FRSC 0107 - LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

3 Credit Hours

This course will provide students with an understanding of legal issues that are intertwined with the fire service. Topics covered will include pivotal questions confronting today’s fire service including legal liability, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OHSA compliance, worker’s compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment