Unit I PowerPoint
Presentation
Select one of the following
topics below for your PowerPoint presentation:
The historical American
fire problem and the current trends, or
The history of American
fire prevention from 1600 to 2000.
Once you have selected one
of the two topics above, you must address the following:
Define the national fire
problem.
Describe the history of
fire prevention practices.
Describe the philosophy and
timing behind regulations for fire prevention, whether successful or not.
Identify agencies and
organizations that have been instrumental in forming fire prevention efforts in
the USA.
Compare and contrast the
fire problem or prevention efforts to that which other nations have experienced.
Your presentation should be
at least 15 slides. A minimum of 10 slides should be used for narration and
five for graphics. This does not include your cover page slide (title, your
name, and university name) or reference slide. Your slides need to be presented
in chronological order from earliest to latest in terms of time.
The presentation requires
the inclusion of no less than three non-textbook sources (e.g., Internet,
associated journals and magazines (non-Internet sources), and other related
books (including associated textbooks), in addition to one source from the
online library.
Unit II Project
Community ISO Rating
For this assignment, you
will research your community, and calculate a rating similar to ISO/PPC though
NOT using an ISO/PPC rating scale. For this project, you will be using our own
rating scale, which is found in the grid below (Please note we have not
included the scale but will be made available upon request)
For this project, you will
conduct an ISO/PPC “like” analysis of your community. Using a five-point rating
scale where 0 is the worst and 5 is the best, analyze and rate your community’s
ability to address the four components used by ISO/PPC in its rating system.
Keep in mind that this rating is similar to, but not the same as, the ISO/PPC
rating scale.
Primary differences
include: this scale is backwards in that 0 = worst and 5 = best, and greater
details are not included in each of the four categories.
Using the rating-scale grid
from above, analyze your own community’s fire service capabilities. If you are
a fire service employee, you will most likely know how your community operates
and what services (emergency communications, fire department structure, water
supply, and risk reduction) are in place.
If you are non-fire service
employee, you will most likely be able to assess two categories, emergency
communications and water supply, by simply knowing your emergency call system
and seeing fire hydrants on the streets. For the two remaining categories, you
will need to call your local fire department and speak to a firefighter, or
fire officer, who should be pleased to answer your questions. You could also,
time permitting, take a trip to the fire department and ask for a tour for
answers to your questions.
To finish the project, you
will need to construct a grid similar to the one above, or identify each of the
four categories with their corresponding numerical rating number. Once you have
analyzed your community and composed your numbering system, write a brief
paragraph for each of the four categories that supports your number selection
for each category.
There is no “right” or
“wrong” response here, as every student may have a differently constructed community.
Your final paper should be written in proper APA format, and include citations
for sources as needed.
You must have a title page,
double-spaced, with only the following information written in the center: title
of paper, your name, and university name. No reference page is required, no
abstract is required, and no headers are required.
The finished paper should
be a minimum of three pages of written grid/graph and narration; however, not
more than four pages in length. This page requirement does not include your
cover page
Unit III Research Paper
Code Violations Paper
Background Information: You
are to assume the position of fire prevention officer or manager. You are
responsible for enforcement of fire and life safety codes within your
jurisdiction (fire service personnel are likely to relate directly to the fire department’s
Fire Prevention Division, while private sector personnel are likely to relate
to your organizations Safety and Health Division).
In your position as Fire
Prevention Office/Manager, you have conducted quarterly inspections of all
organizational buildings. During your most recent inspection you have
discovered five code violations: one relating to electrical issues, two
relating to structural issues, and two relating to ventilation issues. Specific
details for each of the four issues found are as follows:
Electrical: You find that the
incoming supply service is badly worn and in need of immediate repair or
replacement. All apparatus connected is on the organization’s “side” of the
incoming power supply and is not the responsibility of the local power supplier.
Structural: You find that three
of the nine concrete support columns in the basement of the main operations
floor (apparatus floor in fire service and production area in private sector
occupancy) show signs of fatigue and spalling of concrete is wide-spread. The
second issue is found to be visual cracks and oxidation of several of the steel
trusses supporting the roof.
Ventilation: You find that exhaust
from apparatus or machinery (whichever applies) is collecting in the upper
level area of the general working area, which has caused several personnel to
experience symptoms similar to carbon monoxide inhalation. The second issue is
the central heating and air conditioning unit, which you find has broken seals,
worn electric wires, and clogged filters.
Task: The purpose of this
paper is for you to apply the concepts and information that you have learned in
this unit about the position of a Fire Prevention Officer/Manager. This
assignment provides you with the opportunity to use your skills, expertise, and
experience to enrich your response when compiling data that will be used for
risk reduction within the community. You will compose a paper addressing all
three code violations given above. You are tasked with the job of seeking repairs
and/or replacements associated to each of the three components given above. The
final paper will be presented to the board or body of your organization with
the authority to provide funding for repairs and/or replacement of components
found during your inspection. Your paper should be composed to support the need
for funding to correct these violations.
Your paper should be a
minimum of three pages, but no more than five (not including the cover page or
reference page), and include the following:
A minimum of one page
should be devoted to your mission statement.
A minimum of two pages
should be devoted to three components: electrical, structural, and ventilation.
Be sure to provide detailed
narration to explain your plan to undertake each of the three components
Unit IV Case Study
Read the case study below,
and follow the instructions provided to complete the assignment in its
entirety. On
September 13, 2014, you were appointed to your fire service organization (Fire
Department) Fire Prevention Division (FPD). You have been with the department
for 10 years—four have been as captain assigned to a fire suppression company. You were
selected from among six candidates because you earned a college degree in fire
administration and management. In terms of seniority, you are number three,
with two above you and three below you.
However, seniority was a
qualification that was given low priority for appointment as the primary
qualification was education and training. Prior to your appointment, the FPD
was staffed by the senior-most captain of the department, who often did not
have any formal education or training in fire codes, standards, or regulations.
Rather, that person learned from on-the-job experience. The Chief of Department
has decided to turn-a-new-page and appoint the captain having the highest
degree of education. In addition to your college degree, you have also taken
the initiative to obtain a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
certification as a Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS).
The outgoing Fire
Prevention Officer (FPO), who held the position for nearly 20 years, bids you
good luck. As he turns to leave the office, he offers these cryptogrammic
words, “don’t rock any boats kid!” You settle into your new position with ease,
though the division secretary is a bit uneasy having a new “boss.” You have
assured her that “there will not be ‘major’ changes within the division.” Your
first two weeks are filled with routine inspections and re-inspections, where
you find no surprises or anomalies. In fact, most of the owners/operators of
those occupancies that you re-inspected found you to be highly knowledgeable,
relaxed, and very personable. They gave you high marks and look forward to
having an opportunity to meet you again.
On Wednesday morning
of your third week, you have a scheduled appointment for an annual inspection
of a small industrial occupancy that is owned and operated by a highly
respected member of the community. The firm has been in operation since the
1980s, and the owner is a member of nearly all the local business civic
organizations as well as major contributor to charities. You cannot recall any
negative press about this man nor his business. You arrive at the firm at the
appointed hour of 9:00 a.m., only to find that the front door to the building
is locked, and it appears that no one is on the premises. You call your office
to double-check the appointment time with the secretary, who confirms the time;
however, she ends her conversation with, “You know this man has never given us
any trouble, so why not let the inspection pass?”
As you end the call,
her words are somewhat disconcerting, leaving you with an onerous feeling that
something is not quite right. You return to your vehicle deciding to wait a bit
longer. While sitting in your vehicle, you review the historical file on this
occupancy. Much to your surprise, you find that there has never been a single
violation and that the company is a firm utilizing chemicals for cleaning
automotive parts. In nearly 30 years of annual inspections, there is not even
the slightest issue in the record. This is very unusual for a firm reported as
storing large drums of volatile chemicals.
At around 10:15 a.m.,
a car enters into the parking area, parks near the front door, and a man in his
mid-fifties or early sixties emerges and walks to the front door. You exit your
vehicle, walking toward the man who has not taken his eyes off you and whose
facial expressions indicate that he does not recognize you. As you approach the
man, you introduce and identify yourself as the newly appointed FPO of the
department. He shakes your hand and asks, “Well now, what can I do to make your
day run a bit smoother?”
You inform him that you are
onsite to conduct the annual occupancy inspection. He sneers and states, “There
isn’t a need for that! After all, I run a well-respected business here. Didn’t
the other inspector tell you about me? He never had any issues with my firm,
and he and I got along just fine. The place is clean, so why don’t we just call
it a day and log me in as having passed the inspection? What do you say?” You
cannot believe what you have just heard. You maintain your professionalism and
inform the owner that you have to conduct annual inspections of all industrial
occupancies and an appointment was made for today.
The owner scoffs at the
“appointment,” telling you that the former inspector “made the appointment as a
matter of record as he had done for years, but didn’t bother to come here,
unless of course he had gotten complaints, which he never did! So why bother?”
You inform the owner that this is your obligation and responsibility to inspect
the firm as it is known to store highly flammable liquids, which abuts a
residential area. For the safety of the firm and those who live nearby, an
inspection must be completed.
The owner becomes
indignant, and his demeanor changes from sociable to confrontational. He
insists that his company has an excellent “track record” without incident or
complaint by neighbors. Still, you apprise him that under local ordinance and
state codes, you must conduct the inspection to ensure that any and all hazards
are in compliance with established rules and regulations. After a bit of
bantering back-and-forth, he concedes and allows you to enter into the
premises. In short order, you commence your inspection of the occupancy.
What you find is not only
alarming, but unimaginable. There are open 55-gallon drums of petro-based
liquids that, to the best of your ability, you identify as highly flammable and
toxic. The ventilation system is inadequate for safe removal of vapors that are
generated by the 15 cleaning process stations. You find that the local fire
alarm system has been tampered with, so that interior early-detection devices
are rendered inoperable. There is not an automatic fire sprinkler system,
despite the fact that fire codes have required such a system in all industrial
occupancies since 1975, and this building
was built in 1982. You find only three handheld portable fire extinguishers,
which are all dry chemical, that are outdated by four years.
As you continue your
self-guided inspection tour, the owner continues his commentary that he has
never had any complaints from workers or neighbors about how he has run his
business. You are cautious and do not share your findings as of yet. Upon
completion of your inspection, you have noted well over 45 violations of
standards and codes applicable to this specific occupancy and operation. As you
leave, you inform him that his firm is in violation of numerous regulations and
that it may become necessary to shut the firm down until the occupancy is
brought up to code. The owner of course becomes highly irate and states,
“That’s what you think! I am well connected in this city! I put people into
high places, and you aren’t about to close me down! We shall see who has the
final word here!”
Shaken, yet very confident
the law is on your side, you return to our office to prepare a series of
documents necessary to begin the process of addressing the list of violations.
You reconfirm that all violations can be cited by chapter and section of all
applicable laws, regulations, and codes. You are now set to write the necessary
documents, which will be distributed to individuals in both the public and
private sector
For the first part of this
assignment, you will need to pick one of the following options, and draft a
letter. Please click here to see an example of how a letter of this nature may
be formatted.
A letter of notification
must first be sent to the owner of the firm, informing him of the individual
violations and the required remedy for each violation. In addition, you must
inform him that until all violations have been remedied, the firm is to remain
closed and no one is allowed to enter the building.
A letter of notification
must be sent to the mayor of the city informing that office that you have
ordered operations be halted at this firm due to your findings. (This letter is
part of a city ordinance requirement).
For the second part
of the assignment, you will need to pick two of the following options, and
draft two memos. Please click here see an example of how a memo of this nature
may be formatted.
1. A memo of notification
must be sent to inform the Chief of the Department of your findings and the
action you have taken.
2. A memo of notification
must be sent to inform the Chief of Police that the firm has been closed due to
violations found during your inspection. You are also advising that patrol
officers should take notice to report any activity around or inside the
building, as the building has been placed off-limits until all violations have
been remedied.
3. A memo of notification
must be sent to inform the City Building Inspector of the order to cease
operations, citing your finding of numerous violations, though you do not need
to itemize all violations.
There will be a total of
one letter and two memos, all of which should be included in one Word document.
Each letter should be written in a professional tone on a single page that is
clear and concise to the reader. Each letter should have the name of the person
to whom the letter is addressed, your name and title of Fire Prevention Officer
shall be affixed to the bottom. Your letters should be written in APA format.
Each letter is to be
written in left-aligned block format and without paragraph indentations. It is
understood that the inclusion of violations need not be cited; therefore,
in-text and reference citations are not necessary.
Unit V Mini Project
Community Fire and Risk
Prevention Assignment
The purpose of this assignment
is for you to apply the concepts and information that you have learned in this
unit about the position of a Community Fire and Risk Prevention Officer. This
assignment provides you with the opportunity to use your skills, expertise, and
experience to enrich your response when compiling data that will be used for
risk reduction within the community. You will need to consider several
components or elements of research and data gathering.
The outcome of your
research will provide you with two profiles: demographic and risk. In order to
develop a course of action to be undertaken in an effort to reduce risk, you
must first gather sufficient data relative to the demographics of your
community. Once you have gathered and analyzed the demographics, you will move
to the second component of identifying both types of risks: human-created and
naturally-created.
This project requires you
to act in the position of Community Fire and Risk Prevention Officer. Your
final analysis and narration should be written in a professional and educated
format, as this paper might be presented to public and private organizations,
which have input and/or responsibility for pre-planning, preparedness, and
mitigation of potential risks and their outcome as it effects the community.
Part A: Identify your
community’s demographic profile. Click here to visit the United States Census
Bureau’s webpage. In the center of the opening page, you will find a box with
the title “Quick Facts.” Inside the Quick Facts box is a drop-down menu titled,
“Select a state to begin.” Click on the drop-down menu, and select your
respective state of residence. On the next page, you will find two drop-down
boxes, one for all counties, and the other for all cities/towns in your state.
First, select your county
of residence. Then, using a Word document, identify all of the characteristics
of a Demographic Profile as found on page 229 of the textbook. There are three
primary headings: Housing/Location, People, and Economic Information. Within
these three, there are 16 sub-characteristics. Locate the data associated, or
as closely associated, to each of the sixteen sub-characteristics, and create a
demographic profile. Here is an example of how our outcome might look:
1. Housing/Location a.
Owner or renter-occupied units b. Age and condition of structures c. Percentage
of vacant/abandoned or blighted structures
You will repeat this format
for each of the three primary characteristics, all of which should fit onto a
single page. Remember to use the outline format. If the census data is not
available for a specific characteristic, do not invent the data as doing so
will skew the outcome and invalidate your data analysis. Once you have
completed this portion, move on to Part B below.
Part B: Using the same
webpage, click the drop-down menu, “Select a city,” and select your respective
city/town. Following the exact same format as used in Part A, create a new page
(best to append it to the previous page(s) by simply tapping the “enter” key,
or holding down the “control” (ctrl) while pressing “enter,” advancing line
spacing to begin a new page). Remember to address all three primary
characteristics and all sixteen sub-characteristics. Once you have completed
Part B, move on to the final segment-art C.
Part C: For this segment,
you will need to rely on your personal knowledge of your community. You must
identify as many potential risks that might adversely affect your community and
how your fire prevention bureau could best alleviate the risks. You will need
to first identify all possible risks that would be human-created risks then
identify all possible naturally occurring risks. You will itemize these risks
under their appropriate heading on a new page. Again, you must utilize the
outline format.
You do not need to identify
human-created risks possibilities by company name, owner name, or street
location. Simply identify the type of potential risk posed. Include the hours
of operation (if possible), the type of risk being posed, and the area
surrounding the location of the risk. Include information relative to potential
life-threating risks such as nursing homes, schools, hospitals, and dense
residential neighborhoods.
Once completed, identify
potential naturally-occurring risks associated to your specific geographical
region. These are likely to be few in number and should be added to the end of
the list from above.
Your paper must be a
minimum of three full pages and not more than five full pages of written text.
You must follow APA formatting. In-text-citations are not required, however, a
properly written and formatted reference citation will be needed. Part C is
understood to originate from your own knowledge of the community; therefore, no
citations are warranted.
Unit VI PowerPoint
Presentation
Fire Prevention Program
For this assignment, you
will be developing a Fire Prevention Program that you will present via
PowerPoint. You will draw ideas from both your occupational and educational
experiences and knowledge. These are familiar surroundings, which are likely to
aide in your development of a program of fire prevention and life safety.
Provided below is a brief scenario to get you started.
Scenario: You have been a
member of your organization’s Fire Prevention and Life Safety division for a
number of years, and you have just completed several college level courses
relating to fire prevention and occupational safety and health with an online
university. You have presented your most recent grade records to your
supervisor who is very impressed with your accomplishments. In light of
your achievement in these courses, your supervisor has assigned you the task of
creating a formal Fire Prevention and Life Safety Presentation to be composed
for presentation to various civic organizations such as Lions Club, Kiwanis,
Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and the local Elks Lodge. Your primary target
audiences will be comprised mainly of adults therefore your presentation must
be designed and geared for the adult learner.
Your supervisor asks you to
put together a slide presentation using the Five-Step Program model given by
Diamantes (pp. 168-170 of your textbook). Your final presentation will provide
your supervisor details of your process used in assembling the presentation. A
minimum of three slides must be devoted to each of the five-steps. Be
innovative, creative, and remember this is the first step in the overall
process of creating a presentation worthy of public viewing and interest. This
presentation will be seen by ONLY your supervisor (at this time); however, you
must make an impression that confirms you have the “right stuff” to venture out
for formal presentations to civic organizations.
Keep in mind that your
organization has never embarked on such a project. You are the first, and as
such, you want to ensure that your supervisor views a clear and concise series
of slides. It is intended that once you have mastered the concepts and
mechanics of the five-step process, your supervisor will, in all likelihood,
assign you the additional task of composing a formal slide presentation that
will include specific elements relative to fire prevention measures intended to
education the public in both civic organizations as well as the public-at-large.
Treat your PowerPoint
slides like any research paper—provide in-text citations and a reference slide
for any outside sources including direct quotations, paraphrased words or
ideas, tables and data, and images.
Your completed presentation
should contain the following:
A title slide (title, your
name, and your organization’s name);
15-20 slides detailing your
Fire Prevention Program; and
A reference slide (minimum
of three references should be used to complete this assignment, not including
the textbook, and be sure to utilize the Online Library).
Be sure to make use of the
Notes area of each slide to contain your own narration, as each slide should be
brief and concise. Notes are used during presentations and are not seen by the
viewers.
Unit VII Essay
Standard Operating
Guideline Paper
Background Information: You
have just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant (or bureau manager if serving
in the private sector) and have been appointed to the Fire Prevention
Bureau/Office as the new supervisor/leader. Your predecessor held the position
for many years and had his or her own way of keeping, storing, and maintaining
fire prevention records. You soon discover that records are in total disarray
and very few records are properly stored, nor have the volumes of the records
been properly maintained and protected from the environment in which they were
stored. You have a bureau crew of four other employees who have had little
involvement in the handling of records and you plan to change that.
Task: The purpose of this
essay is for you to apply the concepts and information you have learned in this
unit about the position of a Fire Prevention Officer/Manager. This assignment
provides you with the opportunity to use your skills, expertise, and experience
to enrich your response when compiling data that will be used for risk
reduction within the community. You will compose a standard operating guideline
(SOG) that should address the following components:
Provide an introduction
into what this SOP is designed to accomplish along with the Mission Statement
for this Division.
Proper recording of
bureau/office inspections, incidents, testing, re-testing, and re-inspections;
Proper storage of all
records gathered by the bureau/office; and
Proper maintenance of all
stored records for the required amount of time as set-forth by local, state,
and/or federal rules and regulations
You should be clear,
concise, and ensure that the SOG addresses each of the three bulleted
components given above. The final SOG packet must contain a minimum of one full
page for each of the three components listed above; no component can have more
than two full pages of text.
Keep in mind that your SOG
narratives must be straight-to-the-point. Avoid long rambling narrations as
these tend to distract attention and often lead to confusion and
misunderstanding of purpose and functionality.
Remember, you are the head
of this newly formed bureau and you want to impress your leadership with your knowledge,
academic ability, and occupational experience. Be innovative and creative;
however, be sure to utilize a variety of sources that must include your
textbook. Your final paper will become your SOG to be used and referred to in
your day-to-day operations.
To better help you in the
formatting and completion of this assignment, please click here to see a
template which can be used to help you in composing your SOG.
Your sources must be cited,
and referenced in APA format. Failure to use appropriate resources, or
resources that are available in CSU’s Online Library, can lead to deductions
Unit VIII Essay
This final project paper
will utilize many of the sections of material you have studied during the
duration of this course. You will make use of your own personal observations
and occupational experiences to enhance both quality and quantity of the final
paper.
Whether you are employed in
the public sector of safety or the private sector of safety and health
management, your expertise and knowledge of dealing with other human beings
will provide you with ample value in producing the finished paper.
Task Part I
In your Introduction to
this essay please discuss what you learned after completing the first seven
units to include a description of the relationship between the contents of this
course and your present occupational position or your desired future
occupational position.
Your relationship between
concepts and knowledge to your present or desired future occupational position
should be limited to a minimum of one page but should not exceed two pages.
Task Part II
Discuss how the concepts
and knowledge, along with standards and professional qualifications, you have
gained in this course relate to the following professional occupational
positions: · fire marshal, · plan examiner, · fire
inspector, · life safety educator, and · fire
investigator.
Your explanation of the
concepts and knowledge related to the five positions should be limited to a
minimum of two full pages but should not exceed three pages.
Include specific references
to specific topics found in the textbook (e.g., fire prevention and protection
methods, fire protection systems, and record keeping and preservation). These
are but a few of the possibilities. Do not limit your paper strictly to the
example given.
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