FST 100 - Principles of Emergency Services

Institution:

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

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Description:

Provides an overview to fire protection, career opportunities in fire protection and related fields, philosophy and history of fire protection/service, fire loss analysis, organization and function of public and private fire protection services, fire departments as part of local government, laws and regulations affecting the fire service, fire service nomenclature, specific fire protection functions, basic fire chemistry and physics, introduction to fire protection systems, and introduction to fire strategy and tactics. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Usually offered in the fall semester)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reynolds.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 371-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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