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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit each. Integrate education with on-the-job experience. See Internships section of this catalog for a complete description of these courses.
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2.00 - 6.00 Credits
2 to 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: Employed in a related field of major program of study or departmental approval. This course is the first in a series of four courses that will enable the student to gain practical work experience. The student will work a minimum of 75 hours throughout the semester for each credit awarded. Topics of special interest to the student will be developed.
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2.00 - 6.00 Credits
2 to 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: FS 197 with a C or better, employed in a related field of major program of study or departmental approval. This course will enable the student to demonstrate greater competence in work environment skills. This is the second in a series of four courses. The student will work a minimum of 75 hours throughout the semester for each credit awarded. Topics of special interest to the student will be developed.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: FS 100 with a C or better. This course will enable the student to make effective fire ground decisions pertaining to the implementation of the Incident Management System and building and structural collapse indications and potentials. The student will identify and practice safe handling of rescue and extrication tools, and will obtain basic knowledge and skills in performing vehicle extrications and other special rescue situations. The student will gain an understanding of various hose tools and appliances, hydrant flow and operability. The student will recognize container features in order to identify various types of hazardous materials and will learn to mitigate hazardous materials incidents using defensive measures. The student will demonstrate teamwork, communication, and roles and responsibilities of hazardous materials first responder at the operations level will be covered. This course will prepare the student to meet National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Standard 1001, Firefighter Professional Qualifications, Firefighter II level. The student will be introduced to NFPA Standard 472, Professional Competencies of Responders to Hazardous Material Incidents, at the Operations level.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: FS 100 with a C or better or be currently enrolled in FS 100. This course will enable the student to become familiar with the components of modern fire apparatus such as pumpers, aerial apparatus, tankers, etc. Through an analysis of various systems, including electrical, braking, drive train, chassis frame, hydraulics and more, the student will develop the skills needed to write specifications for the purchase of new fire equipment.
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3.00 Credits
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: FS 100 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment in FS 100. This course will enable the student to understand the mechanics of liquids, particularly as they pertain to water flow, hydrants, pumps, standpipes, hoses, nozzles, and sprinkler systems, as adapted to firefighting practices. The student will develop knowledge of how various gauges operate and how to properly read devices such as manometers and pressure gauges. The student will develop experience with hydrostatic devices, pump problems, cavitations, and the use of a pitot and venture meters. Students will also learn to calculate factors to get results in working with fluids in motion, head calculations, friction losses, and velocity flow. This course will enable the student to succeed in fire service pump operations.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: FS 100 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment in FS 100. This course will enable the student to identify and execute tactics, strategies, and procedures during fire ground operations, as part of a team or as an individual. The student will develop skills in identifying problems that modern construction presents during fire ground operations. The student will address incident preplanning, incident action plans, potential fire ground problems, special methods and equipment used during fire fighting operations, and post fire analysis. The student will be able to identify each position within the Incident Management System and acknowledge the importance of establishing attack and rescue priorities during various emergency operations.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: FS 100 with a C or better or currently enrolled in FS 100. Fire service seminars offered shall represent subject matter related to technical fields of fire service and offer professional training for pre-service and in-service people. Seminars include classroom study, demonstrations and drills in fire apparatus, fire tactics, fire suppression, hazardous materials, applied rescues, safety, explosives, arson detection and investigation, petroleum fires, building inspections and other fire-related subjects.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: CH 105 and FS 200 with a C or better. This course will enable the student to gain a basic understanding of chemistry involving hazardous materials. The student will study chemical bonding, hydrocarbon derivatives, combustion, and flammable and dangerous substances. The student will be able to size up and mitigate a hazardous material incident scene using an understanding of physical and chemical properties of hazardous materials. The student will also learn about hazardous materials likely to be encountered in a terrorist event and how to effectively respond.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: FS100 or currently enrolled in FS 100. This course will enable the student to gain a basic understanding of the command roles and responsibilities during fires and other emergency incidents. The student will be able to identify life threatening and nonlife threatening situations during emergencies, and based on given data will be able to effectively manage the emergency utilizing resources and various tactics and strategies.
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