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Course Criteria
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10.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FT 106B or Firefighter I Certification. This academy builds on the Firefighter I Academy and reinforces those basic skills. In addition this academy covers; fire department communications, foams, fireground operations (tactics and strategies), advanced rescue operations, firefighter survival, fire prevention, public education, advanced building construction, pre-planning, equipment operation, equipment maintenance, equipment and hose testing, basic hydraulics, intermediate wildland fire behavior (S-290), basic air operations (S-270), hydrant testing, and basic vehicle extrication.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None This course intends to increase the students awareness to situations and conditions that compromise firefighter safety both on and off the emergency incident. The student will also learn the importance of firefighter physical and mental fitness and understand the components of Critical Incident Stress. The student will also be able to describe the common denominators associated with wild land firefighting injuries and fatalities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Fire Ecology and Ecosystem Management studies the science of ecosystem management and the effects of fire on ecosystem. In addition the course studies the past and future of fire as a tool in ecosystem management as well as the social, economic, legal and political considerations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FT 110B. This is a course in the study of wild land fire pattern change due to the effects of fuels, topography and weather. This includes fire physics, meteorology, extreme fire danger and blow-up conditions. Emphasizes safety throughout. This has been accepted by Boise Interagency Fire Center, B.L.M. and U.S. Forest Service as equivalent to S.390 Intermediate Fire Behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Intensified analysis of fire protection equipment; systems of fire detection and prevention used in modern structures; problems of older structures and systems; visitations to facilities that contain up-to-date equipment and system installations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Review of fire chemistry, equipment and manpower, basic fire fighting tactics and strategy, methods of attack; preplanning fire problems; company fire fighting capability.
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10.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FT 106B or Firefighter I Certification. This academy will refresh on the basic Firefighter I skills. In addition the curriculum will cover: all rescue operations at the awareness level, extrication at the operational level, high and low angle rope rescue at the operational level, hazardous material survival and decision making, hazardous material decon, and terrorism preparedness.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None An in-depth study of the organization and management as related to a fire department, including budget, records and reports, utilization of manpower and equipment, interagency and public relations and leadership from a company officer's position.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Physical elements of geography. Earth and its representation. Nature and distribution of climate, land forms, natural vegetation and soils. Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week. Transfers for four credits to UNR/UNLV. Satisfies UNR science core curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Systematic consideration of the spatial aspects of human culture. Major thesis: spatial history and morphology, society-land relations and economic development and resource utilization. Satisfies UNR social science core curriculum.
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