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National Fire Academy Welcome Package (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Information to help you plan your trip to the National Fire Academy at the National Emergency Training Center.
H1N1 Flu/Communicable Diseases (PDF, 48 Kb)
Memorandum to National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute students.

Pre-Course Materials

Fire/Arson and Explosion Investigation
Course	Notes
R203 - Fire Dynamics – Fire Modeling (PDF, 49 Kb)	Pre-course assignment and materials to bring to class.
R206 - Fire/Arson Origin-and-Cause Investigations (PDF, 141 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R208 - Interviewing Interrogation Techniques and Courtroom Testimony (PDF, 42 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R214 - Forensic Evidence Collection (PDF, 41 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R811 - Fire Cause Determination for Company Officers (VIP) (PDF, 28 Kb)	N/A

Emergency Medical Services
Course	Notes
R149 - Emergency Medical Services: Management of Community Health Risks (PDF, 91 Kb)	N/A
R150 - Management of Emergency Medical Services (PDF, 101 Kb)	N/A
R152 - Emergency Medical Services: Special Operations (PDF, 189 Kb)	N/A
R158 - Emergency Medical Services Quality Management (PDF, 349 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Executive Development
Course	Notes
R123 - Executive Development (View in HTML)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R125 - Executive Leadership (PDF, 52 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R810 - Leadership and Administration (VIP) (PDF, 61 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Fire Prevention: Management
Course	Notes
R200 - Leadership Strategies for Community Risk Reduction (PDF, 2.4 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R274 - Executive Analysis for Community Risk Reduction (PDF, 2.5 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R378 - Demonstrating Your Fire Prevention Program’s Worth (PDF, 1.6 Mb)	Pre-course assignment and materials to bring to class.
R629 - Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention (PDF, 2.4 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R670 - Overview of Life Safety and Public Policy (PDF, 2.3 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R833 - Leadership Strategies for Community Risk Reduction (VIP) (PDF, 2.3 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Fire Prevention: Public Education
Course	Notes
R116 - Presenting Effective Public Education Programs (One-Week) (PDF, 34 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R348 - Changing American Family at Risk (PDF, 622 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R353 - Community Education Leadership (One Week) (PDF, 91 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R359 - Discovering the Road to High Risk Audiences (One Week) (PDF, 326 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R362 - Developing Fire and Life Safety Strategies (One-Week) (PDF, 362 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R378 - Demonstrating Your Fire Prevention Program’s Worth (PDF, 1.8 Mb)	Pre-course assignment and materials to bring to class.
R394 - Cultural Competence in Risk Reduction (PDF, 80 Kb)	Pre-course assignment and materials to bring to class.
R816 - Community Education Leadership(One-Week) (PDF, 86 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R826 - Presenting Effective Public Education Programs (One-Week) (PDF, 34 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.

Fire Prevention: Technical
Course	Notes
R108 - Evaluating Performance-Based Designs (PDF, 1.9 Mb)	N/A
R132 - Fire and Life Safety Plans Review (PDF, 41 Kb)	Pre-course assignment and important items to bring to class.
R135 - Fire Protection for the Built Environment (PDF, 950 Kb)	N/A
R138 - Hot Topics Research in Fire Protection (PDF, 28 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R220 - Fire Inspection Principles (PDF, 34 Kb)	N/A
R222 - Principles of Fire Protection: Structures and Systems (PDF, 34 Kb)	N/A
R227 - Fire Protection Systems for Emergency Operations (PDF, 1.9 Mb)	Pre-course assignment and important items to bring to class.
R378 - Demonstrating Your Fire Prevention Program’s Worth (PDF, 1.6 Mb)	Pre-course assignment and materials to bring to class.
R827 - Fire Protection Systems for Emergency Operations (VIP) (PDF, 1.4 Mb)	Pre-course assignment and important items to bring to class.

Hazardous Materials
Course	Notes
R229 - Hazardous Materials Operating Site Practices (PDF, 34 Kb)	N/A
R233 - Chemistry for Emergency Response (PDF, 31 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R243 - Hazardous Materials Incident Management (PDF, 34 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R247 - Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (PDF, 27 Kb)	N/A
R254 - Special Operations Program Management (PDF, 1.0 Mb)	N/A
R814 - Hazardous Materials Incident Management (VIP) (PDF, 33 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Incident Management
Course	Notes
R297 - Command and Control Decision Making at Multi-Alarm Incidents (PDF, 529 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R306 - Executive Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management (PDF, 531 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R308 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Natural and Man-made Disasters (PDF, 532 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R312 - Command and Control of Incident Operations (PDF, 524 Kb)	N/A
R314 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards (PDF, 988 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R825 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards (VIP) (PDF, 29 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R831 - Command and Control of Incident Operations (VIP) (PDF, 26 Kb)	N/A

Management Science
Course	Notes
R107 - Communications for Emergency Services Success (PDF, 135 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R331 - Strategic Organizational Issues in the Fire and EMS (PDF, 5.8 Mb - contains copyrighted material; see acceptance letter for access instructions or email Joyce.Glass@fema.dhs.gov)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R332 - Effective Leadership Skills for Fire and EMS Organizations (PDF, 25 Kb)	N/A
R335 - Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery (PDF, 26 Kb)	N/A
R824 - Management Strategies for Success (VIP) (PDF, 33 Kb)	N/A

Planning and Information Management
Course	Notes
R333 - Fire Service Financial Management (PDF, 120 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R491 - National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Program Management (PDF, 51 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
P492 - Standards of Cover: Fire Prevention and Risk Mitigation (PDF, 32 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class; important items to bring to class.
R506 - Executive Planning (PDF, 41 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class: Microsoft Project Tutorial
R508 - Partnering for Fire Defense and Emergency Services Planning (PDF, 921 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R526 - Fire and Emergency Services Predisaster Long-Term Recovery Planning (PDF, 1.7 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Responder Health and Safety
Course	Notes
R154 - Safety Program Operations (PDF, 28.6 Mb)	N/A
R822 - Safety Program Operations (VIP) (PDF, 1.1 Mb)	N/A

Training
Course	Notes
R129 - Fire Service Course Design (One-Week) (PDF, 521 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R342 - Training Program Management (PDF, 99 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R815 - Challenges for Local Training Officers (PDF, 86 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.