The Fire, First Response, EMS, & Emergency Dispatch (FFREED) Chaplain curriculum requires the completion of 400 hours (100 hours of education/300 hours of supervised experience) of advanced clinical pastoral education & training in order to receive the designation. This advanced training is designed for spiritual care professionals serving in fire departments and academies, emergency medical and dispatch, and rescue and first response organizations. This FFREED Chaplain training establishes the National Emergency Services Chaplain Curriculum (NESCC), which includes the following curriculum:
 
1. Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Care
2. Fundamentals of Community Health
3. Salutogenesis and Iatrogenesis
4. Individual and Group Counseling
5. Spiritual Assessments
6. Fire Chaplains
7. Emergency Services Chaplaincy
8. Rescue and First Response Chaplains
9. FEMA Fundamentals
10. Compassion Fatigue and Moral Injury
11. Crisis Intervention & Trauma Resolution
12. Ethics, Advocacy & Professional Responsibilities