Chini, A.R., Director; Issa, R.; Muszynski, L.
FES 3015 Principles of
Fire and Emergency Services Management.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Fundamentals of management underlying the solution of problems of
organization and operation of Fire and Emergency Services agencies.
FES 3033 Fire and
Emergency Services Labor Issues.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Determinants of demand for labor and labor supply. Labor market
equilibrium and changes in the equilibrium due to changes in
unionization, public policies, and technology. Study of the effects of
skill, job amenities, and discrimination on wage differentials. A
review of PERC, FSLA, and unions will be included.
FES 3153 Fire and
Emergency Services Information Technology.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Communications systems used in fire and emergency services such as high
frequency voice/data, Internets and Intranets, satellite
communications, GPS, and GIS will be the focus of this course. An
introduction, examination, equipment assessment, implementation
program, and maintenance management module will be provided for each
system covered.
FES 3284 Management of
Emergency Medical Services.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Course covers personnel and resource management issues in providing the
EMS function. Quality Assurance and Utilization Review techniques are
also covered. Practices and techniques for delivery of services and
distribution of resources is included.
FES 3285 Advanced
Leadership Issues in Emergency Medical Services.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Course covers organizational development issues in providing the
Emergency Medical Services function in the fire-based, hospital-based
and third service environments. Establishing and directing Emergency
Medical Services work teams is also covered.
FES 3753 Fire and
Emergency Services Financial Management.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing
This course addresses planning, developing, presenting, funding, and
implementing a budget for a fire and emergency services agency.
Additional topics include special taxing districts, bond issues, and
fund-raising campaigns.
FES 3755 Fire and
Emergency Services Capital Equipment and Facilities.
Credits: 3; Prereq: FES 3753 and junior standing.
Procedures for the acquisition, utilization, and disposition of fire
and emergency services apparatus and station facilities will be
reviewed. Specification and purchasing of apparatus will be included.
An examination of facility siting, building design, and land
acquisition and financing will be conducted. Additional material will
address special capital purchases such as communications, safety, and
operational equipment.
FES 3803 Multi-Agency
Incident Command.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Course deals with managing complex incidents that may require response
from fire-rescue, emergency medical services, law enforcement, and/or
other public safety sectors. Use of the Incident Management System is
stressed.
FES 3815 Command and
Control-Catastrophic Fire-Rescue Incidents.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Course covers incident command at multiple-alarm incidents, stressing
rapid fireground decision-making, safety, personnel accountability, and
communications. Settings for scenarios include multi-family
occupancies, hotels, high-rises, healthcare facilities, and large
retail centers.
FES 3823 Fire and Emergency Services
Integrated Operations.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
Course covers the broad issues involved in comprehensive emergency
management at the local level. The emergency management cycle of
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery is stressed as are the
legal, operational and administrative aspects of state and federal
interface.
FES 4003 Fire and
Emergency Services Public Policy and Administration.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
The role of administrative agencies in the formulation and
implementation of public policy. Emphasis on the politics of
administration. Problems in administration management as it applies to
Fire & Emergency Services. An introduction to Fire & Emergency
Services government administration and management in urban settings.
Emphasis will be placed upon the programmatic aspects of urban
governmental management. Case studies will be included in this course.
FES 4023 Fire and
Emergency Services Ethical Practices and Leadership.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
The role of agency leadership and its impact on the continuing
professionalization of the fire and emergency services. This course
will examine traditional and evolving definitions, practices, and
skills in leadership behavior. The topics of power, influence, ethics
and organizational behavior will be addressed.
FES 4034 Regulatory
Issues in Fire and Emergency Services.
Credits: 3; Prereq: FES 4003, senior standing.
Course introduces the student to safety, health, and environmental
regulations on the state and federal levels that impact the delivery of
fire and emergency services. OSHA, EPA, and NFPA regulatory
requirements will be introduced along with methods and techniques to
implement compliance programs.
FES 4045 Fire and
Emergency Services Human Resource Management.
Credits: 3; Prereq: FES 3015 and senior standing.
Major human resource management functional areas for fire and emergency
services agencies. Topics include: organizational employment planning,
employment regulation, job analysis, performance assessment,
recruitment and regulation, job analysis, performance assessment,
recruitment and selection, training and development, employee/labor
relations and compensation.
FES 4055 Fire and
Emergency Services Public Relations.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Implementation of principles and methods in advocating factual claims
and policy proposals; prepositional analysis, evidence as
demonstration, effecting reasoning processes to become experimental for
listeners, ethics in controversy. The course will focus on public
speaking and presentations, especially in the areas of technology,
defense of budgets, and political leadership.
FES 4224 Management of
Mass Casualty Incidents.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Course covers systematic approaches to triage, treatment, and transport
in response to large scale emergency medical services incidents.
Resource planning including coordination with hospital systems is also
stressed.
FES 4225 Special
Operations in Emergency Medical Services.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Course covers planning and management of non-routine emergency medical
services, Environments covered include tactical medical operations,
emergency medical services support of large-scale special events, and
emergency medical services response to hazardous materials incidents.
FES 4585 Management of
Fire Prevention Programs.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Course covers planning, promoting, and executing fire prevention
functions, stressing legal responsibilities, needs assessments,
negotiation, and planning activities.
FES 4685 Management for
Arson Prevention and Control.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Course covers the elements of building a community’s Arson Control
Plan. The course work includes data collection and analysis,
coalition-building, juvenile interventions, and prosecution issues.
FES 4825 Design and
Management of Community Disaster Exercises.
Credits: 3; Prereq: FES 3823, senior standing.
Course covers exercise design, presentation, and evaluation for testing
a community’s disaster plan. Designs from table-top to full-scale are
covered. Examination of existing community plans and models for
developing plans will be tested.
FES 4835 Natural
Disaster Phenomena in Florida.
Credits: 3; Prereq: FES 3823, senior standing.
Course covers the spectrum of natural disasters prevalent in Florida,
past, present, and future. Topics include hurricanes, flooding,
freezes, and agricultural emergencies. The concerns of planning,
operations, mitigation, recovery, and evaluation will be included.
FES 4905 Special Studies
in Fire and Emergency Services.
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: approval of instructor.
Special areas of study in fire and emergency services adjusted to the
needs of the individual students.
FES 4930 Fire and
Emergency Services Senior Seminar.
Credits: 1; Prereq: senior standing.
A discussion format will be used to harness the student’s perception of
the fire and emergency services and the B.S. program in Fire and
Emergency Services. A paper will be required from each senior that
addresses a relevant topic within fire emergency services such as
leadership, professionalization, recommended program improvements, or
new technology.
FES 4935 Current Issues
in Fire and Emergency Services.
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior standing.
Course will provide information and direction for fire service
administrators on current legislative, legal, labor, and/or technology
concerns facing the fire and emergency services agencies.