The US Fire Administration (USFA), through its National Fire Academy (NFA), offers a wide variety of professional development opportunities to more than 70,000 career and volunteer fire and EMS personnel on an annual basis. We don't offer Firefighter I, Fire Officer II, or classes available from your training division or state fire academy. What we offer sets us apart and leads our stakeholders to call us one of the nation's premiere fire and EMS professional development organizations. As we look to fill important vacancies in our organizations, and as we address the retirements of our seasoned co-workers and their institutional knowledge, we need a place where we can develop our current and future fire and EMS leaders. The NFA is part of that solution. We will also discuss professional development opportunities and resources available specifically on Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) that you will find useful. Let us share what is available free of charge from YOUR National Fire Academy and how we can help with the development of you and members of your organization.
Learning Objectives:
The participant will learn about the professional development opportunities of the National Fire Academy
Participants will understand the NFA resources available for state fire training partners
Participants will be able to demonstrate the importance of succession planning within their organization
Training, community risk reduction, and other resources available from the USFA and NFA specifically on wildland urban interface (WUI) topics.