Emergency Services (EMGS)
EMGS 102 Building Codes and Construction (Cr3)(3:0)
Common elements found in building construction, types of structural design, materials and fire ratings of building materials, blueprint reading, buildings and the requirements for fire protection, coordination activities between building inspection departments and fire protection agencies.
EMGS 104 Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response (Cr5)(4:2)
This course will introduce concepts of basic fire fighting and emergency response. Topics include an overview of fire service, fire service organization, firefighter safety, personal protective equipment, terrorism awareness, fire behavior, fire extinguishers, water supply, fire hose, ropes and hazardous materials. Exterior fire ground operations including building construction, ladders, communications, protective systems/sprinklers, forcible entry, and fire prevention are discussed. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability.
EMGS 105 Essentials of Interior Firefighting and Emergency Response (Cr3)(2:2)
The course is designed to introduce firefighters to interior fire ground operations including nozzles and streams, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), rescue, ventilation, fire suppression, salvage, and firefighter survival. It builds upon concepts from EMGS 104 while providing information and procedures that will integrate and complete basic firefighting and emergency response competency skill sets. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability. Prereq. - EMGS 104.
EMGS 106 Fire Suppression Systems (Cr3)(3:0)
Fire protection engineering including systems for fire protection, control, suppression, and extinguishment; detection signal and extinguishing systems both automatic and manual; temperature, smoke, products of combustion and flame responsive alarm systems; basic methods of operation, theory and principles of application using water, dry chemicals, dry powders, carbon dioxide, foam, and halogenated hydrocarbon agents in hand, portable, and wheeled extinguishers on the various types and classes of fires.
EMGS 109 Vehicle Rescue (Cr3)(2:2)
Materials and techniques necessary to meet the needs of fire, rescue, and ambulance services personnel who provide highway vehicle rescue operations; tools and equipment associated with rescue services, preparation for more advanced training in rescue operations. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability.
EMGS 111 Sprinkler Systems (Cr3)(3:0)
Concepts and principles involved with the design, installation, and use of automatic sprinkler and standpipe systems; proper fire department operations in structures with sprinkler systems.
EMGS 112 Detection and Alarm Systems (Cr3)(3:0)
Theories involving domestic industrial alarm detection systems; practical guidelines for selecting, locating, operating, and maintaining fire alarm systems.
EMGS 115 Emergency Medical Technician (Cr6)(4:4)
Skills oriented course, involving extensive hands-on training in the evaluation and treatment of the sick and injured; fundamental training required for emergency services medical personnel; CPR, preparatory, airway, patient assessment, traumatic injuries, fractures, thoracic injuries, patient immobilization and lifting. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability. Formerly EMGS 107+108. May not be taken for credit after completing these courses. Additional course fees: $13.00.
EMGS 120 Emergency Services Health and Safety (Cr3)(3:0)
This course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as they relate to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk evaluation and control procedures for fire stations, training sites, emergency vehicles, and emergency situations involving fire, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response and technical rescue response agencies.
EMGS 122 Emergency Action Planning (Cr3)(3:0)
This course is intended to provide basic emergency action planning information while emphasizing the importance of the emergency planning process. Additional subject matter includes history, laws and regulations, common practices, risk assessments, response actions including mitigation and recovery. The phases of emergency management are explored along with the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders.
EMGS 151 Fire Prevention (Cr3)(3:0)
Organization and implementation of fire prevention education programs and fire department public information programs; resource identification and usage; codes and regulations pertaining to fire prevention.
EMGS 154 Principles of Inspection (Cr3)(3:0)
Inspection organization, techniques for field inspection, diagramming, mapping, and reporting procedures.
EMGS 201 Hazardous Materials (Cr3)(3:0)
Chemical characteristics and reaction to storage, transportation and handling of hazardous materials, i.e., flammable liquids, combustible solids, oxidizing and corrosive materials and radioactive compounds; emphasis on emergency situations and fire fighting control.
EMGS 202 Fire Tactics and Incident Command (Cr3)(3:0)
Basic fire fighting tactics, the strategy and equipment to be used in extinguishing different types of fires; how to use available manpower and equipment efficiently; techniques in predicting fire severity; when, where and how to ventilate a building.
EMGS 203 Fire Codes (Cr3)(3:0)
Content and use of various fire and life safety codes; based on the codes most used by the fire service: The National Fire Codes, Life Safety Codes, National Electrical Codes, and BOCA Fire Prevention Code.
EMGS 206 HAZ-MAT First Responder Awareness & Operational Levels (Cr3)(3:0)
Training for the first responder to hazardous materials incidents in accordance with NFPA 472; safety, resources and planning, incident management, recognition, identification, chemistry, personal protective equipment, control, incident termination, and decontamination, as they relate to hazardous materials incidents. Prereq. - EMGS 101.
EMGS 211 Rope and Rough Terrain Rescue (Cr3)(2:2)
Technical rope rescue, with extensive hands-on training; proficiency in the fundamental techniques used in technical rope rescue; search, rappelling, haul systems, and lowering systems. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability.
EMGS 215 Advanced Firefighting (Cr3)(2:2)
Continuation of Fundamentals of Firefighting; water supply, introductory hazardous materials, sprinkler systems, advanced ventilation, fire rescue, and foam operations; field practicum an important dimension of the course, based on NFPA Standards 1001 for professional firefighters. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability. Prereq. - EMGS 101.
EMGS 216 Emergency Fiscal Administration (Cr3)(3:0)
The course will examine the techniques and operations of fiscal administration as it relates to the public sector with an emphasis on emergency services and public safety. Subject matter will include public funding, spending, budgeting, risk management, and grant writing. . Information and procedures will be introduced and practiced to allow students to complete a functioning budget, as well as develop future budget projections and funding scenarios.
EMGS 217 Public Information and Relations (Cr3)(3:0)
This course will provide an effective way to manage public information at an incident or event, regardless of the size and complexity of the situation or the number of entities involved. Emphasis is placed on understanding the perspective of media personnel arriving on the scene. Students will learn how to prepare for media arrival along with agency interface. Presentation skills that afford concise and accurate information distribution will be discussed and practiced.
EMGS 218 Incident Command and Management (Cr3)(3:0)
This course is a collection of FEMA course that comprise IS 100: Introduction to Incident Command System; IS 200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS 300; IS 700 National Incident Management System an Introduction; and IS 800: National Response Framework an Introduction. Through an interrelated progression, the student will be exposed to the comprehensive approach of the National Incident Management System.
EMGS 219 Regulatory Compliance (Cr3)(3:0)
Provisions of the regulatory agencies comprising Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as state agencies with similar responsibilities require that entities engaged in emergency response provide awareness and adequate training to ensure compliance with a multitude of regulations. This course is an overview of regulatory requirements along with the regulations that are pertinent to the response community.
EMGS 221 Emergency Service Management (Cr3)(3:0)
Management theory as applied to various phases of the operation of an emergency service organization; efficient and effective use of personnel, equipment, and resources; application of computers to various emergency services operations.
EMGS 231 Law for Emergency Services (Cr3)(3:0)
The legal aspects of fire service organizations; arson law, legal rights and responsibilities of fire officers and court procedures; laws relating to both criminal and civil topics.
EMGS 251 Fire Hydraulics and Pump Operations (Cr3)(2:2)
Review of basic mathematics, hydraulic laws and formulas and how they apply to firefighting equipment and water supply, the flow of water in pumps, pipes, hose, nozzles, and sprinkler systems, computation of nozzle pressures and range and effectiveness of nozzle stream, determination of water requirements for sections of a community, and underwriter requirements for pumps. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability.
EMGS 252 Fire Causes and Investigation (Cr3)(3:0)
History of fire investigation and detection including inspection techniques, gathering of evidence and development of technical reports, fundamentals of arson investigation, processing of criminal evidence and criminal procedure related to local and state statutes.
EMGS 254 Fire and Emergency Services Training Methods (Cr3)(3:0)
For fire and rescue service personnel responsible for conducting company level or small unit training; principles and techniques employed for skills training applied directly to fire service situations; adult education techniques.
EMGS 255 First Responder Training (Cr3)(2:2)
For police, fire, and rescue personnel responding to the scene of injury or illness; procedures used to initiate treatment while awaiting arrival of a higher level of care includes but not limited to CPR, shock and bleeding, and patient survey. Students will be required to carry and maintain accident and health insurance and/or workman’s compensation and sign a waiver of liability. Additional course fees: $13.00.
