Fire and Emergency Service, Bachelor of Arts
The major in Fire and Emergency Service provides a foundation in fire and emergency services, with related courses in management and administration. The major prepares students for careers in fire services, emergency management and administrative aspects of emergency medical services.
Learning outcomes. Students will:
- Identify and test the core mechanisms of fire and emergency services administration in both the public and private sectors, including the organization and management of human and financial resources.
- Categorize and catalog fire and emergency services and evaluate them in light of public, legal and legislative policy.
- Design and construct a fire and emergency services plan and adopt policies which serve the common good and diverse constituencies.
- Analyze specific situations relevant to fire and emergency services and apply and evaluate response.
- Compose and compile data, documents and reports as well as other operational materials essential to agency mission and purpose.
Credits Required.
| Fire and Emergency Service Major |
33 |
| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
45 |
| Total Credits Required for B.A. Degree |
120 |
Coordinator. Professor Robert Till, Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management (212-484-1379, rtill@jjay.cuny.edu)
Advising resources. Sample Four-year Plan of Study
Part One. Core Courses
Required
| FIS 101 | Introduction to Fire Science | 3 |
| FIS 104 | Risk Management | 3 |
| FIS 350 | Management Applications in Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIS 401 | Seminar in Fire Protection Problems | 3 |
| PAD 140 | Introduction to Public Administration | |
| PAD 241 | Information in Public Management | |
| PAD 343 | Administration of Financial Resources | 3 |
| PAD 346 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 24
Part Two. Specialization Requirements
Select one specialization and complete 3 courses
Fire Service
| FIS 209 | Analysis of Urban Hazardous Materials, Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIS 210 | Fire Safety Administration | 3 |
| FIS 230 | Building Construction and Life Safety Systems I | 3 |
Emergency Medical Services
Students must have passed the New York State Department of Health Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (AEMT-P) certification examination or an equivalent certification from another jurisdiction as determined by the Program Coordinator. Nine credits will be awarded for this certification, satisfying the Emergency Medical Services specialization requirement. Note that while credits may be awarded for other levels of Emergency Medical Technician certification (CFR, EMT-B, AEMT-I, or AEMT-CC), these credits will not satisfy the requirements of the major.
Emergency Management
| FIS 209 | Analysis of Urban Hazardous Materials, Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIS 319 | Hazard Identification and Mitigation | 3 |
| SEC 101 | Introduction to Security | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 9
Total Credit Hours: 33