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The following NFA Online courses are available. A National Fire Academy Certificate of Completion will be awarded for successful completion.

Alternative Water Supply: Planning and Implementing Programs (Q217)

Fire Prevention (Technical) Enroll Now »: This course on alternative water supply is designed to assist fire chiefs, water authorities, public policy officials, and others whose responsibility it is to plan for and implement programs that allow for the use of alternative water sources during structural firefighting operations.

Applied Research Self Study (Q123)

Executive Development Enroll Now »: This course has been developed by the NFA to provide you with specific skills that will be critical to successful completion of the research component of the Executive Development course and the four Applied Research Projects (ARPs) required in the EFOP. While the course is open to all, you will need to purchase the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition, typically referred to as the APA Manual to use in conjunction with the self study course.

Awareness of Command and Control Decision making at Multiple Alarm Incidents (Q297)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This course is both a stand-alone course as well as the pre-course for the 6-day residential delivery of the National Fire Academy's new Command and Control Decision Making at Multi-Alarm Incidents. Anyone interested in applying for the 6-day residential course must pass this pre-course with a score of 85 percent. The topics covered in this pre-course include: classical and naturalistic decision making, strategies for managing safety concerns at expanded emergency incidents, pre-incident preparation, resource allocation, effective use of on-site communications, set-up of an incident command post and post incident analysis.

Coffee Break Training

Fire Prevention (Technical): Fire and building inspectors with busy daily schedules often don't have time to attend valuable skill-enhancing training sessions. In 2005 the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy introduced Coffee Break Training. Coffee Break Training is a weekly one-page training notice that provides technical training in fire protection systems, building construction, codes and standards, inspection techniques, hazardous materials and administrative tips. Weekly issues have been compiled into Volumes and those Volumes are being made available through NFA Online. There is an exam following each volume.; Select a link below to enroll.; Volume 1 (Q840); Volume 2 (Q841)

Emergency Response to Terrorism (Q534)

Terrorism Enroll Now »: This course is designed to provide the basic awareness training to prepare first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism safely and effectively. Students who successfully complete the exam will be eligible for a National Fire Academy Certificate of Training. Target Audience: Fire, emergency medical, hazmat, incident command and law enforcement responders.

EMS Operations at Multi-Casualty Incidents (Q157)

Emergency Medical Services Enroll Now »: EMS Operations at Multi-Casualty Incidents is designed to help Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers to respond more effectively when faced with a multiple casualty incident (MCI). The course addresses preparedness planning; the management of the incident; the safe and efficient triage, treatment, and transportation of patients; and the de-escalation of the response. The course also includes information on safely and effectively dealing with an MCI resulting from a terrorist attack involving a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) agent. The course is not intended to provide detailed steps in the care of patients.

Fire Service Supervision (Q318)

Management Science Enroll Now »: This course aims to give supervisors in the fire service some fundamental notions and attitudes on stress management, time management, interpersonal communications, motivation, counseling, conflict resolution, and group dynamics. The course relies heavily on learning activities embedded throughout the text to encourage the learner to be involved actively with the content, not just read the text from cover to cover and take a final exam.

ICS-100, Introduction to ICS for Operational First Responders (Q462)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This foundation level course is equivalent to National Wildfire Coordinating Group I-100. This course integrates the National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidelines and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements using an all-hazards, all-agency approach. It is the first in a series of courses designed to meet all-hazard, all-agency NIMS ICS requirement for operational personnel.

ICS-200, Basic NIMS ICS for Operational First Responders (Q463)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: Developed by the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Programs Branch, in partnership with the FEMA's Emergency Management Institute, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), this intermediate level course is a Web-based, self-study, interactive equivalent to NWCG I-200. The course integrates the NIMS guidelines and meets the NIMS Baseline Training Requirements using an all-hazards, all-agency approach. It is the second in a series of courses designed to meet all-hazard, all-agency NIMS ICS requirements for operational personnel.

ICS-300, Intermediate All-Hazard NIMS ICS Review for Expanding Incidents (Q464)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This course provides a review of the topic areas and main points of ICS-100 and ICS-200. The course includes several scenarios to enhance learning and provide a firm basis for being able to participate successfully in ICS-300 and other intermediate-level ICS/command and control courses. This course can be used as a precourse module or a remedial training for the classroom version of ICS-300; this course alone does not meet the training requirements for ICS 300.; NOTE: H465-ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents is available through State Fire Training Agencies. It is a 3-day classroom course.

ICS-400, Fundamentals Review for Command and General Staff (Q466)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This course provides a review of the topic areas and main points of ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300. The course includes several scenarios to enhance learning and provides a firm basis for being able to participate successfully in ICS-400 and other advanced-level ICS/command and control courses. This course can be used as a precourse module or as remedial training for the classroom version of ICS 400; this course alone does not meet the training requirements for ICS 400. NOTE: H467-ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents, and MACS, is available through State Fire Training Agencies. It is a 2½-day classroom course.

ICS Simulation Series: Ranch House Fire (Q324)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This simulation involves a scenario depicting a single-story, single-family dwelling and presents the student with a "room-and-contents" fire and basic rescue problem. The student is involved in the decision making and assigning of crews to operational tasks on the fireground. The student will make task assignments to each unit or crew as it arrives to accomplish the necessary steps for life safety, incident stabilization, and property conversation. The student is required to assign crews or units to perform the following tasks: conduct primary search and rescue, establish a water supply, initiate fire attack, ventilate the structure, set up rehab, conduct a secondary search, and conduct overhaul on the fire building.

ICS Simulation Series: Mansion Fire (Q326)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: A simulation depicting a very large, multistory, single-family dwelling presenting fire spread and ventilation issues and a more complex rescue scenario. Due to the resource intensity of this incident, the student is given a second alarm assignment. The student is involved in the decision making and assigning of crews to operational task on the fireground. The student is required to establish Divisions and Groups as needed and assign crews or units to perform the following tasks: verify that a primary search was conducted, establish a constant water supply, initiate fire attack, ventilate the structure, establish rehab, ensure a secondary search is conducted, and execute overhaul on the fire building. The residence is a 1960’s large (6200 square feet) two-story wood frame platform construction with a lightweight truss roof assembly covered by plywood sheathing and composite shingles.

ICS Simulation Series: Nursing Home Fire (Q424)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This simulation presents the student with a kitchen fire in a two-story nursing home, non-combustible (20,000 sq. ft.) with roof construction of bar joist, asphalt with concrete floor construction. There are many occupants in the building, including visitors. A quiz is given before the simulation begins to ensure knowledge of the Policy and Procedures manual in nursing home and health-care facilities. Incident objectives include safe removal of all occupants and containment/control of fire in the building of origin. This simulation presents fire spread and ventilation issues and a more complex rescue scenario. The student is involved in the decision making and assigning of crews to operational tasks on the fireground. The student is required to establish Divisions and Groups as needed and assign crews or units to perform the following tasks: verify that a primary search was conducted, establish a constant water supply, initiate fire attack, ventilate the structure, establish rehab, ensure a secondary search is conducted, and execute overhaul on the fire building.

ICS Simulation Series: Townhouse Fire (Q325)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: The student is presented with a little more complex fire and rescue problem in this simulation, one that might be found commonly in a townhouse, row house, garden apartment, or condominium. The student is involved in the decision making and assigning of crews to operational tasks on the fireground. The student is required to assign crews or units to perform the following tasks: conduct primary search and rescue, establish a water supply, initiate fire attack, ventilate the structure, set up rehab, conduct a secondary search, and conduct overhaul on the fire building. The residence is a 1980’s wood frame platform construction with a lightweight truss roof assembly covered by plywood sheathing and composite shingles.

ICS Simulation Series: Wildland Fire (Q617)

Incident Management Enroll Now »: This simulation is designed to expose the novice student to some of the problems/issues associated with a wildland/urban interface fire. The scenario starts with a small fire in a field of unharvested grain. This field is situated in a rural area near structures and forested areas. The fire spreads through the field and into the forest, threatening several structures spread out in this area. There are multiple levels of response within the Incident Command System (ICS), requiring the establishment of division, mutual-aid response, and special resources. This simulation allows the student an opportunity to be the Incident Commander of a wildlan/urban interface fire.

National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0 Self-Study (Q494)

Planning and Information Management Enroll Now »: Serving as an introduction to NFIRS 5.0, this self-study course provides an overview of the data collection system, its modules and data conversion issues. Coding scenario exercises are also included. NFIRS is the comprehensive method for detailed tracking of fire, emergency, and related incident responses. The information that can be recorded in NFIRS can be used by your emergency services organization to: track current workloads, develop response metrics and statistics, and help with current asset management; provide a basis for identifying, developing and implementing new programs, or redirect existing programs; generate and support data that may justify the acquisition of additional resources; and help reduce the needless loss of life and property in both your jurisdiction and throughout the United States.

S-130 (Wildland) Firefighter Training (Q901)

This is a National Fire Academy Endorsed Course.

Wildland Enroll Now »: This course, developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), addresses the foundational skills universal to all wildland firefighters. The material is broken into twelve on-line modules (1 to 3 hours each) and a mandatory, instructor led field day exercise. Each online module explains the concepts and skills that will be performed and evaluated on the field day exercise. Module twelve contains optional knowledge areas (pump operations, map and compass, fire investigation and cultural resources) that are very useful concepts but not required due to time constraints.

S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (Q900)

This is a National Fire Academy Endorsed Course.

Wildland Enroll Now »: This course, developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), provides instruction in the primary factors affecting the start and spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations. S-190 is typically taught in conjunction with or prior to Firefighter Training, S-130. The material is broken into three online modules (1 to 3 hours each). Students must be affiliated with an NWCG member agency or sponsored fire department to be issued a final certificate. After completing the online training required by your agency or department, a training officer or fire chief will evaluate required further training. The affiliated department can then certify students’ completion of the S-190 training by issuing the final certificate.

Self-Study Course for Community Safety Educators (Q118)

Fire Prevention Enroll Now »: The Self-Study Course for Community Safety Educators is a short, fun, "easy-to-take" Web-based course that focuses on how to do a better job of planning, implementing, and evaluating safety programs in your community. The course teaches you how to network effectively with various people in your organization and within your community to accomplish community life safety goals. The course is designed for all public fire and life safety educators--the new safety educator as well as the experienced educator, the volunteer as well as the career community educator.The Self-Study Course for Community Safety Educators is ideal in helping you "get your feet off the ground." It will assist you with some tips and techniques on a variety of topics such as methods for locating partners to assist with community education or techniques for locating resources for your safety programs. The program contains easy-to-read text with a variety of thought-provoking questions, activities, illustrations, and even traps to watch for. The course relies heavily on learning activities embedded throughout the text to encourage the learner to be involved actively with the content, not just read the text from cover to cover and take a final exam.

Testing and Evaluation of Water Supplies for Fire Protection (Q218)

Fire Prevention (Technical) Enroll Now »: This course not only offers the opportunity to understand the testing and evaluation of water supplies, but also provides reference resources and several printable graph forms. The course covers the following areas: testing and evaluation of available water supplies for water supply systems; on-site storage systems; and rural areas not served by a water supply; determining water supply for automatic sprinklers, standpipe systems, and for fire suppression activities. Also included is a mastery test. The course emphasizes decision making, predictions, and responses by students consistent with the course materials presented. Students can perform and/or reinforce previously learned skills, concepts, and behaviors. The course is interactive, self-paced, and self-directed and combines graphics, text, narration, animation, and video to promote implied learning objectives. The primary audience is fire suppression and training officers and code enforcement officials. This course addresses the professional competency related to Firefighter II for NFPA 1001, Fire Officers for NFPA 1021, Fire Inspector, Plans Examiner for NFPA 1031, and Training Officers for NFPA 1041, related to determining available fire flows for fire protection.

Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Operations for the Structural Firefighter (Q618)

This course will not be posted to NFA Online. Content for Q618 is covered in the following courses: S-130 Wildland Firefighter Training (Q901) and S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (Q900).