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Public Fire Life Safety Educator –

Level II

13 Skills Total

NFPA 1035,

Professional Qualifications for Fire and Life Safety

Educator, Public Information Officer and Juvenile

Firesetter Intervention Specialist,

2015 Edition

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FLSE II Skill Sheets

NFPA 1002

Task:

Fire and Life Safety Education II

JPR

1 Budget Proposal 5.2.1

2 Financial Projections 5.2.2

3 Develop Public Policy Recommendations 5.2.3

4 Evaluate Subordinates 5.2.4

5 Establish Program Priorities 5.3.1

6 Facilitate FLSE Partnerships 5.3.2

7 Resource Request 5.3.3

8 Develop Informational Materials 5.4.1

9 Develop Lesson Plans and Educational Materials 5.4.2, 5.4.3

10 Design a Fire Life Safety Education Program 5.4.4

11 Revise a Fire Life Safety Education Program 5.4.5

12 Develop Evaluation Strategies and Instruments 5.5.1, 5.5.2

13 Implement an Evaluation Strategy 5.5.3

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SKILL SHEET # 1

Budget Proposal

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to prepare a written budget proposal for a specific program or activity, given budgetary guidelines, program needs, and delivery expense projections, so that all guidelines are followed and the budget identifies all program needs.

STEPS FOR SKILL COMPLETION

Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates understanding of local budgetary processes.

2. Demonstrates understanding of organizational bidding processes.

3. Estimates project costs.

4. Completes appropriate budget forms/requisitions/purchase orders.

5. Collects, organizes, and formats budgetary information.

6. Completes program budget proposal for specific program/activity.

C 7. Ensures budget identifies all program needs.

C 8. Follows all relevant guidelines and policies.

Total Score needed to

pass 6

JPR: 5.2.1 NFPA 1035, 2015 Edition

Tasks: Prepare a written budget proposal following all guidelines and identifying all program needs.

Instructor’s Statement

The candidate, given budgetary guidelines, program needs, and delivery expense projections, shall prepare a written budget proposal so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: budgetary guidelines, program needs, and delivery expense projections

Critical Skills are identified by a bold type “C”. Any candidate that fails to complete a critical skill shall receive an unacceptable completion for the entire Practical Skill Sheet.

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SKILL SHEET # 2

Financial Projections

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to project program budget income/expenditures, given program needs, past expenditures, current materials, personnel costs, and guidelines, so that projections are within accepted guidelines and program needs are addressed in the projected income/expenditures.


Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Researches resource availability.

2. Researches cost of resources.

3. Retrieves past budget information.

C 4. Projects income based on given information.

C 5. Projects expenditures based on given information.

C 6. Ensures projections addresses program needs.


pass 4


Tasks: Project program budget income/expenditures so that program needs are addressed.


The candidate, given program needs, past expenditures, current materials, personnel cost, and guidelines shall make budgetary projections so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Needed: program needs, past expenditures, current materials, personnel cost, and guidelines


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SKILL SHEET # 3

Develop Public Policy Recommendation

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to develop a public policy recommendation for management, given a fire or injury issue and policy development guidelines, so that justification for the policy is provided, the issue is explained, the policy identifies solutions, and the impact or benefit from adopting the policy is stated.


Tasks: Develop a public policy recommendation for management so that justification is provided, the issue is explained, solutions are identified, and the impact or benefit from policy adoption is stated.


The candidate, given a fire or injury issue and policy development guidelines, shall develop a public policy recommendation so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: a fire or injury issue and policy development guidelines



Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Identifies local public policy processes.

2. Identifies local fire and injury issues.

C 3. Provides justification for the policy.

C 4. Clearly explains the issue.

C 5. Provides a policy that identifies solutions.

C 6. Identifies the impact and/or benefit from policy adoption.


pass 4

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SKILL SHEET # 4

Evaluate Subordinate Performance

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to evaluate subordinate performance, given written performance criteria, organizational policies on performance evaluations, and evaluation forms, so that the employee is evaluated objectively, feedback is provided to the employee, and the evaluation is completed according to organizational policy and procedures.


Tasks: Evaluate subordinate performance according to organizational policies and procedures so the employee is evaluated objectively and feedback is provided.


The candidate, given written performance criteria, organizational policies on performance evaluations, and evaluation forms shall evaluate subordinate performance so the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: written performance criteria, organizational policies on performance evaluations, and evaluation forms



Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates understanding of local, state, and federal employment regulations.

2. Demonstrates understanding of proper personnel evaluation techniques.

C 3. Provides objective evaluation of subordinate.

C 4. Provides feedback to subordinate.

C 5. Documents subordinate performance using proper evaluation forms.


pass 3

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FLSE SKILL SHEET # 5

Establish Fire and Life Safety Priorities

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to establish fire and life safety education priorities within a program, given relevant local loss and injury data, so that local fire and life safety education activities address identified risk priorities.


Tasks: Establish fire and life safety priorities so that local fire and life safety education activities address identified risk priorities.


The candidate, given relevant local loss and injury data, shall establish fire and life safety education priorities within a program so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: given relevant local loss and injury data


Safety: A safety violation is grounds for automatic failure. All proctors present shall review the safety violation.

STEPS FOR SKILL COMPLETION Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Collects and analyzes local loss and injury data.

2. Demonstrates understanding of community risk assessment process.

3. Identifies prevention interventions.

4. Establishes fire and life safety priorities.

C 5. Ensures education activities address identified risk priorities.


pass 4

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Facilitate a Collaborative Partnership

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to facilitate a fire and life safety collaborative partnership within the organization and with external partners, given information about the organizations in the partnership, the goals of the partnership, and organizational guidelines, so that fire and life safety education objectives for the partnership are achieved.


Tasks: Facilitate a collaborative partnership within the organization and external partners so that fire and life safety education objectives for the partnership are achieved.


The candidate, given information about the organizations in the partnership, the goals of the partnership, and organizational guidelines shall facilitate a collaborative partnership so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: information about the organizations in the partnership, the goals of the partnership, and organizational guidelines




Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates knowledge of planning and political processes.

2. Demonstrates knowledge of group dynamics and management.

3. Identifies resources needed to facilitate partnership.

4. Demonstrates the ability to negotiate and resolve group conflict.

5. Clearly communicates objectives.

6. Identifies opportunity for shared efforts.

7. Facilitates small group processes.

C 8. Facilitates collaborative partnership.

C 9. Shows achievement of fire and life safety education objectives for the partnership.

Total

Score needed to pass

6

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Prepare a Resource Request

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to prepare a request for resources from an external organization, given department/agency policies on requesting resources and a description of the resources needed, so that the request identifies needed resources and conforms to department/agency policies and the requirements of the resource provider.


Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Reviews appropriate department/agency policies

C 2. Prepare a request for resources.

C 3. Ensures request identifies needed resources.

C 4. Ensures request conforms to department/agency policies


pass 3


Tasks: Prepare a request for resources so that the request identifies needed resources and conforms to department/agency policies and the requirements of the provider.


The candidate, given department/agency policies on requesting resources and a description of the resources needed, shall prepare a request for resources so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: department/agency policies on requesting resources and a description of the resources needed



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Develop Informational Material

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to develop informational material, given characteristics of the target audience, so that information provided is accurate, relevant to the objective, and specific to the characteristics and needs of the target audience.


Tasks: Develop informational material so that audience needs are met and information provided is accurate, relevant and specific.


The candidate, given characteristics of the target audience, shall develop informational materials so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: identified fire or life safety objective and characteristics of the target audience




Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates knowledge of learning theories.

2. Demonstrates understanding of high risk and special needs populations.

3. Assembles information in proper format.

C 4. Generates written communication relevant to the needs of target population.

5. Locates resources to assist with specific challenges.

C 6. Develops informational material that is accurate.

Total

Total Needed to

Pass 4

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Develop a Lesson Plan and Educational Materials

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to develop a lesson plan and accompanying educational materials, given fire or life safety learning objectives and a specified audience, so that objectives are met, the materials support the lesson plan are specific to the audience, and are congruent with nationally standardized campaign themes and messages reflecting current best practices.

JPR: 5.4.2, 5.4.3 NFPA 1035, 2015 Edition

Tasks: Develop a lesson plan and educational materials so that objectives are met, the materials support the lesson plan, are specific to the audience and congruent with nationally standardized campaign themes and messages reflecting current best practices.


The candidate, given learning objectives and specified audience shall develop a lesson plan and educational materials so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: a lesson plan and specified audience




Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Utilizes proper lesson plan format.

2. Demonstrates understanding of instructional methods and techniques.

C 3. Develops a lesson plan that meets objectives.

C 4. Develops a lesson plan that meets the needs of the target audience.

C 5. Develops educational materials that support the lesson plan.

C 6. Develops educational materials that are specific to the audience.

C 7. Materials are congruent with nationally standardized campaign themes and best practices.


pass 4

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Design a Fire and Life Safety Educational Program

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to design a fire and life safety education program, given a comprehensive educational strategy, a target audience, and its characteristics, so that the goals of the given strategy are addressed.


Tasks: Design a fire and life safety education program so that the goals of the given strategy are addressed.


The candidate, given a comprehensive educational strategy, a target audience, and its characteristics shall design a fire and life safety program so that the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: comprehensive educational strategy, a target audience




Initial Retest

Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrate understanding of needs assessment procedures.

2. Demonstrates understanding of educational methodology.

C 3. Designs a fire and life safety education program that addresses the strategy goals.


pass 2

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Revise an Educational Program

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to revise an educational program, given results of an evaluation process and program objectives, so that the program is modified and objectives are achieved.


Tasks: Revise an educational program so that the program is modified and objectives are achieved.


The candidate, given results of an evaluation process and program objectives, shall revise an educational program so the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: results of an evaluation process, program objectives




Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates knowledge of educational methodology.

2. Review evaluation results and make determination of revision needs.

C 3. Write specific objectives aimed to achieve course objectives.

C 4. Draft revised lesson plans based on objectives.


pass 3

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Evaluation Strategy and Instrument

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability develop an evaluation strategy, given educational program goals and objectives, so that program outcomes are measured; then design an evaluation instrument, given educational program goals and objectives and an evaluation strategy, so that the evaluation instrument measures the program outcome.

JPR: 5.5.1, 5.5.2 NFPA 1035, 2015 Edition

Tasks: Develop an evaluation strategy so that program outcomes are measured, then develop an evaluation instrument based upon the evaluation strategy.


The candidate, given educational program goals and objectives, shall develop an evaluation strategy and an evaluation instrument so the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: educational program goals, program objectives




Yes No Yes No

1. Demonstrates knowledge of evaluation methods.

2. Collects the appropriate data and analyzes accordingly.

C 3. Develops evaluation strategy that measures program outcomes.

4. Demonstrates knowledge of testing methods.

5. Evaluates goals and objectives

6. Analyzes evaluation strategy

C 7. Develops evaluation instrument that measures program outcomes.

8. Validates evaluation instrument.


pass 3

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Implement an Evaluation Strategy

Performance Evaluation: The evaluator shall verify the candidate has the ability to implement an evaluation strategy, given educational program goals, objectives, and evaluation instrument(s), so that educational program outcomes are measured.


Tasks: Implement an evaluation strategy that measures educational program outcomes.


The candidate, given educational program goals, objectives and evaluation instrument(s) shall implement an evaluation strategy so the performance steps are completed.

Equipment Required: educational program goals, program objectives, evaluation instrument(s)




Yes No Yes No

1. Utilizes statistical analysis methods.

2. Demonstrates knowledge of evaluation techniques.

C 3. Implements evaluation strategy so that program outcomes are measured.


pass 3

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J&B Fire and Life Safety Educator, 2nd Edition

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CERTIFICATION SKILLS SIGN-OFF

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VERIFICATION

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