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Apr 18, 2024
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FIR 400 - Fire & Emergency Svcs Safety & Survival
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2019
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
- Introduction
- History of Fire Service Culture
- Organizational Culture
- Individual Role in Culture/Behavior
- History of Line of Duty Deaths and Injuries Statistics
- Defining the Nature of the Problem
- The National Context, Health and Safety
- NFPA, OSHA
- Medical and Fitness Standards
- Data Collection (NFIRS)
- Research/Investigation (NIST, NIOSH)
- Training, Equipment, Response
- Training, Certification, Credentialing
- Apparatus and Equipment
- Emergency Response - Response to Emergency Scenes
- Violent Incidents
- Emerging Technologies
- Organizational Health and Safety Profile
- Personal and Organizational Accountability
- Present Condition/Culture
- Investigations - Internal
- Analyzing your Profile
- Utilizing Grants to Meet Needs
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Concepts and Practices
- Unsafe Acts
- Empowerment Definition
- Prevention
- Home Fire Sprinklers
- Code Enforcement
- Public Education/Fire and Life Safety
- Counseling and Psychological Support
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