Municipal fire protection planning. Fire department functions. Manpower and training. This course is designed to show the application of the systems approach to problems in the fire protection services including fire suppression and prevention systems. Examines and evaluates the techniques, procedures, programs, and agencies involved with fire prevention.
Consideration is given to related governmental inspection and education procedures.
The legal basis for the police power of government related to public safety, legal limitations and responsibility. Liability of fire prevention organizations and personnel. Review of judicial decisions. Examination of techniques for the collection and analysis of evidence relative to a fire's origin. Legislative, economic, psychological, and sociological variables of the incendiary fire.