Targhee Fire to Assist Uganda University with New Public Safety Degree Program

After scoping meetings with senior government officials and university officers in Kampala, Targhee Fire is honored to assist Uganda’s Ndejje University as they establish a baccalaureate public safety leadership program.

The efforts of several Ugandan visionaries, such as the Honorable Muruli Mukasa, is bringing this dream to life. These leaders see the importance of an accredited academic program in an emerging region that is under-served by emergency services.

Ndejje University is a respected institution with impressive academic and institutional resources. Targhee Fire has assisted government and non-government institutions in Uganda for more than a decade as the region strengthens its emergency response capabilities.

Author: EA Wright

Mr. Wright served for many years as an emergency responder in emergency medicine and in forest, range and municipal fire suppression. He is an emergency services/all-risk response instructor and has taught for a variety of emergency response agencies and colleges including the U.S. National Fire Academy in Maryland, and Bates College in Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Wright is a U.S. all-risk National Incident Command System (NIMS) trainer and instructor trainer. In addition to numerous professional certificates, he holds a BA in Communications and Master of Education (M.Ed.).

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