This course addresses the Homeland Security learning outcomes marked in bold text.

Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
Assess risk
Plan for emergency action
Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
Organize responses
Manage recovery options
Evaluate effectiveness

Course Objectives

Describe aspects of risk reduction education and overall community risk reduction.
Explain the fundamental aspects of codes and standards, and the inspection and plan review process.
Describe the fire investigation process and discuss fire prevention research.
Discuss historical and social influences and describe the master planning process.
Describe economic and governmental influences on fire prevention.
Explain the effects of departmental influences on fire prevention programs and activities.
Discuss strategies for fire prevention.

Fire Prevention, Organization and Management

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines the factors that shape fire risk and the tools for fire prevention, including risk reduction education, codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, master planning, various types of influences, and strategies.

Pre-requisites: LEJA 310 or permission of Director/Instructor (contact your campus coordinator)

Restrictions/Suggestions: Computer with an Internet connection,sound and video card. Some of these sites require you to download special software programs called plug-ins. The plug-ins are free and download quickly. Your instructor will always have a note letting you know if and when you need to use these applications. If you do not have a required plug-in, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Macromedia Flash Shockwave Player, go to the Resources and Support folder to locate the Technical Requirements information. Follow the directions to download the plug-in(s) to your computer.

Course Outline

Refer to the table below for specific information pertaining to your school.
If you are a student at	Course name and number	Contact
Chicago State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Dr. Marian Perkins Assistant Professor Office HWH 325 773-995-2233
Eastern Illinois University	ALLJ 4840, Fire Prevention Organization, and Management	Sue Harvey Registrar gsharvey@eiu.edu 217-581-3831
Governors State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Veronica Williams Director, Extended University v-williams@govst.edu 708-534-3143
Illinois State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Dr. Marilyn Morrow Chair-Health Sciences mmorrow@ilstu.edu 309-438-8806
Northern Illinois University	TECH 497, Fire Prevention Organization, and Management	Linda Traff Assistant Director, Credit ltraff@niu.edu 815-753-8735 Cathy Cradduck Assistant to the Director for Education and Training ccradduc@niu.edu 815-753-5008
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Contact your campus coordinator	Laura Strom Registrar lstrom@siue.edu 618-650-3330
Western Illinois University	LEJA 484, Fire Prevention Organization, and Management	Dr. Nancy Parsons Professor, Health Sciences NP-Parsons@wiu.edu 309-298-1746