FIR 3306 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management

Description

Empowers students with knowledge, methods, and concepts for effective leadership of community risk reduction, fire prevention, and risk reduction programs. This course examines the factors that shape fire prevention, including codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, and risk reduction strategies.

Outcomes

  1. Determine the role of fire prevention in community risk reduction.
  2. Explore code enforcement concepts.
  3. Implement fire and life safety education concepts.
  4. Determine methods for effective fire, arson, and explosion investigations.
  5. Explore historical events and their influence on fire prevention.
  6. Apply concepts that influence effective prevention programs.
  7. Develop fiscal resources.
  8. Establish methods to enhance professional development of fire prevention personnel.

PreRequisites

  1. FIR 2302

Textbook(s)

Fire and life safety educator: Principles and practice (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2018)

Author: Giesler, M. P.

ISBN: 9781284041972

Price: $79.32

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the CSU Bookstore at bookstore@columbiasouthern.edu