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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the fire service. It introduces students to the various types of fire organizations, issues concerning fireground management and firefighter safety, the major types of apparatus and equipment employed, and the most current techniques and extinguishing agents used in fighting fires. Students will also examine the numerous public and private sector employment opportunities. (2 contact hours)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the fire service. It introduces students to the various types of fire organizations, issues concerning fireground management and firefighter safety, the major types of apparatus and equipment employed, and the most current techniques and extinguishing agents used in fighting fires. Students will also examine the numerous public and private sector employment opportunities. (3 contact hours)
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2.00 Credits
This course provides students with an understanding of contemporary management principles and practices as they apply to the fire service, and discusses administrative methods for managing the public organization. Students will gain an understanding of the decisions and challenges facing today's fire service administrators. Topics include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and budgeting for a typical fire department. This course provides instruction commensurate with many sections of NFPA 1021, also known as the standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications. (2 contact hours)
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students with a basic orientation to fire service mission, standards, and firefighter personal protective equipment. Additionally, basic instruction is provided in the areas of incident management, fire behavior, ventilation, ladders, hose streams, entry, rescue, and overhaul. (1 contact hour)
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the principles and practices involved in the proper installation of private fire protection and detection systems, and the selection of the appropriate extinguishing agents and detectors based upon the hazards encountered. The course includes the study of sprinkler systems, total flood and local application types of special suppression systems, several styles of fire detection and annunciation, and several other systems. This course provides instruction commensurate with selected recommendations of various National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for Professional Qualifications. (2 contact hours)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with a study of the fire codes, their relation to building construction, and maintenance of fire and life safety systems. The course examines various techniques for recognition and correction of fire code violations. Special emphasis is placed on application of knowledge gained regarding the codes and on simulated field inspection. Topics include fire hazard recognition, types of codes and standard, types of inspections, special occupancies, and the need for public relations. This course addresses selected recommendations of NFPA Standard 1031, Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector, Levels I and II. (3 contact hours)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides, through the use of slides and construction plans, advanced training in building construction; plan review to ensure code compliance; and relative resistance of construction elements to fire, flame spread, and structural failure. Topics include construction principles for each major type of building, structural elements, and current issues facing the construction industry. This course addresses selected recommendations of NFPA Standard 1031, Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector, Levels I and II. (3 contact hours)
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1.00 Credits
This course, designed for non-fire science students (EMT, police, or security) provides students with instruction in the recognition and identification of hazardous materials and defensive emergency options available to the first responder. This course meets most requirements/requirements of NFPA Standard 472, OSHA 20CFR1910.120, and U.S. EPA 40CFR311, Awareness and Operations levels. Topics include recognition and identification of hazardous materials, placards and labels, containment systems, inter-modal transportation, and first responder decontamination. (1 contact hour)
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2.00 Credits
This course details the public education planning process and the importance of effective community and media relations in carrying out the mission of public agencies. It places special emphasis on handling customer service and customer relations issues, research, ethics, and communication. The culmination of this course may be a tour of a media facility such as a television or radio station, a newspaper production facility, an interview with a media reporter, or another appropriate activity. This course provides instruction commensurate with most recommendations of NFPA Standard 1041, Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, Levels I and II, and FEMA's Public Information Officer program. This course is cross listed as FIRE 1350 Public Sector Community Relations and Customer Service and EMGT 1350 Public Sector Community Relations and Customer Service. Students who have taken the course under the alternative course ID should not take this course. (2 contact hours)
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2.00 Credits
This course, designed for non-fire science students, provides essential information needed to effectively carry out the strategies selected by the Fireground Commander. Special emphasis is placed on the entire pre-emergency planning process, incident sizeup, tactical decision making, tactical operations, and task assignments. (2 contact hours)
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