FIRE 1310 — Principles of Emergency Services **
........................................................................................3 Lec. hrs./week Pre-Req: None Co-Req: None This course provides a general synopsis to the three public safety pro - fessions in the United States; the fire service, emergency medical ser - vices (EMS), and law enforcement. Students will be given an overview of career opportunities, culture and history of emergency services, basic analysis of fire loss, crime, and epidemiology, the organization and function of public and private emergency service provision, state and local government relationships with public safety agencies, as well as laws and regulations affecting public safety. A specific module will be presented towards the end of the course specific to the United States Fire Administration - National Fire Academy - Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education course requirement in the areas of fire service nomenclature, specific fire protection functions, basic fire chemistry and physics, introduction to fire protection systems, basic introduction to fire strategy and tactics, and life safety initiatives.