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Sunday, November 8, 2009
2010 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship
2010 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship
The U.S. Fire Administration’s October 23, 2009 memo announced the opening of the application period for the 2010 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program (PDF, 770 Kb). The Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) learned that the program is once again sponsored through a partnership between the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Fire Protection Publication/International Fire Service Training Association (FPP/IFSTA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).
Senior fire executives who are selected will be awarded fellowships to attend Harvard’s annual “Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government” as a 3-week program conducted on-campus.According to U.S. Fire Administrator Kelvin Cochran, “the program can provide tools and experiences in confronting the collective challenges which fire executives face.”
The MS in Disaster Medicine and Management is a comprehensive graduate degree program encompassing all facets of disaster management. Our students engage in the study of: terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, hazardous materials, natural disasters, psychological aspects of disasters, acute traumatic stress intervention, public health considerations of disasters, research methods and disaster planning and management including risk assessment, incident command and resource allocation. We welcome medical, public safety and defense professionals working in the public and private sectors to this blog. To learn more, read this blog and explore our Top Links.
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