Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNFA-0265
Organization's ID:
R/N0385
Organization:
U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
40 hours and 40 minutes
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Risk Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to empower managing officers with the abilities to lead strategic community risk reduction at the service area level.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain the course and the managing officer’s role in strategic risk reduction.
  • Accept personal responsibility for leading risk reduction at the service area level.
  • Conduct an assessment to prioritize risk issues impacting their service area.
  • Develop a risk reduction action plan targeting a specific risk issue within the service area.
  • Propose strategies for evaluating the success of service area risk-reduction activities.
  • Recommend strategies for building organizational and community equity to support community risk reduction within their service area.
  • Propose a community risk reduction action plan to address a specific service are risk issue.

General Topics:

  • • getting ready for strategic risk reduction • service area risk assessment • intervention strategies for risk reduction • measuring success • building organizational and community support for risk reduction • culminating project
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials