Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA)

TX-TF PRogress Checks

After passing screening to join TX-TF, new canine teams are put on a timeline to challenge the FEMA Certification Evaluation. This timeline includes Progress Checks that are conducted every 8 weeks and are used to help handlers identify training gaps and guide their training progress to the FSA and CE.

The progress checks below are no longer in use by TX-TF and have been replaced by the training task book above.


FEMA Canine Documents

FEMA Foundational Skills Assessment and Certification Evaluation standards.


FSA Elements