Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction

Course Hours: 16.0 Hours

Course Description

Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction (BPCRR), is a two-day course that empowers students with an understanding of nationally recognized principles that, when used appropriately, can lead to the development of effective and efficient community risk-reduction programs.

Who Should Attend

The target audience for this course may include, but not limited to the following:  Fire/EMS personnel who help design and deliver community risk-reduction programs; Fire/EMS staff with an interest in advancing risk-reduction efforts in their community; Emergency managers; Allied health and community service personnel who help design and deliver risk-reduction programs.

Special Notes

Pre-course assignment must be completed before attending the course. 


The National Fire Academy does not utilize Social Security Numbers on their registration form; this form is in addition to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center application process. The NFA form will be completed on the first day of the course. 

Students must provide the Student Identification Number on the first day of the course. What this means to you: This number is used in place of a Social Security Number and is obtained through the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). 

Applications for NFA courses that do not include a SID will not be processed, failure to provide the SID will result in the student not receiving credit for the course. 

To obtain a SID: 1. Register at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid 2. Select "Need a FEMA SID?" on the right side of the screen. 3. Follow the instructions to create your account. 4. You will receive an email with your SID. Save this number in a secure location. Use the SID in place of the SSN on the General Admissions Application Form (FEMA Form 119-25-1) and General Admissions Application Short Form (FEMA Form 119-25-2).

Start Date End Date Location (Hover for more information) Time Course Number Status
05/13/2025 05/14/2025 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. TBA Coming Soon
10/28/2025 10/29/2025 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. TBA Coming Soon