Welcome to the NVFC Leadership Track, designed for fire and EMS department leaders, including chiefs and officers. This specialized program consists of 10 meticulously crafted courses instructed by prominent subject matter experts. Each course will equip emergency service leaders with the essential skills, knowledge, tools, and mindset required to strengthen their leadership abilities and effectiveness. This program is for new and established leaders looking to continue learning and growing in their roles. The Leadership Track will take an estimated 10 hours to complete from start to finish. Progress will be saved each time a student logs out, ensuring students are able to complete the track at their own pace. Attendees will be provided with a certificate of attendance for each completed course as well as a final certificate indicating completion of the full track.

Join Chief Shelly Carter (she just got a promotion!) and Dr. Candice McDonald for an inside discussion on women & minority leadership in the fire service. Course takeaways include an overview of the current state of women and minorities in the volunteer fire service, ways to promote leadership opportunities for qualified women and minorities, and methods for being an intentional champion of women and minorities in leadership positions.

This class is designed to give the participant an overview on leadership in the fire and emergency services as well as tips to help them succeed in leadership roles.

The NVFC’s Incident Safety Officer (ISO) training will give students an overview of the role of an ISO and cover communications and safety, as well as the practical application of this information. Please note, this is not an ISO certification program.

Many small-town fire chiefs of volunteer and combination fire departments often find it challenging to implement NFPA standards in their department. What you may not realize is that fire chiefs have the power to decide which NFPA standards to use and how to use them (except when local, state or federal law requires otherwise). Topics discussed include the fire chief's power as the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), how to modify an NFPA standard, how to adopt an NFPA standard, and best practices.

The fire service is a respected institution that has earned a positive reputation and the public's trust. Maintaining that status requires an understanding of ethics and a willingness to adopt ethical standards. This course examines ethical practices and poses thought-provoking questions to help define the role of ethics within a department.

This course provides key considerations and information for new company officers. Topics covered include: leadership, communication, ethics, training evolutions, preparing to be first due, incident scene management, health and wellness, and management/administrative duties.