1. Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association 50 th Anniversary Conference United States Fire Administration Update Ernest Mitchell, Jr. United States Fire Administrator Las Vegas, Nevada April 30, 2015 1

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3. HIGHLIGHTS United States Fire Administration HIGHLIGHTS 3

4. National Fire Academy  Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program Pilot  Coffee Break Training  Model Fire Science Degree Curricula 4

5. Managing Officer Program 5 Professional Development and Higher Education for Aspiring Leaders  Training  Education  Continuing Education  Experience  Reciprocity/Portability

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7. 7 YEAR 1 SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT Arrive NFA Course 1 Begins Course 1 Ends OFF Course 2 Begins Course 2 Ends Depart NFA YEAR 2 SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT Arrive NFA Course 3 Begins Course 3 Ends OFF Course 4 Begins Course 4 Ends Depart NFA

8. Capstone Project 8 Experience  Lessons Learned  Guidance  Equivalent Issue/Problem

9. National Fire Programs  Next Generation Smoke Alarms  Increased Availability of Training for AHIMT Sustainment and Development  Comprehensive Toolkit for “Fire-Safe Seniors” Program 9

10. Fire Is Everyone’s Fight TM  Fire Departments523  State Fire Marshals40  Fire and Life Safety395 Organizations 10

11. National Emergency Training Center 11

12. The plan delineates the long- term strategy of USFA and outlines the key initiatives that will be used in support of achieving the goals designed for the safety and security of the American people. It also describes the values and guiding principles that are foundational to successfully building and maintaining an organization created to be America’s fire and emergency services leader. 12

13. USFA’s Strategic Goals Goal 1: Reduce Fire and Life Safety Risk Through Preparedness, Prevention and Mitigation Goal 2: Promote Response, Local Planning and Preparedness for All Hazards Goal 3: Enhance the Fire and Emergency Services’ Capability for Response to and Recovery From All Hazards 13

14. USFA’s Strategic Goals Goal 4: Advance the Professional Development of Fire Service Personnel and of Other People Engaged in Fire Prevention and Control Activities Goal 5: Establish and Sustain USFA as a Dynamic Organization 14

15. Our Future Focus Our challenge is to save more lives and property, and to do so at a level that hasn’t been achieved to date. 15

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19. Prevention “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. “ Benjamin Franklin 19

20. Home Fire Safety  American Red Cross  Smoke Detectors  Residential Sprinklers 20

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24. FEMA “We need to move away from the mindset that Federal and State governments are always in the lead, and build upon the strengths of our local communities, and more importantly, our citizens. We must treat individuals and communities as key assets rather than liabilities.” W. Craig Fugate, Administrator 24

25. Key Concepts  Understand and meet the needs of the affected community  Engage all aspects of the community  Strengthen the assets, institutions, and social processes that work well in communities 25

26. Outcomes  Institutionalize mainstream fire protection and emergency services practices nationally  Create a collective body of knowledge among the fire and emergency services team nationally  Successfully seed innovative, grassroots resilience- building activities in communities across the country 26

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