CRR Education

Fire and Life Safety Educator Resources

All emergency responders should teach risk reducing strategies in their communities. The South Carolina Fire Academy (SCFA) has multiple programs to assist emergency responders in this area. Please click here to view current training opportunities offered by the SCFA under the "Community Risk Reduction/Public Fire Education" heading.

Education Courses

4156 - Fire and Life Safety Educator - I

This course is based on NFPA 1035, "Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator". The course is designed for the individual who will coordinate and deliver comprehensive community fire and injury prevention programs designed to eliminate or mitigate situations that endanger lives, health, property, or the environment. Topics include: a history of fire prevention education, learning styles, methods for effective teaching, public relations, high-risk populations, professionalism, developing life safety curricula, and evaluation & assessment.

5241 - Fire and Life Safety Quarterly Training

This course is designed to address the job performance requirements outlined in NFPA 1035 (Fire and Life Safety Educator). In addition to providing continuing education for fire and life safety educators, updates on state programs will be given and there will be an opportunity for professional networking. This class is also appropriate for public educators who work with emergency medical service and law enforcement agencies.

8595 - Code Official Training - A

8596 - Code Official Training - B

The Fire Marshal education section provides code official training for local, regional, and state fire code officials. The training focuses on the 2018 International Fire Code and International Building Code. The training provides required continuing education credit for certified fire code officials.

Local Resources

Fire Safe South Carolina - Weekly Fire and Life Safety Educational Message
Book mark this link and visit every week for a new fire and life safety educational flyer. These cover relevant topics for the time of the year and are laid out in an appealing format.

National Resources

Vision 20/20 Materials Generator
Using this new tool, you can generate customized door hangers, fliers and activity guides using proven fire safety messages with your logo and information that you can then download and print out.

U.S Fire Administration: Public Prevention and Public Education
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) develops and delivers fire prevention and safety education programs in partnership with other federal agencies, the fire and emergency response community, the media, and safety interest groups.