Emergency Management
| Major: 5304 First Term: 2012 Fall Final Term: Current Award: CCL Total Credits: 18 CIPS Code: 43.9999 | Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Shared by: MC, PV, SM (View Moratorium Programs) Occupational Area: Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security / Fire Science Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology (54) GPA: 2.00 |
Detailed Program Information | |
Description: The Certification of Completion (CCL) in Emergency Management provides the student with knowledge and skills required to conduct a comprehensive emergency management program. The program prepares students to manage fire department operations, hazardous materials incidents, tactics, strategy, and safety of firefighting activities, and customer service in the public sector. The student will be prepared for positions such as Emergency Manager, Emergency Management Planner, Emergency Operations Coordinator, Environmental Compliance Planner, and Emergency Management Specialist, working in state, local, federal, and international governments, business and industry, military installations, and health care facilities.
Consumer Program Costs and Career Information: GC, MC, PV, SM
Program Notes:
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program.
Consumer Program Costs and Career Information: GC, MC, PV, SM
Program Notes:
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program.
| Required Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 18 | |||
| AJS/FSC139 | Emergency Response to Terrorism | 3 | |
| AJS/FSC146 | Disaster Recovery Operations | 3 | |
| AJS/FSC147 | Emergency Preparedness | 3 | |
| AJS/FSC148 | Fundamentals of Emergency Management | 3 | |
| AJS/FSC149 | Hazard Mitigation | 3 | |
| FSC224 | Incident Command Systems | 3 | |
| Program Competencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Define terrorism, and describe the role of first responders in emergency response plans, resource development, incident management systems, patient assessment, and communication with the media. (AJS/FSC139) | ||
| 2. | Describe disaster recovery operations including planning considerations, special populations issues and recovery responsibilities. (AJS/FSC146) | ||
| 3. | Explain emergency planning concepts and implementation strategies for response and prevention. (AJS/FSC147) | ||
| 4. | Describe the components of an integrated emergency management system, including the role of the managers and key organizations and explain historical events that impacted on its development and processes for assessing threat. (AJS/FSC148) | ||
| 5. | Identify and describe hazard mitigation strategies, including coordinated community responses and resources. (AJS/FSC149) | ||
| 6. | Describe methods for managing emergency incidents including command, control, and coordination of response. (FSC224) | ||
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