Emergency Management

Micro-credential

This curriculum was designed in consultation with the Corning Joint Fire District in compliance with the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control criteria.

Stackable to Degree Program

The Emergency Management micro-credential aligns with requirements for the Directed Studies A.A.S. program should students choose to continue their education after obtaining the micro-credential.

The micro-credential is 10 credits and is comprised of the following courses:

FIRE 1012, Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)

This course introduces students to the approaches, principles, and theories of emergency management. The course will instruct students on the phases of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Students will analyze incidents, emergencies, disasters, and catastrophes. The analysis will be reviewed against current policies, roles, and duties of emergency management personnel. Students will review the importance of emergency management throughout the course and the direct need for this on a community and nationwide scale.

FIRE 1014, Emergency Management and Response (1 cr.)

This course introduces students to methods for communities and organizations to recognize and respond to disaster or emergency situations. This course will provide an overview of the Incident Management/Command System (ICS/IMS) and will focus on strategies and tactics used by emergency managers and responders in a disaster situation. Proactive techniques, emergency operations planning, assessing effects, and responding to high-risk hazards will be discussed. Other topics will include decreasing operation interruptions, emergency response support function, and maintaining community-lifelines.

FIRE 1016, Emergency Management and Response and Recovery (3 cr.)

This course elaborates on emergency management collaboration to support the needs of individuals, households, communities, states, and the federal government in providing support and services after catastrophic or emergency incidents. This course will review pre-disaster planning and focus on understanding recovery and rebuilding communities after disasters and emergencies strike. This course addresses different types of hazards, their interactions, and the consequences of disasters. This course will discuss current theories and principles for recovery planning, case studies from past disasters and discuss community resilience following and planning for disasters. Students will explore the response phase of emergency management including hazard detection, warning, evacuation, sheltering, search and rescue, emergency medical care, fatality management, and stress counseling. The decision-making process in the areas of transportation, politics, special needs populations, communication, legal issues, and record keeping is explained. A review of debris management and assessment is covered as well as ways to reduce vulnerability.

FIRE 1018, Emergency Management Leadership (3 cr.)