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Professional Education Fire Service Leadership Academy Level I

The Level I Certificate is made up of two phases of instruction. To gain the Fire Service Leadership Level I Certificate, participants must complete both Phase One and Phase Two curricula as outlined below:

PHASE ONE CURRICULUM - REGISTER (PROED 801)
Day 1:
Fire Professional Leadership
The Other Truck: Media Relations for Fire Service Professionals

Day 2:
Fire Human Resource Management
Building Teams of Trust, Collaboration and Results

Day 3:
Understanding Trans-national Terrorism: History and Contemporary Status of Terrorism
Networking Lunch and Closing Remarks

PHASE TWO CURRICULUM - REGISTER (PROED 802)
Day 1:
Fire Professional Leadership II
Dealing with Difficult Conversations for Leaders

Day 2:
Advanced Team Building
Gang Violence: A Domestic Terrorism Threat

Day 3:
Leadership Perspective: Incident Command Review
Networking Lunch, Certificate Awards and Closing Remarks

Upon completion of the Fire Service Leadership Level I Certificate, you'll gain effective leadership skills, including:

  • Enhanced leadership skills that provide the foundation for great leadership
  • How to build teams of trust, collaboration, and results
  • How to deal with nonperformance issues
  • How to approach and handle challenging conversations
  • How to manage media relations to your best advantage, particularly in a crisis
  • An understanding of trans-national terrorism including its history and contemporary status
  • An understanding of groups currently operating domestically with a discussion on activities facing western states
  • An opportunity to participate in an intensive leadership case study with your peers
  • An opportunity to network with other fire professionals from across Utah

To register, follow the links to Phase 1 or Phase 2 registration pages. Class details such as times, dates and locations are given on those pages.

Links to instructor bios may be found on the registration pages.

Upon completion of both Phase One and Phase Two of the Academy, fire professionals will earn the Fire Service Leadership Level I Certification.

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