The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation offers a variety of training for the fire service including courses on: community risk reduction, firefighter behavioral health, firefighter LODD prevention, and LODD preparedness.
Instructor Led Training Courses
Duration: 6 Hours
Attributes of Leading is a highly interactive, practical case study-based format that has attendees explore six essential qualities of successful leaders: competence, grit, wellness, trust, humility, and self-regulation.
Duration: 4 Hours
Courage to Be Safe® is designed to change the culture of accepting firefighter fatalities as a normal occurrence by examining the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. Promotes the courage to make the right decisions to help ensure that Everyone Goes Home.
Duration: 4 Hours
Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge explores how fire department leaders can improve firefighter survivability by examining the root causes of line-of-duty deaths.
Leadership So Everyone Goes Home examines the contributing factors that can lead to a firefighter fatality or injury and steps to take to reduce the risk of firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Preventing the Preventable is an effort to continue to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries highlighting Life Safety Initiative #14 (Public Education) and Initiative #15 (Code Enforcement and Sprinklers).
Duration: 6 Hours
Taking Care of Our Own® provides senior fire officials insights on how to prepare for a potential firefighter fatality or serious injury. Includes information about Public Safety Officer Benefits, behavioral health resources and developing a line-of-duty death policy.
The Fire Hero Learning Network is the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s free fire service virtual training platform delivering critical safety, operations and community outreach programs.
The modules are designed for all levels of the fire service (line firefighters through leadership), all types of departments, all jurisdictions and for all types of firefighting activities:
- Structural
- Wildland
- Military
- Fire Marshals
The curriculum was developed by subject matter experts and fire service leaders. After completing each interactive module successfully, users can download a training certificate. Modules are compatible on computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
Emergency Services Risk Reduction Program certificate
The Fire Hero Learning Network offers an Emergency Services Risk Reduction Program Certificate for registered users who complete four specific FHLN online self-paced programs.
Receive your certificate after successful completion of these four modules:
To earn credit for each program, you must view the program in its entirety and pass the Skills Challenge test. Once you earn credit for all four programs, you will be able to download a special Emergency Services Risk Reduction Program Certificate representing four hours of tested training.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Learn how the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives is an integral part of reducing firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Discover how a balanced approach of leadership can help prevent firefighter fatalities and injuries with practical and specific tips.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Better understand and support the needs of family members and fire service survivors after a line-of-duty death. Also, learn how to create a plan for your fire department in case of a line-of-duty death.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Assist civilians when they are in crisis with proven principles including ensuring their safety, understanding their individual needs, meeting those needs, and promoting the connectedness and self-efficiency needed for recovery.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
This module covers the foundational principles of a peer support program and direct users to resources that can help them design and establish a peer support program in their department.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Gain a better understanding of the interpersonal skills needed as a company officer. Learn tips on how to effectively communicate priorities, understanding and responding to problems and handling difficult and awkward situations.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Understand the fundamentals of firefighter health and safety including personal commitment to health and safety, peer to leader transition, protocols enforcement, crew resource management and related-NFFF
programs.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
View an unscripted roundtable discussion between five fire service leaders about creating change in the fire service and leading a culture of safety. Topics discussed include: making safety a priority, handling resistance, fostering an environment of trust and risk mitigation.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Learn from two committed company officers and one unforgettable survivor who have made a significant impact locally and nationally through community risk reduction.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Review the benefits of automatic fire sprinkler and alarm systems to firefighter health and safety and evaluate a set of core principles to guide a firefighter’s interaction with these systems.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Apply firefighter health and safety principles to violent incident response policies, standard operating procedures and training. Updated in 2021 to include responding to active shooter and civil unrest events
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
This program raises awareness about what incident commanders may face if a line-of-duty death occurs at a scene where they are in command and prepares them to face that challenge should it happen to them.
Enhance Decision-Making and Operational Efficiency
The Fire Hero Learning Network offers a Fire Attack Scenario training module that provides interactive learning for fire suppression techniques, informed by the latest research. Additionally, it provides standard and customizable operational checklists to ensure officers complete all critical tasks during major operations.
Over a dozen free learning opportunities and additional resources for your department
The Fire Hero Learning Network is the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s free fire service virtual
training platform delivering critical safety, operations and community outreach programs. The modules
are designed for all levels of the fire service (line firefighters through leadership), all types of departments,
all jurisdictions and for all types of firefighting activities (structural, wildland, military, fire marshals, etc.).
The curriculum was developed by subject matter experts and fire service leaders. After completing each
interactive module successfully, users can download a training certificate. Modules are compatible on
computers, mobile phones and tablets.
Funding for the Fire Hero Learning Network is provided by DHS/FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program – Fire Prevention and Safety Grants and the U.S. Department of Justice.