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Jan 02, 2025
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2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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FSC 225 - Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
Description: Federal, state, and local laws that regulate, and national standards that influence, emergency services. Includes standard care, tort, liability and consensus standards as they pertain to emergency services.
Credits: 4
Lecture: 4
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Legal system of the United States: foundations and Constitution
- Civil vs. criminal - differences, lawsuits, punishments and burden of proof.
- Tort liability
- Negligence
- Judicial systems: U.S. Supreme Court, special courts, local courts and their penalties
- Federal laws and the fire service including the Fair Labor Standards Act, American Disabilities Act, age discrimination, civil rights and sexual harassment
- Employee relations, standards for physical testing, residency, grooming, promotions, psychological examinations and polygraphs
- Fire prevention and fire codes, Fourth Amendment, certifications, building code vs. fire code
- Mutual aid
- Hazardous materials
- Volunteers/contracts, At-will doctrine
- Arson
Learning Outcomes:
- Define the different types of laws. (1-3, 5, 8)
- Discuss Federal, State, and local laws and liabilities applicable to emergency services. (2-5, 8-12)
- Explain the purpose of national codes and standards. (6-8)
- Discuss applicable court decisions that have influenced emergency services. (2-6, 9)
- Discuss the legal issues and concerns affecting emergency services. (1-3, 5, 8)
Required Assessment:
Pre- and Post-test.
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