FIRE 1310 - Principles of Emergency Services (WSCC)

Credit hours: 3

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

Course Description:
This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives.

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

Illustrate and explain the history and culture of the three main public safety professions in the United States.
List and describe the major emergency organizations that provide emergency response service in the United States and how they interrelate.
Differentiate between public safety training and education. Explain the value of higher education to the professionalization of the three main public safety professions.
Identify and explain the components of fire, crime, and injury/illness prevention including enforcement, public information/education, and various protection systems for public safety.
Discuss and describe the scope, purpose, and organizational structure of the three main public safety professions.