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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An overview of fire characteristics, properties of water, apparatus and appliances. Emphasis on developing proper fire streams using hydraulic calculations (theoretical and practical). Also covers drafting of water, velocity and discharge, friction loss, engine and nozzle pressure, pressure losses, municipal water supplies, standpipes and sprinklers, flow and pump testing and applications in fire science.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides the laws, rules and driving techniques for emergency vehicles, as well as a review of fire service hydraulics. Fireground evolutions and a driving course make up the practical part of the course. The evolution portion of the course includes the use of pre-connected lines, tandem pumping, drafting, relays and master streams. The student should have a basic understanding of fire stream hydraulics prior to entering this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study of fire inspection practices, including such items as purpose, definition, liability, authority, responsibility, organizational structure, fire courses, fire behavior, flame spread, inspection technique, methods of conducting inspections, occupancy types, fire load, and Fire Prevention Bureau certification.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study of private fire protection and detection systems, such as sprinkler and standpipe systems, chemical extinguishing systems, detection systems and devices. Each system is discussed as to its need, construction and preventive maintenance and individual use.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic emergency planning concepts for federal, state, local governments and businesses. The course also demonstrates the importance of all hazard risk assessments and exercising plans for refinement.
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3.00 Credits
This course discusses the evolution of emergency management. It provides an insight of emergency management systems including: function; phases of emergency management; relationships between local, state, federal agencies; career opportunities; emergency manager responsibilities. The course also examines modern approaches to disaster management based on theory, legal requirements and community expectations.
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1.00 Credits
In this course, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the principles and features of an incident command system, how an incident command system is organized, incident facilities and their purposes (such as but not limited to command post, staging area, bases, camps, and heliports-helispots), incident resources such as strike teams, task forces, and single resources, and common responsibilities, such as communications and forms, in incident management.
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1.00 Credits
In this course, the student must be able to list and describe the duties of various positions within the incident command system, construct an incident management organization for a given incident or event, including appropriate procedures for establishing command, transferring command, and terminating an incident, demonstrate knowledge of efficient incident resource management including logistics, finance, administration, and record-keeping, demonstrate a familiarity with air operations, and demonstrate knowledge of incident planning processes.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview for all hazards and disaster dynamics. Impact on population, infrastructure and economy will also be examined. The course includes the disaster management cycle and hazard monitoring systems.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides a 2-day training to prepare first-responder personnel to take the appropriate course of action at the scene of a potential terrorist incident. The course will provide students with a general understanding and recognition of terrorism, defensive considerations (biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive), as well as command and control issues associated with criminal incidents.
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