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Online Bennett

[CASE SUMMARIES ARE NOT PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE]

Lawrence T. Bennett, Esq.
lawrence.bennett@uc.edu

  • Lawrence Bennett, Esq. is Professor Emeritus, and was Program Chair of the Fire Science & Emergency Management program (2009 - 2024).  He has been an attorney since 1970, and for 40 years was an Ohio certified firefighter (FF I) and emergency medical technician  (EMT-B).
  • Case summaries update in his textbook, Fire Service Law (Second Edition)
    • Published in Jan. 2017 by Waveland Press - contact Neil Rowe, njrwaveland.com); ISBN 978-1-4786-3397-6; book available at Waveland Press site. 
  • Textbook is used in the National Fire Academy’s “degrees at a distance” course, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection.
  • EMS cases are updated Bennett's free, online textbook: EMS LAW - LEGAL LESSONS LEARNED
    • Published June 2018 by scholar@UC - ISBN:  978-1-949104-03-5 DOI: 0.7945/C2NX1Z; book available at scholar@UC.
  • For questions and comments, please contact lawrence.bennett@uc.edu or 513-470-2744 (cell).

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Textbooks

TEXTBOOK: EMS LAW (Third Edition, 2020); FREE ONLINE TEXTBOOK: (ISBN: 978-1-949104-05-9); (2nd Edition 2018; 1st Edition 2012);

TEXTBOOK: FIRE SERVICE LAW (Second Edition, 2017) (ISBN 978-1-4786-3397-6); Waveland Press (First Edition – Prentice Hall, 2008).

 

Fire Science Required Textbooks, by Course
UC ClassSessionClass TitleInstructorTextbook TitleISBN
FST1077First/ Fall PROBLEM SOLVINGEric Reiners/ Doug WehmeyerMathematics & Problem Solving for Fire Service Personnel, Mahoney9780135028254
FST2049Second/ Fall & SprHAZARDOUS MATERIALSMichael GabenneschHazardous Materials Awareness and Operations, 2nd edition                                             by Rob Schnepp (with recommendations from The National Fire Protection Association, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs)                                                  Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning978-1-4496-4154-2
FST2079 Second/ Fall & Spr FIREFIGHTER SAFETYBrian CarlsonFord, T. (2017). Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival (2nd ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.9780134323336
FST3019First/ Fall & Spr BLDG CONST FIRE PROBrian CarlsonBrannigan, F. L. & Corbett, G. P. (2019). Brannigan’s Building Construction for the Fire Service, (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.1284177319 / 978-1284177312
FST3021Second/ Fall & SprTERRORISM EMER. RESPONDERSSteve Kelly/         Rob Warfel Free Text 
FST3043/ 6043Second/ Fall & SprCOMMUNITY PARAMEDICINEWilhelm MuellerFree Text 
FST3047 Second/ SpringINTRO EMERG. MGT.Jonathan WestendorfHaddow, G. D., Bullock, J. A., & Coppola, D. P. (2016). Introduction to emergency management (6th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Cambridge978-0-12-803064-6
FST3081Second/ Fall & SprANALYTICAL APPROACHES FIRE/EMSDemond Simmons1. Applications of Fire Research & Improvement by M.R. Gunderson & J. T. Lindsey (10/30/2020)  2. Publication Manual of The American Psychological Association (7th ed).   3.  Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, & Mixed Methods Approach by J.W. Creswell &  J.D. Creswell (12/19/2017)1. 9781284206456   2. 1433832151   3. 1506386709
FST3085 First/ Fall& Spr&SummerPOLITICAL AND LEGALLawrence Bennett Fire Service Law Waveland Press9781478633976
FST3092First/ Fall& SprBUDGET & COMM.

Mark Kissling/

Mark Ober

Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations, by Steven A. Finkler, Daniel L. Smith, Thad D. Calabrese and Robert M. Purtell (Published by SAGE, 5th edition                                                                                          Business Communication: A Problem-Solving Approach, by Kathryn Rentz and Paula Lentz (McGraw-Hill, 2048).   This online textbook is currently used for ENGL 4091 Business Writing, a course taught through the English Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. 9781506326849 & 9781259565878
FST4050Second/ Summer EMR Haz MaterialsBJ Jetter

Hazardous Material Managing the Incident  Fourth Edition; Noll, Gregory and. Hildebrand, Michael S: publisher Jones and Barlett

Reference Only: Homeland Security Principles and Practices of Terrorism Response, Maniscalco, Paul and Christen, Hank T. Publisher Jones and Bartlett 

 ISBN 978-1-4496-7084-9

 ISBN 978-0-7637-5785-4

FST 4072 Second/ SpringOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYMichael GabenneschAccident Prevention Manual: Engineering & Technology, 13th Edition

978-087912-281-2

FST 4073 Second/ SpringINTRO INDUS HYGIENEMichael GabenneschFundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 6th Edition

978-0-87912-312-3

FST4076Second/ FallPRINCIPLES OF ERGONOMICSMichael GabenneschErgonomics Process Management, A Blueprint for Quality and Compliance              Edited by James P. Kohn, Ph.D., CSP, CIH, CPE                                                                             Published by CRC Press LLC1-56670-226-7
FST4081Second/ Fall &SprPersonnel ManagementChris Eisele

Fire Service Law

Fire Service Management

ISBN 0-13-155288-0

ISBN 0-13-512677-0

FST4082Full/ Fall & SprApplications of Fire ResearchNathan BromenApplications of Fire Research and Improvement, 2nd edition9781284206456
FST 4086 First/ Spring MANAGERIAL HAZMATRandall Hanifen1. Fire Protection Handbook (National Fire Protection Association), Volumes I and II, Arthur E. Cote (Editor), 20th edition (January 1, 2008).  Publisher: National Fire Protection Association; ISBN #: 0-87765-758-0. 2. Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident, by Michael Hildebrand and Gregory Noll. 4th Edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4496-7084-9.978-1-4496-7084-9   0-87765-758-0
FST 5044Second/ Fall& SprLEADERSHIPTodd Owens/ Jonathan WestndorfWorking with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman978055337858