addition, the participant will
explore ethical and principle-centered leadership, including ethical systems, ethical
dilemmas, and ethical decision-making models. The participant will also examine challenges
and develop strategies for leading in public safety organizations serving diverse and
dynamic communities. The participant will use a variety of learning modalities including
case studies, video analyses, and critical thinking scenarios to explore ethics and the
challenges of leadership.
Prerequisites: None
Certification: Chief Officer
Class Size: 40
Restrictions: None
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