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The Chief Fire Officer Management Training Program will run on a series of Thursdays starting September 13 – December 13, 2012. The program is presented in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Edward J Collins Jr. Center for Public Management and has been designed to address all of the objectives in NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer III and IV. The major topic areas include: Leadership and the Chief Officer; Human Resource Management; Administrative Structures; Community and Government Relations; Basic Communication Skills; Administrative Programs; Basic Administrative Skills; Fire Prevention and Life Safety Programs; Supervision and Management; Emergency Services Delivery; Logic, Ethics and Decision Making; and Comprehensive Safety and Health Programs. Deadline to Apply: August 17, 2012.