12/18/00
Fire Protection Master Planning Course Online
Eastern Oregon University will offer a web-based distance education course through the Fire Services Administration Degree Program, taught for one college term.  FSA 421: ADVANCED FIRE PROTECTION MASTER PLANNING will include major emergency planning, defining problems and problem areas involving other municipalities or district agencies, the planning process, implementation of plan objectives, and review of programs.

Rob Hatten, who will teach the course, is a retired firefighter with 27 years of experience. He has a bachelor's in Fire Administration and Fire Protection Technology, and a master's in Education. Hatten is an instructor at Portland Community College and has taught fire science courses for the past 21 years.

The course is offered during winter term at Eastern Oregon University. Registration deadline is December 22 and the first day of the course is January 8. Advanced Institute Credit is offered, and the course is NFPA accredited for 3 credits. Tuition is $285 and the course requires a $14 fee.

Eastern Oregon University offers a baccalaureate degree in Fire Services Administration in partnership with Western Oregon University, Chemeketa Community College, and Portland Community College. Job applicants in fire are increasingly expecting candidates with degrees; a course of study in Fire Services demonstrates the wide-ranging skills and knowledge necessary to manage complex and crucial challenges. Eastern's FSA degree provides fire service professionals with the opportunity to learn critical thinking and communication skills through liberal studies while they advance their professional education through on-site Fire Services Administrators Institutes or Open Learning correspondence courses. Eastern's FSA degree may be earned completely at a distance. For more information, contact Tom Hofheinz, the FSA degree program coordinator, at thofhein@eou.edu or phone him at (541)926-3361. For phone registration, contact Carolyn Bloyed toll-free at (800)544-2195. Eastern Oregon University's Fire Services Administration program is also online.