Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction

Course Hours: 16.0 Hours

Course Description

This two-day course is designed to help fire and emergency services learn what community risk reduction is and how to build organizational support for it. This course will address the challenges fire departments face in shifting their priorities from response to prevention.

Who Should Attend

First Priority: Departmental officer (and support staff) who are currently (or will be) leading community risk-reduction initiatives within their community. Second Priority: Fire and emergency services personnel who help design and deliver community risk reduction programs, Fire and emergency services staff members with an interest in advancing community risk reduction, Emergency managers, Allied health and community service personnel who help design and deliver community risk-reduction programs.

Special Notes

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).

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