FST-275 Legal/Contemp Issues-FST/EMS

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
Tier Rate: Tier II
This course will address the federal, state, and local laws that regulate emergency services and include a review of national standards, regulations, and consensus standards and examine the broad spectrum of change confronting the fire service. Emphasis will be placed upon the identification of crucial issues that will affect the future of the fire service over the next decade. Areas of discussion include regionalization, privatization, alternative forms of special delivery, paradigm shifts, environmental scanning and the need to be a proactive agent of community-based change. Prerequisite(s): FST 215, FST 230, ENG 100 or ENG 101, ENG/COM elective, PLS 101 or HST 120 or concurrent enrollment, PSY 110 or concurrent enrollment.