1. Department: Engineering & Technology
Discipline: Industrial Technology
Subject Code: FIRE Course #: 103
Course Title: Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at
a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1. Digital Description:
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Lab hours: 0.0
Approved Online/Blended Face-to-Face Instruction Ratios:
[__] 25/75% [__] 33/67% [__] 50/50% [__] 67/33% [__] 75/25%
(Note: The first number indicates the percentage of online instruction. The second number indicates the percentage of
in-class instruction.)
2. Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):
In-Class Instruction: 30
Lab Instruction:
(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction.
Maximum enrollments for Virtual Learning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on
Maximum Class Size)
3. Catalog Description:
Introduces the basic principles related to the national firefighter life safety
initiatives. This course covers the history and culture of fire service with specific
focus on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency
services.
Minimum Grade Required
4. Prerequisites: FIRE 101 C
Corequisites:
Other: Eligibility for enrollment into ENGL 051. Recommend GP 202.
5. Learning Outcomes
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
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2. Department: Engineering & Technology
Discipline: Industrial Technology
Subject Code: FIRE Course #: 103
Course Title: Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
• Define and describe the need for cultural and behavioral change within the
emergency services relating to safety, incorporating leadership supervision,
accountability and personal responsibility
• Explain the need for enhancements of personal and organizational
accountability for health and safety
• Define how the concepts of risk management affect strategic and tactical
decision making
• Describe and evaluate circumstances that might constitute an unsafe act.
• Explain the concept of empowering all emergency services personnel to stop
unsafe acts
• Validate the need for national training standards as they correlate to
professional development inclusive of qualification, certifications, and re-
certifications
• Defend the need for annual medical evaluations and the establishment of
physical fitness criteria for emergency services personnel throughout their
careers
• Explain the vital role of local departments in national research and data
collection systems
• Illustrate how technological advancements can produce higher levels of
emergency services safety and survival
• Explain the importance of investigating all near-misses, injuries and fatalities.
• Discuss how incorporating the lessons learned from investigations can
support cultural change throughout the emergency services
• Describe how obtaining grants can support safety and survival initiatives
• Formulate an awareness of how adopting standardized policies for
responding to emergency scenes can minimize near-misses, injuries and
deaths
• Explain how the increase in violent incidents impacts safety for emergency
services personnel when responding to emergency scenes
• Recognize the need for counseling and psychological support for emergency
services personnel, their families, as well as, identify access to local
resources and services
• Describe the importance of public education as a critical component of life
safety programs
• Discuss the importance of fire sprinklers and code enforcement
• Explain the importance of safety in the design of apparatus and equipment
6. Planned Sequence of Instruction
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
I. Introduction
A. History of Fire Service Culture
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3. Department: Engineering & Technology
Discipline: Industrial Technology
Subject Code: FIRE Course #: 103
Course Title: Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
B. Organizational Culture
C. Individual Role in Culture/Behavior
D. History of Line-of-Duty Deaths and Injury Statistics
E. Defining the Nature of the Problem
II. The National Context, Health, and Safety
A. NFPA, OSHA
B. Medical and Fitness Standards
C. Data Collection (NFIRS)
D. Research/Investigation, NIST, NOISH
III. Equipment, Response
A. Training, Certification, Credentialing
B. Apparatus and Equipment
C. Emergency Response – Response to Emergency Scenes
D. Violent Incidents Emerging Technologies
IV. Organizational Health and Safety Profile
A. Personal and Organizational Accountability
B. Present Condition/Culture
C. Investigations – Internal
D. Analyzing Your Profile
E. Utilizing Grants to Meet Needs
V. Risk Management
A. Risk Management Concepts and Practices
B. Unsafe Acts
C. Empowerment Definition
VI. Prevention
A. Home Fire Sprinklers
B. Code Enforcement
C. Public Education/Fire and Life Safety
D. Counseling and Psychological Support
7. Assessment of Student Learning
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed
above.]
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is
part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan
has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the
College’s assessment management system.
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4. Department: Engineering & Technology
Discipline: Industrial Technology
Subject Code: FIRE Course #: 103
Course Title: Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
8. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning
Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory,
A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,
BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship,
F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily
accessible to students.]
Understanding And Implementing 15 Life Safety Initiatives, IFSTA/FPP
9. Prepared by Faculty Member: Rick Orange Date: 8/3/11
10. Approved by Department Chairperson: Mike Salisbury Date: 11/21/11
11. Approved by Academic Division Dean: Marjorie A. Mattis Date: 10/1/12
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335,
subchapters A / B.
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the
policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is
consistent with the college mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar
courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and
universities.
12. Director, Curriculum Compliance: Erika Steenland Date: 10/8/12
13. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: James E. Baxter, P.G. Date: 10/10/12
14. Original Date of course approval by the college: 199530
15. Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
9/9/03
9/12 - Textbook Change; Course Revision; Title change; Catalog Description Change, pre-req, learning outcomes
06/30/15 – Added new blended ratio format & approved maximum enrollment - nb
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