This course empowers students with knowledge, methods, and concepts for needed to lead comprehensive fire-prevention and risk-reduction program implementation.
FIRE 208Fire Prevention Organization and Management
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I. General Information
Department
Health Science and Human Services Academic
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
Prerequisite Narrative
'C' or better in the following courses: FIRE 110, FIRE 110L, FIRE 120, FIRE 120L, FIRE 130.
Corequisite Narrative
FIRE 201, FIRE 202, FIRE 203, FIRE 204, FIRE 205, FIRE 206, FIRE 207.
III. Catalog Course Description
This course empowers students with knowledge, methods, and concepts for needed to lead comprehensive fire-prevention and risk-reduction program implementation.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Explain the role of fire prevention in community risk reduction.
- Analyze code enforcement and plans review concepts.
- Analyze fire and life safety education concepts.
- Analyze methods for effective fire, arson, and explosion investigation
- Examine historical events and their influence on fire prevention.
- Examine social, cultural, and behavioral concepts that influence effective prevention programs.
- Identify and analyze local, state, and federal resources.
- Examine methods to enhance professional development of fire-prevention and other emergency service personnel
- Examine policies, procedures, and impacts of effective fire-prevention efforts.
- Analyze budgeting and program funding concepts.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
UNIT 1 Overview of Comprehensive Fire Prevention Efforts
UNIT 2 Educational Programs
UNIT 3 Code Enforcement
UNIT 4 Plans Review
UNIT 5 Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation
UNIT 6 Fire Prevention Research and Fire Prevention Planning
UNIT 7 Historical Influence of Fire Prevention
UNIT 8 Social, Cultural, and Economic Influences on Fire Prevention
UNIT 9 Organizing Fire Prevention Programs and Staff
UNIT 10 Ethics
UNIT 11 Incident Management System
UNIT 12 Records Management
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Assessment Strategy Narrative
Quizzes, Unit Exams, Writing Assignments, Projects
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Comprehensive Final Examination