FFP 2801 - Fundamentals of Emergency Management

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2021 (595)

Course Description

This course provides a study of emergency management systems including the following: career opportunities; tasks and responsibilities of the emergency management program manager; emergency management function; role of the emergency manager in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery (short and long term). It also provides a study of past civil defense and current emergency management systems since its evolution from World War II.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain emergency management as a field of research and practice by:
    1. describing the civil defense organizations and procedures.
    2. describing the emergency management organizations and procedures.
    3. describing the comprehensive emergency management systems.
    4. describing an integrated emergency management system.
  2. The student will identify the organizing principles and practices of effective emergency management at the local, state and federal levels by:
    1. describing local, state, federal programs available for response to disasters.
    2. citing fundamental theories, facts, concepts, principles, and requirements of relevant federal and state laws and legislation on emergency management organizations and agencies.
    3. being able to use computer modeling programs as related to emergency management.
  3. The student will review past and current civil defense and emergency management showing their evolution since World War II by:
    1. citing current civil defense and emergency management policies.
    2. explaining the policies of latter twentieth century civil defense.
    3. analyzing the current emergency management policies and determine their merit.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum 70 percent accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Effective Session II, 1996-97 We asked the SCNS to change this course to EAM 1011, but they rejected the whole EAM prefix, so this course reverts to FFP 2993 effective Session II, 1998-99. State changed number from FFP 2993 to FFP 2481 effective Session III, 1998-99. Online 2001. # changed by field review effective 20021. 3 Year Review 2002 reformatted mar. 3 Year Review 2006.mr. 3-Year Review 2010: Minor Changes. Effective 20112(0450). C&I Approval: 11/19/1996, BOT Approval: 12/17/1996, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2021 (585).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2021 (595)

Related Programs

  1. Emergency Administration and Management (EAM-CT) (625) (Active)
  2. Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EAM-AS) (640) (Active)
  3. Public Safety Administration (PSA-TR) (670) (Active)