FIR 4311 CSU Fire Prevention Code Enforcement & Fire Investigations Discussions

Question 1 (Part 1)

What do you think about the deployment, staffing, training, and procedures your department or a department near you has in place to perform fire investigations over and above just cause and origin? Do you feel your department is prepared for these types of investigations? Why, or why not? What would you recommend making the process operate better?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary

Question 1 (Part 2)

For this assignment, you will write an essay describing the arson investigation process. You should tie it to the importance of suppression personnel (i.e. fire captain, fire engineer, and firefighters), understanding their role as first responders on a scene.

In your essay, also include the following.

• Explain      the arson investigation process.
• Explain      the professional certification and training requirements for fire      investigators.
• Explain      how fire tests and fire-rated materials assist in investigations.
• Discuss      fire suppression systems importance to arson.
• Explain      model fire marshal law and its connection to fire investigation.

Your essay should be two pages in length. This does not include the optional cover page and required references page. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary. A minimum of two references are required for this assignment.

Question 2 (Part 1)

Identify a task that you would need to perform in your current career or future career, and explain how you would apply the knowledge you have learned in this course to succeed at performing the task in a real-world scenario.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Question 2 (Part 2)

At the last city council meeting, the fire chief updated the council on the previous month’s fire statistics and initiatives. One of the major talking points was the number of resources (financial and physical) that fire department put into fire prevention efforts across the division, including inspection and code enforcement, education, investigation, and engineering. The council asked the fire chief whether the money and effort were effective and whether the resources should be used in other areas of the department that have more impact on the safety of the community.

You are the fire marshal in your jurisdiction. The fire chief asks you to put together a report highlighting the impact and return on investment the fire prevention division has on the safety of the community. The chief has asked that you submit your report in writing so that it can be reviewed and discussed at the next staff meeting. With the current budget constraints, several members of the city council feel like there are more important areas and programs that need funding. If your report is approved, it will be presented at the next city council meeting.

Your plan should begin with a summary of the fire prevention division activities in your organization. If you do not work at a fire department, provide a summary of fire prevention activities as discussed in this course.

You should include the following elements in your paper.

• Explain      the rationale and benefit of inspection and code enforcement policies and      general fire safety provisions as methods of fire protection.
• Examine      the interrelationship of regulatory practices in fire prevention by      identifying how inspection and code enforcement activities tie into the      success of public education programs, plans review, and fire      investigations on community resilience.
• Discuss      the importance of general fire safety provisions for occupied buildings,      including fire suppression systems, and characteristics of unsafe      structures in your community.
• Identify      the short-term and long-term benefits to your community through      investments, including the practice of fire-resistant materials.
• Provide      an overview of the fire prevention division and activities, including      professional development process for code enforcement practitioners.
• Provide      some background demographics of your community related to the project      (i.e., common occupancies, high call volume areas, types of calls, fire      activity, etc.), including the building code development and modification      process.
• Identify      benefits of inspection and code enforcement for the community and the      organization versus the cost of performance.