Since its inception, Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association has remained at the leading edge of innovative and transitional training making the Public Educator a true professional. Through its various seminars, AFBEA has become a force on the national front, gaining recognition for our state and the distinctive challenges, which face the fire service today.
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Fire and Life Safety Educator III

Nov 212011

Fire and Life Safety Educator III

This is a 24-hour course designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 1035, Fire and Life Safety Educator III, 2010 edition. It is a continuation of Fire and Life Safety Educator II. The content follows the information in the IFSTA manual, Public Fire & Life Safety Educator, 3rd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

This course will train personnel in how to develop a fire and life safety program using the systematic planning process. They will become familiar with program issues and administration to include political issues and the use of the cost/benefit analysis method. They will learn to develop public policy and understand legislative procedures at the local, state, and national level. The students will learn to create original fire and life safety educational materials that relate to local issues. They will learn to create training and awareness programs to meet local identified fire and life safety needs. They will learn how to create a comprehensive report on programs and how to develop an evaluation instrument to measure the outcome of programs. The course will detail methods and procedures on how to create fire and life safety goals and objectives, mission statements and review loss statistics so that goals are consistent with the organization’s mission. The student will create a program budget, as well as, evaluate subordinate performance. The student will also demonstrate the ability to use local, state and federal employment regulations as they apply to personnel and organizations.

Upon successful completion of the class, participants will be able to get a certificate from the Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence if registered with the Arizona Event Registration & Management Application (ERMA) program. Participants need to provide their ERMA ID number on the registration form.

The schedule will be as follows:

Dates:  September 5-9, 2012 (Signup via Arizona State Fire School)

Times:  TBA

Location:        
Arizona State Fire School, Mesa

Instructors:     
Lori Schmidt
Scottsdale Fire Department
lschmidt@scottsdaleaz.gov

Linda Kirby
Phoenix Fire Department
linda.s.kirby@phoenix.gov