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National Fire Academy Welcome Package (PDF, 641 Kb)
Information to help you plan your trip to the National Fire Academy at the National Emergency Training Center.

Pre-Course Materials

Arson
Course	Notes
R203 - Fire Dynamics-Fire Modeling (PDF, 1.3 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R206 - Fire/Arson Origin-and-Cause Investigations (PDF, 517 Kb)	N/A
R208 - Interviewing Interrogation Techniques and Courtroom Testimony (PDF, 325 Kb)	N/A
R213 - Analysis of Arson Management (PDF, 326 Kb)	N/A
R811 - Fire Cause Determination for Company Officers (VIP) (PDF, 312 Kb)	N/A

Emergency Medical Services
Course	Notes
R149 - Emergency Medical Services: Management of Community Health Risks (PDF, 352 Kb)	N/A
R150 - Management of Emergency Medical Services (PDF, 426 Kb)	N/A
R151 - Advanced Leadership Issues in Emergency Medical Services (PDF, 6.2 Mb)	N/A
R152 - Emergency Medical Services: Special Operations (PDF, 225 Kb)	N/A
R154 - Advanced Safety Operations and Management (PDF, 2.2 Mb)	N/A
R822 - Advanced Safety Operations and Management (VIP) (PDF, 3.3 Mb)	N/A

Executive Development
Course	Notes
R123 - Executive Development (View in HTML)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R125 - Executive Leadership (PDF, 352 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R810 - Leadership and Administration (VIP) (PDF, 460 Kb)	N/A

Fire Prevention: Management
Course	Notes
R101 - Code Management: A Systems Approach (PDF, 320 Kb)	N/A
R225 - Management of Fire Prevention Programs (PDF, 320 Kb)	N/A
R274 - Strategies for Community Risk Reduction (PDF, 1.8 Mb)	N/A
R823 - Leading Community Fire Prevention (PDF, 333 Kb)	N/A

Fire Prevention: Public Education
Course	Notes
R116 - Presenting Effective Public Education Programs (One-Week) (PDF, 390 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R348 - Changing American Family at Risk (PDF, 317 Kb)	Pre-Course Assignment Required.
R353 - Community Education Leadership (One-Week) (PDF, 186 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R359 - Discovering the Road to High Risk Audiences (One-Week) (PDF, 355 Kb)	Pre-Course Assignment Required.
R362 - Developing Fire and Life Safety Strategies (One-Week) (PDF, 376 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R628 - Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I and II Leadership (PDF, 314 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R816 - Community Education Leadership (VIP) (PDF, 324 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R828 - Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I and II Leadership (VIP) (PDF, 314 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.

Fire Prevention: Technical
Course	Notes
R108 - Evaluating Performance-Based Designs (PDF, 3.3 Mb)	N/A
R132 - Fire and Life Safety Plans Review (PDF, 406 Kb)	N/A
R135 - Fire Protection for the Built Environment (PDF, 2.4 Mb)	N/A
R220 - Fire Inspection Principles (PDF, 328 Kb)	N/A
R222 - Principles of Fire Protection: Structures and Systems (PDF, 326 Kb)	N/A
R227 - Fire Protection Systems for Incident Commanders (PDF, 4.8 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Hazardous Materials
Course	Notes
R229 - Hazardous Materials Operating Site Practices (PDF, 317 Kb)	N/A
R233 - Chemistry for Emergency Response (PDF, 321 Kb)	N/A
R243 - Hazardous Materials Incident Management (PDF, 323 Kb)	N/A
R247 - Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (PDF, 313 Kb)	N/A

Incident Management
Course	Notes
R297 - Command and Control Decision Making at Multi-Alarm Incidents (PDF, 316 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R306 - Executive Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management (PDF, 313 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R308 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Natural and Man-made Disasters (PDF, 315 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R312 - Command and Control of Incident Operations (PDF, 157 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R314 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards (PDF, 317 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R825 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards (VIP) (PDF, 316 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R831 - Command and Control of Incident Operations (VIP) (PDF, 319 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Management Science
Course	Notes
R107 - Fire Service Communications (PDF, 742 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R331 - Organizational Theory in Practice (PDF, 4.4 Mb - contains copyrighted material; see acceptance letter for access instructions or e-mail Joyce.Glass@dhs.gov)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R332 - Interpersonal Dynamics in Fire Service Organizations (PDF, 311 Kb)	N/A
R335 - Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery (PDF, 30 Kb)	N/A
R824 - Management Strategies for Success (VIP) (PDF, 323 Kb)	N/A

Planning and Information Management
Course	Notes
R333 - Fire Service Financial Management (PDF, 477 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R491 - National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Program Management (PDF, 734 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
P492 - Standards of Cover: Fire Prevention and Risk Mitigation (PDF, 184 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R492 - NFIRS: Standards of Cover (PDF, 391 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R506 - Executive Planning (PDF, 323 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R508 - Partnering for Emergency Services (PDF, 4.3 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
P526 - Long Term Recovery Planning (PDF, 2.3 Mb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R815 - Challenges for Local Training Officers (PDF, 171 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.

Training
Course	Notes
R129 - Fire Service Course Design (One-Week) (PDF, 356 Kb)	Pre-course assignment due before class.
R342 - Training Program Management (PDF, 331 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.
R342 - Challenges for Local Training Officers (PDF, 171 Kb)	Important items to bring to class.