Analyzes the fire service operations within emergency management.
Students examine the role that the fire service haswithin the emergency management field and how senior emergency management officials manage the operational component of a rescue department during an emergency.Course
Textbook(s)Smeby, L. C., Jr. (2014). Fire and emergency services administration: Management and leadership practices (2nd ed.).Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781284048537Walsh, D. W., Christen, H. T., Jr., Callsen, C. E., Jr., Miller, G. T., Maniscalco, P. M., Lord, G. C., & Dolan, N. J. (2012).
National incident management system: Principles and practice (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781449640002Course Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Analyze the Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS) that are employed during an emergency.
2. Assess the legal mandates required while working an incident.
3. Explain the Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS).
4. Discuss the interorganizational component to the field of emergency management.
5. Design incident documentation.
6. Examine best practices for working with the media during an incident.
7. Evaluate the poltical considerations that are required within the public safety fields.
