FIRE 256 - Incident Safety Officer

Prepares students for the role of an Incident Safety Officer and highlights how to monitor various types of incidents including fire, emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, and hazardous material (HAZMAT) scenes. Additionally, this course will identify how to report conditions, hazards, and risks present to the Incident Commander (IC) and guide students on the proper procedures of accident investigation and post-incident analysis. Prerequisite(s): FIRE 248. (1.2, 3 credit hours - 3 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)