FIRE 153   Fire Prevention* (3 Hours)

Prerequisites : Department approval.

This course provides students with a thorough understanding of how fire prevention and protection programs can greatly reduce fire loss, deaths, and injuries. The class features current statistics, codes, standards and references to the latest edition of NFPA Standard 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner. Additionally, this class covers the elements of public education, plan review, inspection, fire investigation, community risk reduction as well as the logistics of staffing and financial management so that students are fully prepared to lead successful fire prevention programs. The class will include case studies, review and discussion questions, and additional resources for that describes how to create and use community risk profiles and demographic profiles to guide successful prevention programs. The class will also highlight financial management and budgeting to help students successfully plan, implement, and lead fire prevention programs.