Focus on Training: NVFC Virtual Classroom

June 20, 2014

Looking for low-cost, self-paced training opportunities? Then check out the NVFC’s Virtual Classroom. This online learning center features on-demand courses designed and delivered by fire service members and industry professionals.

Each course includes downloadable course materials and supplemental resources, quizzes, and certificates of completion. NVFC members receive a discount on all course fees. Access the discount code on the Members-Only section of the NVFC web site.

To access the Virtual Classroom, got to https://nvfc.digitalchalk.com. New students must create and account before registering. Once logged in, register for classes by selecting Catalog and adding your desired course(s) to the shopping cart. For courses with a fee, payment information will be required upon checkout.

Courses available in the Virtual Classroom include the following: 

  • Brotherhood vs. Parenthood: Finding your Life Balance– $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Emergency Services Liability– $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations– $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Fireground Accountability: Daring Not to be a Statistic– $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Grant Writing for the Emergency Services– $30 (non-member)/$25 (member)
  • Incident Safety Officer (ISO) Series – FREE for a limited time
  • Injury Prevention for the Fireground – FREE for a limited time
  • Is Your Department at its B.E.S.T.? – FREE for a limited time
  • Leadership for the Fire and Emergency Services – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Managing Change: From Volunteer to Combination & Department Mergers – $30 (non-member)/$25 (member)
  • Navigating Fire Service Funerals – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Obesity in the Fire Service – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Preventing and Coping with Suicide in the Fire and Emergency Services – FREE for a limited time
  • Putting Out the Fires: Stress Resilience Strategies – FREE for a limited time
  • Training the Next Generation – $30 (non-member)/$25 (member)
  • Using Your Lifeline: Disease Management for a Stronger, Longer Life – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Volunteer Recruitment in the Emergency Services – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Volunteer Retention in the Emergency Services – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • Wildland Fire Assessment Training – FREE for a limited time


Fire Corps Topics:

  • FC-100: Introduction to Fire Corps – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-200: Starting and Implementing a Fire Corps Program– $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-201: Achieving More through Collaboration – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-202: Project and Volunteer Management – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-203: Program Assessment – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-204: Funding and Support – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-205: Building the Relationship with Suppression – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-300: Activity Ideas for Fire Corps Programs – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-301: Fire Corps in Disaster Response – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-302: Providing Rehab – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-303: Fire Corps in Public Education – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-304: Conducting Home Safety Checks – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-305: Community Assistance Program – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-400: Marketing your Program – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-401: Engaging Youth Volunteers – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)
  • FC-402: Engaging Senior Volunteers – $20 (non-member)/$15 (member)