The primary audience of this manual is anyone who practices the multidiscipline profession of fire and life safety educator, including uniformed and nonuniformed fire service personnel and others outside the fire service. The manual is intended to educate the educator rather than train the educator. In this way, the educator will be able to apply his or her knowledge.Addresses NFPA 1035, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator.
Chapter list: 1. Introduction to Fire and Life Safety Education 2. Learning Fire and Life Safety Fundamentals 3. Managing Fire and Life Safety Resources 4. Managing Fire and Life Safety Personnel 5. Working Within the Legislative Process 6. Planning Fire and Life Safety Education 7. Using Data to Plan Programs 8. Knowing Your Audience 9. Funding Programs Through Outside Sources 10. Developing the Program Curriculum 11. Evaluating Presentations and Programs 12. Networking, Forming Coalitions, and Working Cooperatively 13. Learning Fire and Life Safety Educational Theory 14. Applying Fire and Life Safety Educational Theory 15. Selecting Educational Materials 16. Working with the Media 17. Using Public Speaking Technologies 18. Addressing Fire and Life Safety Behaviors and Special Topics |