[ ARCHIVED CATALOG ] 2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 08, 2024  
[ ARCHIVED CATALOG ] 2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EME 225 - Principles of Fire and Emergency Services

3 credits
This course provides an overview of fire protection and emergency services.    Students will examine career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; fire loss analysis, the culture and history of emergency services; the 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, and; life safety initiatives.