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FEM 223-Federal Disaster
Deployment Procedures (1)
Explores established best practices for acclimation
to working and living conditions at domestic
incidents. Introduces students to practical tips,
advice, requirements, and expectations during
a deployment. Examines the operation of
portable/mobile radios, the basics of how radio
systems work, and the principles and concepts
of interoperable communications. Presents
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Travel Rules and Regulations that are required
to be followed when working for FEMA.
FEM 224-Hazard Mitigation Flood
Management in Disasters (1)
Introduces students to the Hazard Management
facets of the insurance and floodplain management
fields, and offers an orientation regarding their
major functional organizations, roles, and activities.
Explores the legal basis and documentation for
each field and the information sources relied upon
by the organizations and responders involved.
Provides training in the necessity of, and techniques
and best practices for, critical collaboration in
and between each field, and opportunities to
apply those collaborative skills in practice.
FEM 225-Telecommunicator Emergency
Response Taskforce (TERT) Disaster
Deployment Training (1)
Provides basic preparedness training for
Telecommunications Emergency Response Taskforce
(TERT) personnel to enhance eligibility for and
improve efficiency in potential deployment to
disaster sites. Explores the mental, physical, and
emotional elements of deployment preparedness,
emphasizing a holistic, communication-based
approach to addressing personal, familial, and
situational concerns. Introduces the concept
of stress and fatigue as additional challenges
inherent to deployment, and details a variety of
coping strategies to be used in planning for their
mitigation. Orients TERT team leaders to legal
authorizations and obligations pre-deployment,
their role as inter-team communicators and
facilitators, and responsibilities and potential
surroundings during deployment scenarios.
FEM 226-Introduction to the Facility
Security and Risk Management Process (1)
Introduces the Interagency Security Council
(ISC) and orients students regarding its function,
makeup, and authorities. Discusses the steps of
the ISC’s Risk Management Process (RMP) and
examines the impact of each on facility resilience
and preparedness. Explores specific practical
applications of ISC governance and regulation
(including facility security calculation, operation
of Facility Security Committees, facility security
financing procedures, etc.) and investigates the
role each application plays in executing the RMP.
FEM 227-Ensuring Health and Safety
in Emergency Response (1)
Introduces students to the various health, safety,
sanitation, and security issues present in an
emergency response environment, and the role
of Environmental Health Responders (EHRs) in
addressing them. Explores, hazard-by-hazard,
the most frequently or urgently encountered
risks facing disaster responders, volunteers,
and victims, and conducts a review of potential
countermeasures. Provides an overview of
governmental preparedness and mitigation initiatives
undertaken to defend against these concerns.
FSA: Fire Service
Administration
FSA 101-Fire Protection Systems (3)
Prerequisite: EN 70 OR Prerequisites or Corequisites:
EN 75 OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR
(ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides information relating to the design features
and operation of fire alarm systems. Design principles
involved in structural fire protection and automatic
suppression systems, including fire resistance
and endurance, flame spread evaluation, smoke
control, special hazard fire suppression systems,
water supply for fire protection, and evaluation
of sprinkler system designs will be examined.
FSA 103-Fire Investigation and Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: EN 70 OR Prerequisites or Corequisites:
EN 75 OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR
(ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines technical, investigative, legal, and
managerial approaches to arson. Includes
the fundamentals needed for proper fire
science interpretation, recognition of origin
and cause, preservation and documentation
of evidence, scene security, motives of the
fire setter, and types of fire causes.
FSA 105-Risk Assessment,
Reduction, and Safety (3)
Prerequisite: EN 70 OR Prerequisites or Corequisites:
EN 75 OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR
(ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines the concepts of community sociology,
the role of fire-related organizations within the
community, and their impact on shaping community
policy and master planning. Components of risk
identification, risk evaluation, incident management,
and accountability systems are examined.
Note: If student is not an active firefighter, they must
establish a mentor who is a FD Chief Officer.
FSA 107-Disaster Planning and Response (3)
Prerequisite: EN 70 OR Prerequisites or Corequisites:
EN 75 OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR
(ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines concepts and principles of community
planning and response to fire, emergency, and
natural disasters, including the Incident Command
System (ICS), mutual aid and automatic response,
training and preparedness, communications,
hazardous materials planning, and disaster recovery.
Note: If student is not an active firefighter, they must
establish a mentor who is a FD Chief Officer.
FSA 201-Fire and Emergency
Services Administration (3)
Prerequisite: FSA 101; Prerequisite or Corequisite: EN 101
Introduces the student to the organization and
management of a fire and emergency services
department and the relationship of government
agencies to the fire service. New technologies,
changing organizational structures, personnel
and equipment, municipal fire protection
planning, manpower and training, and financial
management are examined. Emphasis is placed on
fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership
from the perspective of the company officer.
Note: If student is not an active firefighter, they must
establish a mentor who is a FD Chief Officer.
GG: Geography
GG 101-Elements of Geography (3)
• Gen Ed Geography
Prerequisite: EN 70 or EN 75 or EN 52 or ESL 99 or ESL 72
Explores elements of man's environment and
the changes resulting from natural and human
agents. Includes map reading and interpretation.
GG 102-Cultural Geography (3)
• Gen Ed Geography; Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: EN 70 or EN 75 or EN 52 or ESL 99 or ESL 72
Studies man in his regional settings, with
emphasis on the interrelationships of
physical and cultural phenomena.
GG 201-Urban Social Geography (3)
• Gen Ed Geography; Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines concepts of cities and how culture
interacts with urban landscapes.