Erie Community College (NY) The Center focuses on fire protection technology and emergency management programs and follows a functionally coherent system of education using an overlapping of curriculum. This curriculum contains courses for filling the needs for basic understanding and knowledge to the technical levels of leadership used by first responders, emergency managers and emergency service workers. The curriculums rely on NFPA's and FEMA's guidelines and requirements, that align with the National Response Plan, NIMS and FEMA directives. Contact: Sam Leone leone@ecc.edu (716)-851-1672