Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course analyzes leadership theories, skills, and techniques for communication used in public safety management. The objective is to define and explain basic concepts of leadership; analyze personal leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities; and evaluate leadership performance in the current public safety environment. Topics include leadership theories and styles, roles of the leader in the emergency management environment, including planning, organizing, leading, controlling and communications necessary in a complex emergent environment. Emphasis includes transferable leadership traits for public safety managers deployed in a unified response to large scale disaster or community crisis. Course work includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IS-247.B: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alert Originators and California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) L0105: Public Information and Warning courses. This course increases awareness of the benefits of using Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for effective alerts and warnings; skill to draft more appropriate, effective, and accessible alert and warning messages; the importance of training, testing, and exercising with IPAWS. This course is intended for upper division students majoring in Public Safety Management. 