Training & Education

American Public University is a private, accredited online university dedicated to serving those who serve the public.Their learning management system was developed specifically for professionals who work demanding schedules. Earn an Emergency and Disaster Management or Fire Science degree online.

 

Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University offers five completely online fire science programs. The fire science degree programs at CSU provide thefoundation for leadership and administration of fire service organizations.

The University of Maryland University College offers an academic major and minor in fire science.

 

 

Emergency Training Solutions offers hybrid vehicle training as well as information for emergency service organizations. Their site offers links to discussions in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire Chief Magazine, and a FDIC 2008 presentation summary. Additionally, there are links to lesson plans, a quick response guide, and links for each model of hybrid car.

 

Several hybrid car manufacturers have developed Emergency Response Guides (ERGs), and in some cases videos, including: Toyota, Lexus, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. However, there is a lack of conformity between the ERGs: each one has its own format and many lack all the information responders need at an incident to safely mitigate a rescue.

 

Hydrogen-fueled vehicles are not consumer ready, but training is already being developed. Two great resources for what is being done are the California Fuel Cell Partnership and the U.S. Department of Energy.

 

West Virginia University houses the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC), which has developed extensive resources and offers a four-hour workshop for emergency responders and a two-day course for instructors. View the NAFTC’s brochure.

 

Autism Recognition and Response
This coursework was developed by the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal, in cooperation with other agencies in North Carolina and across the U.S. Packages can be mailed to any State who requests the program. Contact: Chris Best, North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (NC-OSFM), 1-800-634-7854, cbest@ncdoi.net 

 

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