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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 effectivenes
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will:
- Identify potential legal and political issues in fire and emergency services.
- Describe legal lessons learned from recent cases, and identify best practices in
the fire service to avoid legal liability. - Analyze and apply legal rules and political issues to manage risk.
- Formulate political and legal conclusions and recommendations based on the
analysis. - Locate and apply recent legal and legislative online resources.
Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course examines the legal aspects of fire service, and the political and social impacts of legal issues. This course includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service.
Pre-requisites: LEJA 310 or permission of Director/Instructor (contact your campus coordinator)
Restrictions/Suggestions: You will be asked to explore interactive, media-rich websites using the Internet. Some may use multimedia components, such as audio tracks, video, etc. The multimedia features provide a richer experience for the viewer by using sound and movement to make content come alive. Your computer should have a sound and video card. Some of these sites require you to download special software programs called plug-ins. Plug-ins allow your web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.) to view or play certain types of files. 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.
| 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 Phone: (773) 995-2233 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Contact your campus coordinator | 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 | Contact your campus coordinator | Linda Traff Assistant Director, Credit ltraff@niu.edu 815-753-8735 Cathy Cradduck Campus Coordinator 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 485, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection | Dr. Nancy Parsons Professor, Health Sciences NP-Parsons@wiu.edu 309-298-1746 |