MSE 5201 - Advanced Fire Administration

Description

Analyzes the fire service operations within emergency management. Students examine the role that the fire service has within the emergency management field and how senior emergency management officials manage the operational component of a rescue department during an emergency.

Outcomes

  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.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

National incident management system: Principles and practice (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2012)

Author: Walsh, D. W., Christen, H. T., Jr., Callsen, C. E., Jr., Miller, G. T., Maniscalco, P. M., Lord, G. C., & Dolan, N. J.

ISBN: 9780763781873

Price: $86.71

Fire and emergency services administration: Management and leadership practices (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2014)

Author: Smeby, L. C., Jr.

ISBN: 9781449605834

Price: $96.29

* 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