PSAF 1020 - Foundations of Public Safety

1. Introduction to public safety inter/multi-agency (sub-discipline) disaster communications.
2. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in emergency management.
3. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in homeland security.
4. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in the fire service
5. Resume creation
6. Cross-cultural communications between public safety sub-disciplines.
7. Cross-cultural relations between public safety sub-disciplines.
8. Incident Command System
9. Job Interview Preparation
10. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in communications.
11. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in emergency medical services.
12. Orientation to, history of, and current developments in law enforcement.
13. Roles, responsibilities, and limitations of EMS, the fire service, law enforcement, communications, and emergency management.

1. discuss how the public safety discipline integrates into homeland security.
2. compare and contrast common organizational charts and lines of authority for various public safety entities.
3. compare and contrast the roles, responsibilities, and limitations of EMS, the fire service, law enforcement, communications, and emergency management during natural, human-made, or terrorist disasters.
4. compare and contrast the origins, history and evolution of each public safety discipline.
5. develop a professional resume.
6. describe the Incident Command System (ICS).
7. prepare effective responses to job interview questions.
8. illustrate the need for cross sub-discipline communications during natural, human-made, or terrorist disasters.
9. compose a document outlining a plan for the continued evolution of the students sub-discipline.
10. compare and contrast the unique characteristics, stressors, and situational aspects of another public safety sub-discipline to the students.
11. compare and contrast the roles, responsibilities, and limitations of EMS, the fire service, law enforcement, communications, and emergency management.

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