FSLM 320 Political & Legal Foundations for Fire Protection (5 credits)
Prerequisite Admittance in the BAS-FSLM Program.
Course Description
This course examines the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. This course includes a review of the American legal system and an 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.
Course Content
A. Overview of the Law
B. Employment and Personnel Issues
C. Operational and Managerial Issues
D. The Fire Official as Rule-maker and Enforcer
E. Legislative and Political Foundations
Student Outcomes
1. Identify potential legal and political issues in fire and emergency services.
2. Describe legal lessons learned from recent cases, and identify best practices in the fire service to avoid legal liability.
3. Analyze and apply legal rules and political issues to manage risk.
4. Formulate political and legal conclusions and recommendations based on the analysis.
5. Locate and apply recent legal and legislative online resources.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Fire Systems Legal Issues Understand and apply the legal framework of administrative actions and constitutional requirements to developing and maintaining a community fire protection system. Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Participation in Class Activities
B. Discussion Board
C. Exams and Quizzes
D. Individual Assignments
E. Individual Projects/Research Paper
F. Written paper
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