FIRE 2315 - Introduction to Homeland Security & Disaster Management (WSCC)

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: Acceptable placement score or completion of all Learning Support competencies in Reading and Writing.

Course Description:
This course will provide students with an overview of the concepts of homeland security and emergency management at the local (operational) level as well as the national (strategic) level. This is a writing and discussion intensive course to develop the knowledge skills and abilities needed for homeland security/emergency managers for the future.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to: (Need no less than 3 and no more than 5)

Describe the statutory authority of local, state, and federal law pertaining to homeland security and emergency management.
Understand and describe organizational actions by public safety and related governmental agencies in the homeland security/emergency management context of natural and man-made disasters.
Discuss safety and security issues related to homeland security and emergency management situations. Comparisons will be made between the United States (national) and international (global) perspectives.
Describe mitigation, preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery issues in natural and man-made disaster situations within the scope of an all-hazards approach.
Describe the leadership challenges and skills demanded by the new multiagency, multi-discipline collaborative environment (i.e. public agencies, military agencies, and private sector agencies).