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BS in Fire and Emergency Services (FES)
Introduction
Members of Fire and Emergency Services (FES) are recognizing that challenges in technology, increasing responsibilities, human resource management and fiscal accountability are affecting and will continue to affect FES organizations and their administrators. In these contemporary times, it takes more than a Bachelor's degree in Fire Science to effectively meet these new demands.
The University of Florida's acclaimed Bachelor's degree in Fire and Emergency Services will prepare you to be a leader who can manage all aspects of the modern fire, EMS and emergency preparedness agency. The coursework is unique in that it contains Fire Science courses along with EMS and emergency preparedness courses.
The public, through its elected officials and appointed government officials, is demanding higher levels of training and education for those who would lead our nation's first response to catastrophic disasters and terrorist incidents as well as every day emergencies. The degree is delivered conveniently via the Internet.