Standard

R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: n/a

FSC 105 – Fire and Life Safety Educator I
Course Description Most structural fires, fire deaths and fire injuries occur in the home. This course addresses some of the most important responsibilities of the modern fire service; teaching the public to prevent or if needed, escape fires and related emergencies. We have adopted the approach that we must learn from each incident then put the information to work to prevent fires and fire losses through public fire and life safety education. Topics include: general requisite knowledge, administration, planning and development, education and implementation, and evaluation.
Competency Areas	Hours
General Requisite Knowledge	Class	5
Administration	D. Lab	0
Planning and Development	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Education and Implementation	Credit	5
Evaluation

Prerequisite:	n/a
Corequisite:	n/a

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/O.B.I.
General Requisite Knowledge		5	0	0
	Describe fire behavior.
	Define organizational structure, function, and operation of the fire service.
	Describe human behavior during fire.
	List fire injury causes and prevention.
	Describe community risk.
	List injury prevention strategies.
	Describe learning theory.
	Demonstrate different educational methodologies.
	Demonstrate standardized fire and life safety messages.
	List natural hazard issues.
	List current homeland security topics.
	Demonstrate escape planning.
	List hazard identification and correction.
	Identify basic fire protection systems and devices.
	Demonstrate emergency reporting.
	Identify fire fighter personal protective equipment.
	List liability issues.
	Demonstrate public relations.
	Identify high-risk audiences and behaviors.
	List special needs of your audience.
	Recognize social and cultural trends.
	List community resources.
	Demonstrate personal image and professionalism.
Administration		5	0	0
	Document public fire and life safety educational activities, given specific forms or formats, so that all activities are recorded and each component of the form or format is completed.
	Prepare activity reports, given specific forms or formats and information on activities, so that all components of the forms or formats are completed with the correct information.
	Maintain a work schedule, given a list of events, activity requests, pre-activity requirements, and time allotments, so that all activities are scheduled and completed without conflict.
	Identify community resources, services, and organizations, given a current list of resources, organizations, and identified need(s), so that the public is referred to the applicable resource(s).
Planning and Development		5	0	0
	Identify partners to address current fire and life safety issues, given current fire and life safety issues, community resources services and organizations, so that information and resources are shared.
Education and Implementation		30	0	0
	Select instructional materials, given a subject, learning objectives, the intended audience, and related resources, so that the materials are specific to the audience and activity objectives.
	Practice safety during fire and life safety education activities, given a lesson plan and a list of equipment, so that public fire and life safety activities are conducted without injury to educator or participants.
	Present a lesson, given a lesson plan with multiple presentation methods, evaluation instruments, time allotment, setting, and identified audience, so that the lesson plan is followed and the objectives are met.
	Present a prepared program to an identified audience, given a lesson plan, time allotment and instructional materials for the following topics: (a) stop, drop, and roll (b) crawl low in smoke (c) escape planning (d) alerting others (e) calling the fire department (f) fire station tour (g) residential smoke detection placement and maintenance
	Adapt a lesson plan, given the lesson content and information on the audience, so that the material presented meets the needs of the audience.
	Notify the public, given a scheduled event, so that the location, date, time, topic, and sponsoring agency are conveyed.
	Disseminate educational information, given information and/or materials, a specified audience, and time frame, so that the information reaches the audience within the specified time.
Evaluation		5	0	0
	Administer an evaluation instrument, given the appropriate evaluation instrument and testing policies and procedures, so that lesson outcomes are measured.
	Score an evaluation instrument, given the scoring procedures and grading scale, so that lesson outcomes are known.

Suggested Resources

Media (text/audio/ visual/www/ other)	Author	Title: Subtitle	Edition	Place of Publication	Year	Publisher/Publication	pp.
Text:		Fire and Life Safety Educator	2^nd Ed.			IFSTA, Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma  I SBN 087939135-9

Posted: 06/23/08