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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on the shared responsibility of all fire service personnel to prevent fires and fire losses. Topics include: survey of fire prevention activities, conducting basic fire prevention inspections, life safety code, review of local and state laws regarding fire inspection, and review of applicable codes and standards.
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5.00 Credits
(Corequisite: FSC 101) Introduces a proactive approach to fire service injury and loss prevention. Topics include: a survey of fire deaths and injuries, physical fitness, training, station activities, emergency scene activities, post-incident activities, accident/loss analysis, safety officers, employee assistance programs, protective clothing, and equipment, insurance, and a review of applicable laws and standards including NFPA 1500.
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5.00 Credits
Presents an introduction to Fire Service Management. Management theories, responsibilities and concepts are discussed beginning from a historical perspective and leading to practical modern methods. Topics include: organization management, planning for and evaluating community fire protection, program management, managing innovation, financial management, personnel management, training, emergency management, emergency medical systems, community relations, public fire safety education, alternative delivery systems, equipment and buildings, and special operations, and legal aspects of fire service management.
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5.00 Credits
Begins with the history and theories of the use of water for fire extinguishment then moves to practical application of the principles of hydraulics in water systems and on the fire ground. Topics include: water at rest and in motion, velocity and discharge, water distribution systems, fire service pumps, friction loss, engine and nozzle pressures, fire streams, stand pipe systems, automatic sprinkler systems, fire fighting foams, and the clip board friction loss system.
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5.00 Credits
Presents a review of fire detection and protection systems including: automatic sprinkler systems, portable fire extinguishers, restaurant/kitchen systems, special hazard systems, detection systems and control systems. The applicable laws, codes and standards will be introduced along with regulatory and support agencies.
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5.00 Credits
Presents building construction features from the perspective of the fire service with emphasis placed on the use of building construction information to prevent and reduce firefighter and civilian deaths and injuries. Topics include: principles of construction, wood construction, ordinary construction, garden apartments, principles of fire resistance, steel construction, concrete construction, fire growth, smoke containment, high rise construction, trusses, automatic sprinklers, rack storage, buildings under construction, and pre-fire planning.
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3.00 Credits
Study of building plans and prints to determine their compliance with code. Prepares students for plans review from a fire prevention standpoint, using the Life Safety Code. This course considers types of building construction and how they affect fire and life safety. Required for the Georgia Municipal Fire Inspector Certificate.
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5.00 Credits
Addresses the area of emergency scene management. It begins with a review of the programs and processes, which are the basis for a successful command system, and then moves into the functions of command. Initial and extended response to small and large incidents will be covered. The student will become familiar with "ICS", "Fire Command", and other successful incident management concepts and will make extensive use of fire simulation to practice new skills.
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5.00 Credits
This course considers problems of hazardous materials in transportation, storage, and use. Additional emphasis is covered on emergency services in combating, coordinating and controlling a hazardous materials incident. Covers bulk storage of hazardous materials and their transportation by land, sea, and air.
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5.00 Credits
This course includes: introduction to the crime of arson, fire fighters responsibilities in fire cause determination, fire behavior, fire causes, point of origin determination, fire scene investigation, field equipment, evidence collection and preservation, fire related deaths, forensic lab services and equipment, arson motives, arson for profit, information sources, insurance, and vehicle fires. Also included are statutes relevant to arson, defenses to arson, law of arrest, search and seizure, administrative inspections and searches, evidence rules, trial preparation, and judicial proceedings. Students will investigate prepared fires to practice their skills.
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