Fire Science Courses
Introduction to the fire service, industry expectations and what it
takes to succeed.
Through a combination of lecture and hands-on training, students will learn how to
perform basic functions of structural firefighting in a safe and effective manner.
This course in combination with Intermediate Fire Science (FS 121) will include an
embedded
certification of IFSAC Firefighter One. Prerequisites: fire department sponsorship.
This course advances the student’s skills in maintaining good relations with the public
through effective communication and delivering customer service in a sometimes difficulty
setting. Includes the roles and responsibilities firefighters play in community relations
and public information/education. Also includes the firefighter’s roles for caring
for the “internal” and “external” customers.
Studies of fluid mechanics dealing with the mechanical properties of water at rest
and in motion, its application to suppression operations, and fire streams. Includes
municipal and rural water supply operations, basic fire pump components, systems and
operational skills. Prerequisites: fire department sponsorship.
Through a combination of lecture and hands-on training, the student will learn how
to perform intermediate functions of structural firefighting in a safe and effective
manner. This course in combination with Basic Fire Science (FS 106) will include an
embedded certification of IFSAC Firefighter One. Prerequisites: fire department sponsorship
and FS 106.
Provides the new wildland firefighter with basic FFT2 Red Card-qualifying skills to
effectively and safely suppress wildfires while under close supervision. Prerequisites:
fire department sponsorship.
Overview of engineering principles by building construction, characteristics of building
classifications, life and fire safety devices, fire assemblies, fire loading, fire
resistance, and flame spread ratings. Covers the hazards of various methods, techniques,
components and materials of building construction. Prerequisites: fire department
sponsorship.
Includes the planning, implementation and evaluation of basic fire tactics at the
responding officer level. Principal elements include size-up, fire simulation, fire
behavior, tactics, strategy, resource requirements and proper allocation of resources.
Prerequisites: fire department sponsorship, FS106, FS121.
Designed to prepare the student in the knowledge of hazardous materials and how it
relates to the fire service. This course will include embedded certifications of IFSAC
Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations. Prerequisites: fire department
sponsorship.
Through a combination of lecture and hands-on training, students will learn how to
perform advanced functions of structural firefighting in a safe and effective manner.
This course will include an embedded certification of IFSAC Firefighter Two. Prerequisites:
fire department sponsorship, FS106, FS121.
Designed to prepare the student for oral interviews and the job application process.
Prerequisites: fire department sponsorship.