FESA 438 - Prevention Program Management
3 Credits
Delivery/Location: Online
Prerequisite
FESA 432 (Fire and Emergency Services Budgeting); FESA 433 (Fire and Emergency: Human Resources).
Description
Design, implementation, and evaluation of fire and risk prevention programs using education, engineering , and enforcement approaches.
Course material covers needs assessment, staffing, budgeting, and program management and evaluation for programs including code enforcement, inspection, fire and life safety education, investigations, and other community risk reduction programs.
This course can be applied towards the:
- Fire and Emergency Services Administration (B.S.)
- Fire and Emergency Services Administration Certificate
Textbooks and Materials
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Required
- Introducation to Fire Prevention (2005)
Robertson
Instructors
David Nuss
dnuss@nfpa.org
M.P.A. Public Administration, University of Colorado Denver; B.S. Technical Management, Regis
University.
Nuss has worked in the municipal fire service setting for over 25 years. He has held positions from firefighter to Deputy Fire Chief and has been involved in programs from public education to wild land firefighting. Nuss currently works as a regional manager for NFPA and spends his time assisting with political and technical issues surrounding fire protection at the state and local level.
