Fire Service Administration, A.S. (Missouri Residents Only)

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The Associate in Science in Fire service Administration is a comprehensive two-year program designed to allow students to apply college credit hours that they have earned from the University of Missouri’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute (FRTI) and the National Fire Academy (NFA) toward their degree. This program is rich in general education courses to facilitate pursuit of a baccalaureate degree and possesses the requisite technical and managerial courses to provide a foundation for leadership in the fire service. All courses with FSAD field codes are offered by MU FRTI or the NFA.

General Education Requirements (27 sem. hrs)

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Complete Three Hours in:

Note(s):

(MATH 226 may sub for MATH 201 if MATH 215 is completed also.)

Students must have nine hours (9) selected from the following courses:

English Composition I (3 sem. hrs)

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 hours

Major Area Requirements (25 sem. hrs)

Courses in the major cannot be taken as pass/fail.

Major Area Electives (5 sem. hrs)

FSAD courses bolded in this section are offered at the National Fire Academy.

FSAD 130 - Incident Safety Officer 1 hour
FSAD 135 - Health and Safety Officer 1 hour
FSAD 145 - Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Service Mgmt. 2 hours
FSAD 146 - Executive Analysis of Fire Service Options in Emergency Management 3 hours
FSAD 160 - Introduction to Fire Prevention Inspection 2 hours
FSAD 161 - Fire Inspection Principles 3 hours
FSAD 162 - Principles of Fire Protection: Structures and Systems 3 hours
FSAD 163 - Management of Fire Prevention Programs 3 hours
FSAD 164 - Management of Arson Prevention & Control 3 hours
FSAD 165 - Plans Review for Inspectors 3 hours
FSAD 166 - Strategic Analysis of Community Risk Reduction 3 hours
FSAD 170 - Introduction Wildland and Wildland/Urban Interface 1 hour
FSAD 180 - Emergency Response to Terrorism: Company Officer 1 hour
FSAD 181 - Emergency Response to Terrorism: EMS 1 hour
FSAD 182 - Emergency Response to Terrorism: Hazardous Materials 1 hour
FSAD 183 - Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Operations 1 hour
FSAD 184 - Command & Control of Fire Operations at National & Man-Made Operations 1 hour
FSAD 185 - Command & Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards 1 hour
FSAD 201 - Fire Service Instructor II 2 hours
FSAD 202 - Challenges for Local Training Officers 2 hours
FSAD 203 - Community Education Leadership 3 hours
FSAD 230 - Managing Company Tactical Operations: Preparation 1 hour
FSAD 231 - Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decision Making 1 hour
FSAD 232 - Managing Company Tactical Operations: Tactics 1 hour
FSAD 240 - Leadership: Company 1 hour
FSAD 241 - Leadership: Personal 1 hour
FSAD 242 - Leadership: Supervisory 1 hour
FSAD 243 - Executive Skills Series: Influencing 1 hour
FSAD 244 - Executive Skills Series: Leading Diverse Communities 1 hour
FSAD 245 - Executive Skills Series: Managing and Leading Change 1 hour
FSAD 250 - Managing in a Changing Environment 1 hour
FSAD 251 - Fire Service Communication 1 hour
FSAD 253 - Training Operations in Small Departments 1 hour
FSAD 260 - Shaping the Future 1 hour
FSAD 270 - Initial Fire Investigation 3 hours
FSAD 271 - Fire Cause Determination for Company Officers 2 hours
FSAD 272 - Fire/Arson Investigation 3 hours
FSAD 273 - Interviewing/Interrogating and Courtroom Testimony 3 hours

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