WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: The Wadena Advisory Board Dinner has been rescheduled to Monday, April 1; the Moorhead Advisory Board Dinner has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 9. Both events will still begin at 5 p.m.

National Fire Academy

National Fire Academy

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National Fire Academy Courses

(All classes are 12 -16 hours)

  • Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success
  • Leadership II: Strategies for Personal Success
  • Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success
  • Fire Cause/Arson Investigation
  • Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations
  • Building Construction/Wood/Ordinary Construction: Combustible
  • Building Construction: Non-Combustible
  • Command & Control of Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Operations for the Structural Company Officer
  • Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO)
  • Strategy & Tactics for Initial Company Operations (STICO)
  • Preparation for Initial Company Operations (PICO)
  • Instructional Techniques for Company Officer
  • Training Operations in Small Departments
  • Incident Command for Structural Collapse Incidents
  • Health & Safety Officer
  • Incident Safety Officer
  • Managing a Changing Environment
  • Incident Command for the Fire Service
  • Public Fire Education
  • Health & Wellness
  • Incident Command for High-Rise Operations

Any course not seen on the list, please ask about its availability. The instructors for these courses are all adjunct faculty for the National Fire Academy and have been to Emmitsburg, Maryland many times to aid in the delivery.