National Fire Academy

National Fire Academy

Residential Curriculum: Hazardous Materials III, Sept. 14-25; Incident Command I, Sept. 17-25; Incident Command II, Sept. 16-25; Fire Prevention Specialist I, Sept. 14-22; Fire Prevention Specialist II, Sept. 17-25; Codes and Ordinances, Sept. 14-22; Executive Development III, Sept. 16—25; Management of Emergency Medical Service, Sept. 14-25; Educational Methodology I, Sept. 17-25; Fire/Arson Detection, Sept. 19-23; Cluster Program, Mandan, N.D., Sept. 5-6; Winooski, Vt., Sept. 26-27; Local Education Assistance Program, Keene, N.H., Sept. 18-19; College Park, Md., Sept. 26-27, Parkersburg, W.V., Sept. 26-27; Weekend Educational Opportunities, Emmitsburg, Md., Volunteer Fire Service Management, Sept. 12-13, Fire Incident Management, Sept. 26-27; Residential Courses: Incident Command I, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 2-13, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 1-12; Incident Command II, Oct. 19-30, Nov. 14-22, Dec. 12-20, Jan. 18-29, Feb. 15—26; Hazardous Materials I, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 9-20, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 15-26; Hazardous Materials II, Oct. 19-30, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 18-29; Hazardous Materials III, Oct. 31-Nov. 8, Dec. 12-20, Feb. 1-12; Fire Prevention Specialist I, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 2-13, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 1-12; Fire Prevention Specialist II, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 2-13, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 15-26; Codes and Ordinances, Oct. 19-30, Nov. 14-22, Dec. 12-20, Jan. 18-29, Feb. 1-12; Public Fire Education, Oct. 19-23, Nov. 16-20, Dec. 14-18, Jan. 25-29; Executive Development II, Oct. 5-16, Oct. 31-Nov. 8, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 1-12; Fire Service Mid-Management I, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 9-20, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 15-26; Fire Service Mid-Management II, Oct. 19-30, Nov. 9-20, Dec. 12-20, Jan. 18-29; Executive Development III, Oct. 19-20, Dec. 12-20, Jan. 18-29; Management of Emergency Medical Services Programs, Oct. 5-16, Oct. 31-Nov. 8, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Feb. 1-12; Fire/Arson Investigation, Oct. 5-23, Nov. 2-20, Nov. 30-Dec. 18, Jan. 5-22, Feb. 1-19; Fire/Arson Detection, Oct. 26-30, Nov. 16-20, Dec. 14-18, Jan. 18-22; Educational Methodology I, Oct. 5-16, Nov. 30-Dec. 11, Jan. 5-15; Educational Methodology II, Oct. 19-30, Jan. 18-29. For further information contact J. Edward Criswell, Director, Admissions and Registration, National Fire Academy, 16825 S. Seton Ave. Emmitsburg, Md. 21727.

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