FIP3520 — NFA Leadership Series
This course combines the following three courses of the National Fire Academy (NFA) Leadership in Supervision series: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (Course 0646); Perspectives in Thinking (Course 0647); and Frameworks to Success (Course 0648). This course presents the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire and EMS environment; successfully transition to supervisory and leadership roles; and establish a conceptual foundation and framework for success in leadership roles by exploring creative, analytical, political and critical thinking perspectives. Topics include: adaptive leadership, change management, active followership, effective communication including difficult conversations, advocacy-inquiry based dialogue and persuasion, ethics, authority, power, decision-making assessing situations from multiple perspectives, fostering creativity and innovation, professionalism, resilience, emotional intelligence, situational awareness, managing conflict, delegating, mentoring, coaching, empowerment, and building collaboration and synergy for professional growth. The course includes the development of a personal plan for active engagement in the provision of leadership in supervision. Specific guidelines must be followed for all NFA courses.