Students in this course will explore the development of public safety responses to major incidents following the National Response Framework (NRF), the Incident Command System (ICS), and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Students will learn how to manage public safety resources in school shootings, major accidents including trains and planes, pandemics, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters including hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires. Students will conduct classroom exercises using real life or fictional events to manage major incidents and catastrophes. They will learn to critically analyze policy as well as specific events for effectiveness in achieving practical, social and ethical goals.