Fire Services Administration Major
Fire Services Administration Major
DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET
Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, College Level Mathematics, etc.) as provided at //www.convoclubs.com/registrar.
Fire Services Administration is a minimum 75 credit hour degree. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.
Admission to program: Pass FSA 202 with a C- or better, transfer to EOU with an FSA degree from a CC, Wildland Firefighter I Certification or obtain permission from program chain (in the case ASL was transferred in for FSA 202).
FIRE SERVICE LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES: 24 credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSA 202 | Principles of Emergency Services | 3 | |
| FSA 204 | Fire Protection Systems | 3 | |
| FSA 206 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 | |
| FSA 208 | Fire Protection Hydraulics & Water Supply | 3 | MATH 070 |
| FSA 210 | Fire Strategy & Tactics | 3 | |
| FSA 212 | Fire Prevention | 3 | |
| FSA 214 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 | FSA 202 |
| FSA 216 | Principles of Emergency Services, Safety & Survival | 3 |
~OPTIONAL~ WILDLAND FIRE TRACK – LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES: 24 credits
Students can follow an optional Wildland Track in leu of the typicalFIRE SERVICE LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSESpathway.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSA 216 | Principles of Emergency Services, Safety & Survival | 3 |
Transfer the following certifications to EOU:Certifications must comply with Northwest Firefighting Coordinating Group (NWCG) standards to apply
| Certificate | ASL Qualifying Courses | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildland Interface Fire Fighter (FFT2) certification | |||
| Introduction to ICS | (ICS-100) | ||
| Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service | (L-180) | ||
| Firefighter Training | (S-130) | ||
| Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior | (S-190) | ||
| NIMS: An Introduction | (IS700) | ||
| Annual Fireline Safety Refresher | (RT-130) | ||
| Advanced Wildland Interface Fire Fighter (FFT1) certification | |||
| Annual Fireline Safety Refresher | (RT-130) | ||
| Firefighter Type 1 | (S-131) | ||
| Look Up, Look Down, Look Around | (S-133) |
**NOTE: Courses for Wildland Firefighter I & II certification are reviewed annually by NWCG and may change title or number. If the courses were not transcripted by an academic institution, EOU will offer to transcript the courses per existing ASL policy.
UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES: 24 credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSA 305 | Fire & Emergency Services Administration | 3 | |
| FSA 309 | Fire Investigation & Analysis | 3 | |
| FSA 313 | Personnel Mgmt for Fire & Emergency Services[UWR] | 3 | |
| FSA 317 | Fiscal Management in Fire Protection | 3 | |
| FSA 319 | Political & Legal Foundations of Fire Protection | 3 | |
| FSA 326 | Fire Prevention Organization & Management | 3 | |
| FSA 331 | Community Risk Reduction for Fire & Emerg Services | 3 | |
| FSA 341 | Disaster Planning and Control | 3 |
UPPER DIVISION SUPPORT AREA: 24 credits
Choose 24 credits from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSA 336 | Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials | 3 | |
| FSA 339 | Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection | 3 | |
| FSA 340 | Fire Dynamics | 3 | |
| FSA 345 | Multiculturalism in Emergency Services[DPD,UWR] | 4 | |
| FSA 360 | Aviation Management in Fire Suppression | 3 | |
| FSA 405 | Fire Service Ethics | 3 | |
| FSA 407 | Seminar | 1 to 15 | |
| FSA 409 | Practicum | 1 to 15 | |
| FSA 410 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| FSA 413 | Fire Related Human Behavior | 3 | |
| FSA 440 | Fire Protection Structures & Systems Design | 3 | Builds on FSA 340 |
| FSA 460 | Advanced Aviation Mngmnt in Fire Suppression | 3 | |
| FSA 490 | Applications of Fire Research | 3 | 30 credits in FSA |
| EMSA 305 | Foundations of EMS Systems | 3 | |
| EMSA 307 | EMS Risk Management & Safety | 3 | |
| EMSA 309 | EMS Communications Management | 3 | |
| EMSA 311 | Management of Emergency Medical Services | 3 | |
| EMSA 313 | Legal, Political & Regulatory Environment of EMS | 3 | |
| EMSA 315 | EMS Education | 3 | |
| EMSA 317 | EMS Quality Management | 3 | |
| EMSA 405 | Finance of EMS Systems | 3 | |
| EMSA 407 | EMS Public Information & Community Relations | 3 | |
| EMSA 411 | Analytical Approaches to EMS | 3 | |
| EMSA 413 | Management of Transport Services | 3 | |
| EMSA 415 | Community Risk Reduction in EMS[UWR] | 3 | |
| Any NWCG | Engine Boss, Crew Boss, Heavy Equipment Boss, Felling Boss, Firing Boss | ||
| Any NWCG | Single Resource (CRWB),(ENGB),(FELB),(FIRB),(HEQB) | ||
| NWCG | Strike Team Leader Engine (STEN) | ||
| NWCG | Task Force Leader (TFLD) | ||
| ASL | Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) | ||
| ACCT | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| BA | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| ECON | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| COM | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| PSY | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| SOC | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| POLS | Upper Division Courses | Varying | |
| WR | Upper Division Courses | Varying |
**Courses in GIS, Forestry, Rangeland & Natural Resource Management, and Leadership highly recommended.
CAPSTONE: 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSA 415 | Local Government Administration & Community Politics | 3 | |
| FSA 419 | Advanced Legal Aspects of Fire Protection[UWR] | 3 | |
| FSA 421 | Advanced Fire Service Master Planning | 3 | |
| FSA 423 | Labor Management Relations | 3 |
Oregon students should choose UD support courses that fulfill Oregon DPSST FO IV requirements. (NFPA 1021 FO IV requirements adopted by the Oregon Legislature)
Total credits required for major: 75
Wildland Fire Track added as an optional track for students April 2022
Program admission requirement added through EPCC Feb 2020
Last EPCC update June 2019