Program Description

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Administration presents the academic foundations for leadership and administration of fire service organizations. The curriculum follows the FESHE-modeled, multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating fire administration, community risk reduction and tactical fireground considerations. The program also encompasses legal frameworks to applied fire service settings as well as a study of employee safety and healthy work environments. This program of study is recognized by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) through the U. S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy (NFA).

Multiple factors, including prior experience, geography and degree field, affect career outcomes. CSU does not guarantee a job, promotion, salary increase, eligibility for a position, or other career growth.

This program is not designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for employment in an occupation.

Students should be advised that many fire science employers take into account the following factors when determining eligibility for employment: physical health, U.S. citizenship, criminal background screening, work experience and education.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to do the following:

• Synthesize community risk reduction methods related to the fire service.
• Analyze cultural human behavior that can affect fire science organizations.
• Evaluate industry standard administrative techniques as they relate to organizational management in fire service settings.
• Analyze various principles of fire chemistry and fire dynamics and their impacts on emergency situations.

Wildland Fire Concentration

Emphasizes management principles to prevent, prepare, and mitigate wildland fire in both a forest and urban interface setting. Student will examine management tools for fire service professionals facing wildland fire rapid change to reduce incident scale and severity.

Concentration Outcomes

• Analyze the impact of wildland fire management principles on emergency situations.