FIRE 275 - Emergency Service Leadership

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Meets training requirements for National Fire Academy, Leadership training series and part of Washington State training requirement for certification as Fire Officer I. For mid-range managers and company officers to enhance critical skills and experience needed to be effective as leaders.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Develop and understand the basic skills to establish strategies and insure fire company success in the fire service.
Develop and understand the basic skills to establish strategies and insure personal success in the fire service.
Develop and understand the basic skills to establish strategies and insure supervisory success in the fire service.
Learn about different decision-making styles.
Identify needs and problems and learn to solve problems.
Run an effective meeting.
Learn about managing multiple roles for a company officer and enhance personal power.
Understand and apply ethics to leadership situations.
Learn how to delegate certain types of work to others.
Apply coaching and discipline to different leadership situations.
Understand the importance of communication and teamwork.
Work with diverse and multicultural populations.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Students will possess a set of values and skills that demonstrate a high level of professionalism and ability to work in complex teams and organizations.

Course Contents

Decision-making styles.
Identifying needs and problems.
Solving problems.
Running a meeting.
Managing multiple roles for the company officer.
Creativity.
Enhancing personal power.
Ethics.
Situational leadership.
Delegating.
Coaching.
Discipline.
Communication and teamwork.
Diverse and multicultural populations.

Instructional Units: 3