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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Emphasizes practical knowledge oftechnical communications techniques, procedures, and reporting formats used in industry and business. Topics include: reference use and research; device and process description; formal technical report writing; business correspondence; and technical report presentation.
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5.00 Credits
Topics include introduction to: the history of fire science, fire safety for people and property, fire behavior, fire hazards of materials, fire investigation and data collection, fire protection through building construction and design, water-based and non-water-based fire protection systems, alarms and detection systems and devices, municipal fire defenses, fire department organization, codes and standards, fire service organizations, and fire service careers.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission) This course provides an introduction to the modern fire service and will prepare the student to further pursue a career in firefighting. Topics include: career opportunities, fire department orientation, fire department communications, infection control, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hazardous materials, and fire responder awareness level.
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6.00 Credits
(Prerequisite/Corequisite: FSC 102) This course provides educational and practical training for the firefighter trainees. Topics include: firefighter orientation and safety, protective clothing, fire behavior, breathing apparatus, ropes, knots and hoisting, ladders, forcible entry, ventilation, fire streams, hoe and appliances, water supply, introduction to fire control, fire rescue, safety review and work stations, salvage, overhaul, and structural fire simulations.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisites/Corequisites: FSC 102, FSC 103) This course provides live fire training and other physically demanding firefighting activities. Topics include: life safety ropes and extinguishment, portable fire extinguishers, sprinkler operations, water supplies, fire tactics and safety, foam fire streams, ground cover/wildland fires, Class A Fires, dumpster fires, vehicle fires, structural fires, and emergency response to fires.
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5.00 Credits
This course addresses some of the most important responsibilities of the modern fire service; teaching the public to prevent or if needed, escape fires and related emergencies. Topics include: firefighters responsibilities for fire investigation, fire reporting, introduction to the use of fire data, home safety inspections, introduction to fire and life safety education, fire and safety fundamentals, planning instruction and teaching techniques, and presentations.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission) Introduces common supervision and leadership theories and practices with emphasis on the unique supervisory requirements created by the nature of fire department shift work and change from emergency to nonemergency situations. Topics include: management styles and types, leading effectively, stress management, time management, group dynamics, communication, motivation, counseling, conflict resolution, and total quality management principles.
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5.00 Credits
Presents the principles of applying fire department resources to mitigate a fire or related emergency. General topics include: principles of fire fighting, size up, engine company operations, hose line selection and placement, water supply, standpipe and sprinkler operations, ladder company operations, forcible entry, ventilation and search and rescue. Specific fires reviewed will include: private dwellings, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, high-rise structures, buildings under construction, structural collapse, flammable liquid and gas fires, and water front fires.
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5.00 Credits
Students will learn to analyze jobs and information, then prepare and present related training. Emphasis is placed on planning, organizing, presenting, and testing, using methodologies appropriate to the subject. Topics include: orientation to emergency services instruction, communication, planning and analysis, objectives, learning, assessment, methods of instruction, instructor materials, media, training related group dynamics, classroom management, and the legal environment. Students will have numerous opportunities to apply what they learn.
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5.00 Credits
Presents a study of the basic fundamentals of emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, types of chemicals - specifically hazardous chemicals. Emphasis is placed on emergency service in combating, controlling, and coordinating a hazardous materials incident.
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