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Fire Corps Academy

The Fire Corps Academy is a series of free training sessions and resources designed for Fire Corps program managers, department leaders, and local Fire Corps volunteers who wish to start and/or participate in a Fire Corps program. Department personnel and Fire Corps program coordinators can benefit from the training to learn about different aspects of implementing, managing, and expanding a local program.

See the course schedule and descriptions below to learn more about each session. Register for online sessions at https://firecorps.webex.com by clicking on the Upcoming Sessions tab under Live Sessions.

Online classes are limited to 30 attendees per session. Check back frequently for upcoming trainings and new session topics to enhance your Fire Corps program.

In addition to the below Fire Corps Academy sessions, also view our list of Supplemental Training.

Upcoming Schedule

Click on course title for full description. Register at https://firecorps.webex.com. 

Friday, February 24


Wednesday, February 29


Friday, March 23


Tuesday, March 27

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Course Descriptions

FC-100: Introduction to Fire Corps

FC-100 is designed for fire chiefs, department personnel, municipal officials, and other interested parties who want to learn about the fundamentals of Fire Corps. The session provides an overview of how the Fire Corps program is organized and introduces the benefits, depth, and scope of community volunteer activities in fire and emergency service departments. FC-100 also identifies the basic steps and components to building the infrastructure of a local Fire Corps program.

FC-200: Starting and Implementing a Fire Corps Program

FC-200 provides information and activities that can be used to train fire department personnel and/or Fire Corps volunteers who are overseeing or who will oversee or manage a Fire Corps program. This session teaches how to successfully grow a program along with avoiding and mitigating issues that slow or hinder healthy growth. Participants will learn about various volunteer management practices and be provided with sample documents and tips to help sustain and further their programs.

FC-201: Achieving More through Collaboration

This session teaches the fundamentals of collaborating with other agencies and how fire and emergency service departments can achieve more through partnerships.

FC-301: Fire Corps in Disaster Response

FC-301 provides information and activities that can be used to train fire department personnel and/or Fire Corps volunteers who are overseeing or who will oversee or manage a Fire Corps program. This session is designed to show how Fire Corps fits into a community’s disaster response efforts. Because Fire Corps teams already assist fire and EMS departments in their duties to keep the community safe, Fire Corps volunteers can also be used to start, improve, or enhance a fire department’s disaster response efforts.

FC-400: Marketing your Program 

This session provides information and activities that can be used to teach the fundamentals of marketing for the purposes of volunteer recruitment and promotion of local Fire Corps programs.

 

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