Knowledge of the law and well-crafted policies are important in preventing litigation and managing risk in your organization. The cornerstone of a well-organized and managed department is understanding the means and methods to prevent an adverse legal process. The goal of legal education is to inform the firefighters and fire managers by making them aware of their legal responsibilities and liabilities. The focus is on managing and avoiding risk and understanding your professional, personal accountabilities, and supervisory responsibilities to the department and your firefighters through knowledge of the established laws and the use of well-written departmental policies. Central to avoiding risk is your responsibility to create a safe place for your firefighters on the emergency scene and in the fire station.
Join us for this webcast sponsored by Columbia Southern University.
6 September 2018
01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
12:00 PM Central Daylight Time
10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
17:00 Greenwich Mean Time
CEUs: Earn 0.1 CEU*
Duration: Approximately one hour
Presented by:
John Murphy, Deputy Chief (ret.)/Attorney
Law Office of John K. Murphy
John K. Murphy, J.D. M.S, PA-C, EFO, a career firefighter beginning his fire service as a Firefighter/Paramedic and retiring as a Deputy Fire Chief after 32 years of service. Mr. Murphy is an attorney licensed in Washington whose focus is on firefighter health & safety, firefighter risk management, employment practices liability, employment policy and internal investigations. He is a frequent lecturer, educator, author, legal columnist, blogger and member of Fire Engineering’s Fire Service Court Blog Talk Radio Show and FDIC presenter. Mr. Murphy has spoken at numerous local and national Fire and EMS conferences and for individual fire departments and emergency se
Sponsored by:
Columbia Southern University
Columbia Southern University offers flexible online associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in fields such as fire administration, business administration, criminal justice and occupational safety and health. CSU also offers affordable tuition, textbooks provided and no scheduled classes. Learn more at ColumbiaSouthern.edu or call 877-347-6050.
*How to Earn CEUs
- This course has been approved for one contact hour and .1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
- Attendees must be logged in for the duration of the webinar in order to receive CEUs.
- Upon completion of the webinar, CEUs must be requested at ColumbiaSouthern.edu/CE.
- Verified attendees will receive a CEU certificate in a PDF format.
- The fee for this service is $25. This fee will be waived for verified CSU Students, Alumni, and Learning Partners.
