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3.00 Credits
The fundamental requirements of fire prevention. This course emphasizes the laws applied to fire prevention, including federal fire safety requirements for industry and commerce, solving technical problems encountered, recognition of hazards, prevention of fires and inspection techniques. Special attention is applied to life safety from fire in the home, school, public assembly, and all other places where people are assembled and endangered by fire. Fall semester only. Three class hours. 3 Credits.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of building construction methods and materials of construction. The approach is to study the stability of buildings and materials under fire conditions. The emphasis is upon safety under fire conditions and the technology of limiting fire spread in new and existing buildings. Three class hours. 3 Credits.
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3.00 Credits
A course illustrating the physical and chemical aspects of fire suppression technology. The student will pursue a detailed study of the chemistry of fire, along with modern methods of fire suppression, tactical decisions and post fire analysis. Spring semester only. Three class hours. 3 Credits.
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3.00 Credits
A course to acquaint the student with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Construction Code and supporting reference standards. Students will be presented an overview of the code and will be able to confidently research design and modification issues pertaining to new construction, new use, remodeling, renovations, alterations, and repairs to buildings using the current New York State Building Construction Code. Three class hours. 3 Credits.
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5.00 Credits
This course gives the firefighter the basic skills and education to work safely and effectively as a member of a fire fighting team. Topics include fire behavior, safety practices, use of self-contained breathing apparatus, personal protective equipment, use of fire-fighting appliances, hazardous materials first response at the operations level, and working as part of a fire-fighting team. Five class hours. 5 Credits.
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2.00 Credits
This 30 hours of advanced fire fighting is specifically designed to provide structural firefighters with the higher level of skills and knowledge required to handle fires in commercial, residential and institutional properties. Both hands-on use of fire training simulators and classroom presentations will be provided to the students. The classroom presentation will familiarize students with building construction, fire service hydraulics, chemistry of fire, foam systems, fire detection, and tactical considerations in suppression. The hands-on application will consist of conducting advanced rescue techniques, room and content fire suppression in commercial and residential environments, application of fire fighting foams, and sprinkler systems application. Students will also be presented with flashover simulations and re-ignition of fires. Prerequisite: FPT 111 2 Credits.
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to acquaint the student with the major issues in the growing threat of global terrorism. The student will be presented an overview of the history and development of terrorism, types of terrorism, terrorist groups, psychology of terrorism, structure and dynamics of terrorist groups, terrorists techniques, financing of terrorism, the media and terrorism, legal issues, and terrorism of the future. Three class hours. 3 Credits.
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2.50 Credits
This Basic Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) class is specifically designed to provide new airport firefighters with the basic skills and knowledge required to handle aircraft crashes and conduct fire suppression operations as they relate to rescue and fire extinguishment. Both hands-on use of the aircraft fire training simulators and classroom presentations will be provided to the students. The classroom presentation will provide familiarization of chemistry of fire, fire extinguishing agents, the Incident Management System (IMS), airport familiarization, aircraft types and familiarization, hazardous materials and cargo handling, and pre-incident planning/post incident operations. The skills application session will consist of conducting advanced rescue techniques, fire suppression operations in an aviation environment, application of firefighting foams on flammable liquids, and specialized apparatus and equipment operations. Forty class hours. 2.5 Credits.
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0.50 Credits
This course provides firefighters with the knowledge and skills to extinguish aircraft fuel spill fires, utilizing both classroom and live-fire extinguishment simulation. This course exceeds FAR 139 annual requirements for live fire training. Must have firefighter certification. Eight class hours. .5 Credits.
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0.50 Credits
This course provides firefighters with the knowledge and skills to extinguish specialized aircraft fires, including fires in the cockpit, cabin, lavatory, engine, and brakes. This course utilizes both classroom and live-fire extinguishment simulation. This course exceeds FAR 139 annual requirements for live fire training. Must have firefighter certification. Eight class hours. .5 Credits.
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