Principles of Emergency Services: A Comprehensive Course Outline, Lab Reports of Community Health

Download Principles of Emergency Services: A Comprehensive Course Outline and more Lab Reports Community Health in PDF only on Docsity! COURSE OUTLINE Central Arizona College 8470 N. Overfield Road Coolidge, AZ 85228 Phone: (520) 494-5206 Fax: (520) 494-5212 Prefix/Number: FSC106 (previously FSC120) Course Title: Principles of Emergency Services Course Description: This course provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; 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. Semester Hours: 3 Times for Credit: 1 Lecture/Lab Ratio: 3 Lectures Pre-requisites: None Co-requisites: None Cross Listed: None Grading Options: A/F Approved Modalities: F2F Central Arizona College FSC106 – Principles of Emergency Services Page 2 of 3 Learning Outcome Statements: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Describe and discuss the components of the history and philosophy of the modern day fire service. 2. Analyze the basic components of fire as a chemical reaction, the major phases of fire, and examine the main factors that influence fire spread and fire behavior. 3. Differentiate between fire service training and education; fire protection certificate program and a fire service degree program; and explain the value of education in the fire service. 4. List and describe the major organizations that provide emergency response service and illustrate how they interrelate. 5. Identify fire protection and emergency- service careers in both the public and in the private sector. 6. Synthesize the role of national, state and local support organizations in fire protection and emergency services. 7. Discuss and describe the scope, purpose, and organizational structure of fire and emergency services. 8. Describe the common types of fire and emergency services facilities, equipment, and apparatus. 9. Compare and contrast effective management concepts for various emergency situations. Standards: The student will meet the learning outcomes at the following level, degree or measurement: Outcomes will be measured by current IFSTA Orientation Terminology Standard; NFPA 1001 standard, chapters 5 and 6; and National Fire Academy FESHE (Fire and Emergency Service Higher Education) standards.