Training Resources
Course Materials
Selected NFA course materials
These are available for purchase for locally sponsored delivery from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
The NTIS is the central information and distribution source for more than 8,000 video programs, films, slide sets, and other media produced by or for the United States Government.
With valuable assistance from numerous individuals and organizations nationally, NFA developed these course for use in a broad range of presentation opportunities. These training packages will assist those with training responsibilities in both the public and private sector.
The NFA provides course completion certificates. The Academy does not sanction, approve, or certify local-level instructors or course deliveries. To receive course completion certificates, the course delivery contact or instructor should submit a completed FEMA Form 75-5A, General Admissions Short Form Application, for each student to:
NETC Admissions Office
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
The certificates will be returned to the course contact or instructor for dissemination.
Academy off-campus courses which are available from NTIS and in PDF format (requires Acrobat Reader) listed by the year of their initial release:
- (1996) Managing in a Changing Environment (H604)
- (1996) Shaping the Future (H602)
- (1993) Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success (H803)
- (1993) Leadership II: Strategies for Personal Success (H804)
- (1993) Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success (H805)
Academy off-campus courses, consisting of an Instructor Guide, Student Manual, and supporting audiovisual aids, are available from the NTIS. Available courses are listed by the year of their initial release.
- Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis (1984) (H410)
- Hazardous Materials: The Pesticide Challenge (1984) (H900)
- Firefighter Safety and Survival: The Company Officer's Responsibility (1988) (H126)
- Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection (1988) (H600)
- Incident Command System (1989) (H806)
- Managing Company Tactical Operations: Preparation (1991) (H375)
- Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decisionmaking (1991) (H450)
- Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials, 2nd Edition (1992) (H249)
- Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents: Basic Concepts (1992) (H809)
- Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents: Concept Implementation (1992) (H808)
- Infection Control for Emergency Response Personnel: The Supervisor's Role and Responsibilities (1993) (H807)
- Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success (1993) (H803)
- Leadership II: Strategies for Personal Success (1993) (H804)
- Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success (1993) (H805)
- Rescue Systems I (1993) (H165)
- Managing Company Tactical Operations: Simulations (1995) (H452)
- Shaping the Future (1996) (H602)
- Managing in a Changing Environment (1996) (H604)
- Incident Safety Officer (1996) (H719)
- Health and Safety Officer (1996) (H720)
- Basic Life Support/Hazardous Materials (1996) (H246)
- Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services (1996) (H160)
- Arson Detection for the First Responder (1996) (H201)
- Introduction to Fire Inspection Principles and Practices (Replaces Conducting Basic Fire Prevention Inspections) (1996) (H403)
- Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts (1997) (H531)
- Principles of Building Construction: Combustible (1999) (H104)
- Introduction to Wildland and Wildland/ Urban Interface Firefighting for the Structural Company Officer (1999) (H610)
- Principles of Building Construction: Noncombustible (2000) (H103)
- Technical Principles and Practices of Fire Prevention (2000)
Selected video training aids from the Academy handoff packages are available separately.
How to Purchase Courses
For information on how to order courses, contact:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000
Last Updated: June 23, 2004 01:35 PM
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