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IAFC Academy

Academy is a mobile-friendly learning management system offering a spectrum of training options to the public safety sector through self-paced online courses, instructor-led training, and combination coursework.

Current IAFC Academy Courses

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Hazardous Materials Leadership Research Wildland

Hazardous Materials

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    Propane Awareness Training for Specialist Employees
    Self paced
    Online
    This web-based training course expands awareness of critical response information and issues related to propane hazards.
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    Hydrogen Response Considerations
    Self paced
    Online
    This 2-hour, 4-module online course focuses on basic education on hydrogen fuels.
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    Ethanol Emergency Response
    Self paced
    Online
    Online course on ethanol fuels incident response including the use, characteristics, transportation modes, transfer operations, basics of foam, tactics and strategies, and environmental issues
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    Whole Community Planning for Disaster
    Self paced
    Online
    This course will provide information on why/how community organizations and others can participate in inclusive emergency planning processes to improve resiliency.
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    Rural Response to Rail Incidents
    Self paced
    Online
    This training is designed to help you better understand the rail industry, response efforts and agency-specific roles should a train derailment or similar incident occur in your area.

Leadership

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    National Safety Culture Change Initiative
    Self paced
    Online
    Hour-long online course to help identify and mitigate individual and organizational behaviors that adversely impact firefighter health and safety
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    Bridging the Multigenerational Divide in Your Department
    Self paced
    Online
    Learn to recognize generational biases, identify how biases impact interpersonal communications, and ultimately be a good agent for change.
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    Chief 101
    Self paced
    Online
    Interactive training for chief-level officers to effectively execute roles and responsibilities of volunteer department leadership positions.

Research

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    Structural Firefighting Research
    Self paced
    Online
    Hour-long online course examining horizontal, vertical, natural and mechanical ventilation as well as wind-driven fires.
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    Increased Thermal Hazards Wind-Driven Fires
    Self paced
    Online
    Students will learn about research-based tactics and principles including flow path, size-up, and thermal hazards associated with structure fires.
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    Fire Dynamics Terminology
    Self paced
    Online
    Hour-long online course overviewing new fire dynamics terms like heat flux, flow path and more, and their science-based definitions.

Wildland

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