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IO = Infrequently Offered Course
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FS 5648 |
Intermediate
Incident Command System |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
Incident
Command System |
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This course
provides training on and resources for personnel who require a more advanced
application of the Incident Command System (ICS). |
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FS 5649 |
Incident
Command System |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course is
designed to develop an understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) and
its application in both emergency and non-emergency situations. This course
addresses the need for an ICS, an overview of the structure and flexibility
of ICS, and an understanding of the command skills necessary to function
effectively in an ICS structure. This course is
designed to meet the needs of firefighters and Fire Officers who have
responsibilities to deploy, implement, and/or function within an Incident
Command System. |
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FS 5650 |
Essentials of Fire
Fighting |
4 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Development of skills
required for basic fire fighting.
Focus on the theory of fire protection and on identification and use
of equipment. Three hours of lab and
three hours of lecture each week. |
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FS 5651 |
Introduction to Fire
Science |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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An introduction to fire
science and fire protection. Includes
career opportunities in fire protection and related field; history of fire
protection; fire loss analysis; pubic, quasi-public, and private fire
protection services; specific fire protection functions; and fire chemistry
and physics. |
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FS 5658 |
Fundamentals of Fire
Prevention |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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A study of organization
and functions of fire prevention, inspection, surveying and mapping procedures,
recognition of fire and life hazards, engineering as a solution of a fire
hazard, enforcing the solution of a fire hazard, and public relations. |
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FS 5659 |
Fire Investigation |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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A study of skills
required to determine the cause of a fire.
Course does not deal with arson investigation, except as it relates to
fire cause determination. |
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FS 5660 |
Fire Apparatus and
Equipment |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Fire apparatus design,
specifications, and performance capabilities; effective utilization of
apparatus in fire science emergencies. |
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FS 5665 |
Seminar in Fire Science |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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The purpose of this course
is to expose fire fighters to new and changing techniques in the field of
fire science. The field of fire
science changes rapidly due to the technological advances in equipment and
apparatus. This course will prepare
fire fighters currently in the field to keep abreast of the latest
technology, equipment, and procedures used to prevent and control fires. |
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