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U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy

U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy. P.L. 93-498: “…The purpose of the Academy shall be to advance the professional development of fire service personnel and of other persons engaged in fire prevention and control activities…”. Overview of the NFA National System for Training.

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U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy

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  1. U.S. Fire Administration’sNational Fire Academy P.L. 93-498: “…The purpose of the Academy shall be to advance the professional development of fire service personnel and of other persons engaged in fire prevention and control activities…” Overview of the NFA National System for Training

  2. The NFA prepares current and future first responders to foster a solid foundation for local fire and emergency services’ prevention, preparedness and response to fires and all-hazards. We deliver the kinds of training unavailable at the State or local level because of course content, emergent needs or audience size. We work with and through State and local fire training systems and colleges and universities to bring the fire service to professional status.

  3. Current System State Training • Federal • State • College • Local National Fire Academy Colleges Local Training & Universities

  4. Communications • USFA Notification list – 86,000 (daily distribution) • TRADE – 40,000 (weekly distribution) • FESHE – 36,000 (monthly distribution) • Alumni Association - 27,000 (as-needed distributions) • ALSO – Each State Fire Training director, Metro fire training, IAFC, IAFF, NVFC, Volunteer and Combination Chiefs, Metro Chiefs, Women in the Fire Service, International Association of Black Professional Firefighters, National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, International Association of Hispanic Firefighters, Native American Fire Chiefs

  5. Resident Programs (10 and 6 day on-campus) • 50 courses (200+ deliveries) • 6 or 10 day duration at Emmitsburg, MD

  6. 6 Day Programs (on- and off-campus) • Region selects 3 courses from menu of 20 • Thirty 6-day courses per year, 3 per region I I V VIII II II X VII III IX IV VI • Students are career and volunteer, all ranks • Encourages regional networking

  7. 2 Day Programs (on- and off-campus) • Each State receives 9 courses from a menu of40 each year. • Total of 450 deliveries per year. • Students are volunteer and career / all ranks

  8. Technology Programs / Blended Learning 47,000 Completions in 2011

  9. NFA Training – All curriculums

  10. Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) • Common Course: • Titles • Descriptions • Outcomes • Outlines • Content (Textbooks) • Distance Learning Supplements

  11. “Coffee Break” Training • Short non-certificate courses once a week via email. Quarterly Self-quiz at the end. • Fire protection systems • Building construction • Fire codes and standards • Inspection techniques • Hazardous materials

  12. Curriculum Areas Executive Development (EFO) Management Sciences Hazardous Materials Emergency Medical Services Planning and Information (data analysis) Fire Prevention (3) – Technical, Management, Public Education Command and Control Fire Investigation

  13. The NFA Develops and delivers the kinds of courses unavailable anywhere else On-campus, off-campus and on-line Classes from 10 days to 10 minutes Up-to-date curriculum College credit recommendation for all classroom based courses Continuing education units for all on line courses

  14. NFA’s Independent / Objective Evaluations Students’ Supervisor Evaluation Student Evaluation Performance American Council on Education State and Local Training Systems

  15. INPUT OUTPUT OUTCOME Amount of resources devoted to a program activity Example: Dollars appropriated and FTE’s assigned to a job training program Tabulation, calculation or recording of activity or effort, expressed in a quantitative or qualitative manner. Example: Number of people trained by program Assessment of the results of a program activity compared to its intended purpose. Example: Number of people trained by a program that landed and kept jobs Areas where agencies are comfortable Area where taxpayers are concerned The Congressional Institute uses the following graph to define the differences between outputs and outcomes (Congressional Institute, 2004). Conveniently, they use training as the example: Comparison of Inputs, Outputs and Outcomes of Government Programs

  16. NFA Long Term Evaluation - Supervisors* *N=7,053 supervisors from FY 1998 – May 2012.

  17. NFA Long Term Evaluation - Supervisors* *N=7,053 supervisors from FY 1998 - May 2012.

  18. NFA Long Term Evaluation - Supervisors* PL 93-498 *N=7,053 supervisors from FY 1998 - May 2012

  19. Fulfills Legislative Intent • 93-498 “…Professional development of the fire service…” • Mission Focused • DHS • FEMA • USFA • Measured Performance • PART, GPRA, PPBES • American Council on Education • Focused on outcomes, not outputs • Kirkpatrick Level III

  20. Classroom Based: • On and off campus • 10, 6 and 2 day • Local and regional • Technology Based: • NFAOnline • Coffee Break • Electronic Distribution • Future Based / Profession • Associate Degree • Bachelor Degree • Graduate Degree • Partner Based: • TRADE / PARADE • FESHE • Endorsement

  21. Questions???

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