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FIRS 101 Orientation 1 1 cr hr FIRS 104 Safety 1 1 cr hr This course covers important aspects of safety on the fire ground and around the station. It is designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the following: accident control concepts, safety programs, safe use of facilities, personal protective equipment, safety in training, en route hazard, the emergency scene, special hazards, and inspection safety. FIRS 107 First Aid 1 1 cr hr The firefighter student in this course will receive instruction leading to certification in General First Aid and CPR. Instruction will also be given in the "Heimlich" maneuver, triage, identifying and treating burns, controlling bleeding, applying dressing and bandages, and identifying and treating poisoning. FIRS 110 Fund of Fire Service Science 1 2 cr hrs This course is designed to provide the student with a basic knowledge of applied mathematics technically related to the field of fire science. In addition, other basic science principles are covered to include: Principles of fire protection chemistry; characteristics of matter; mechanics of liquids; magnet and magnetism; electricity; and atomic energy and radiation. FIRS 112 Water Supply 1 1 cr hr In this course, the student will learn to identify properties of water, sources of water supply, parts of a water distribution system, types of hydrants, different types of pressure, and types of water main valves. Instruction will also be given in inspecting a fire hydrant, reading and recording flow pressures, and determining quantity of water from the opening. FIRS 114 Fire Stream, Hydraulics 1 1 cr hr This course will cover different types of fire streams, the characteristics of good fire streams, and the proper fire streams to be used for different types of fires. It will also provide instruction in the operations of common foam-making devices and the use of different foams. Identification of nozzles and tips according to type, design, nozzle pressure, and flow in GPM for proper operation of each is part of this course of instruction. FIRS 116 Ropes, Knots, and Rescue 1 1 cr hr This course is designed to instruct the student in the use of ropes in a wide variety of applications: in the use of backboards and stretchers, victim lifts, carries and drags; and in methods for searching for victims in buildings. FIRS 118 Forcible Entry 1 1 cr hr This course provides the necessary knowledge and practical skills applications needed to perform the following forcible-entry operations: forcing doors, opening locked windows, opening walls and ceilings, opening roofs, and opening floors. FIRS 120 Breathing Apparatus 1 1 cr hr This course is designed to instruct the fire fighter student in the operational functions of self-contained protective breathing apparatus and the methods of maintaining it and putting it on. Proper methods for charging air cylinders and the limitations and the degree of protection of self-contained breathing equipment are also covered in this course. Many exercises in this course emphasize practical use of the equipment in a variety of simulated fire ground situations. FIRS 123 Hose Techniques 1 1 cr hr All types, sizes, and uses of hoses are covered in this course including the use of nozzles--their attachment to hoses and the advancing of charged and dry lines. Inspection, maintenance, cleaning, rolling, and carrying of hose are other topics of instruction within the course. FIRS 125 Ladder Techniques 1 1 cr hr All types of ladders used in the fire service, their parts and their uses will be covered in this course. Ladder raises, ladder carries, materials used in ladder construction, ladder inspection, care maintenance, and testing are also topics of instruction in this course. FIRS 127 Building Construction 1 1 cr hr This course is designed to provide the student with a thorough background in building construction principles as they relate to fire fighting. Included are general construction principles, wood and ordinary construction, mill construction, and concrete and steel construction. Concepts of "fireproof" and "fire resistant" are also covered. FIRS 129 Ventilation 1 1 cr hr This course is designed to instruct the student in the use of hand and power tools as they apply to ventilation and forcible entry. The course also offers instruction in breaking and clearing windows, forcing windows, breaking walls, proper ventilation methods, and prevention of backdraft and safety precautions to be taken during ventilation. FIRS 131 Salvage and Overhaul 1 1 cr hr This course will demonstrate the construction and use of a water chute and a water catchall, explain different methods of routing water and removing debris from a structure, demonstrate proper methods for folding and spreading salvage covers, explain main reasons for salvage and overhaul operations and precautions to be taken during them towards the prevention of evidence destruction. FIRS 133 Fundamentals of Fire Math 2 cr hrs This course teaches a basic understanding of the fundamental math process--fractions, decimal fractions, measurement and weights, percentages and graphs, ration, proportion, powers and roots. FIRS 134 Fundamentals of Fire Chemistry 4 cr hrs This course includes the foundations of chemistry and chemical principles, language of science, chemical world and some of its reactions, physical forces caused by fire and the reactions that take place, and heat of fires and its significance before and during fires. The firefighter will demonstrate a basic understanding of the properties of solids and their importance in fire science, common flammable and combustible liquids and gases, flames and fire extinguishment, gas to halon extinguishing agents, fire classifications and water to foam agents. FIRS 135 Fundamentals of Fire Physics 4 cr hrs This course includes the characteristics of matter, motion and force, work and machines, liquids, characteristics of gases, combustion and heat, magnetism, electricity, atomic energy, and radiation. This course also includes basic principles and concepts of physical science in measurement, physical description, applied geometry, matter, mechanical properties of solids, fluids, force and accelerations, static equilibrium, energy and power, friction, simple machines, hydraulics and pneumatic principle, fluid in motion, waves, heat and temperature, heat transfer, heat engines, electricity, and magnetism and alternating currents. FIRS 201 Fire Cause Determination 2 cr hrs This course is designed to prepare the student with the knowledge and skills needed to correctly determine fire causes--the fire department's responsibility, the fire company's role, fire setters, and preserving and documenting evidence for the investigator and courtroom testimony. FIRS 202 Fire Ground Management 2 cr hrs The assuming of command of operation in a fire situation is the main subject of this course, dealing with the specific performances of sizing up; positioning of vehicle, equipment, and personnel; determining point of attack; type of lay or lays required; type and size of hose and nozzles to be used; the supervision of personnel in accomplishing forcible entry, rescue, and other fire suppression activities. FIRS 203 Haz Materials Incident Analysis 1 1 cr hr This course is designed to give the student information on target hazards, configuration, local disaster plans, and the process of locating and notifying agencies on the disaster preparedness directory. The fire department's participation in the following disasters will also be covered: train derailment, building collapse, hazardous chemical/material exposure, major highway accident, aircraft accident, earthquake, fuel spill, forest fires, floods and riots. FIRS 285 Cooperative Education 1-10 cr hrs A maximum of 10 credits will be awarded for supervised on-the-job training upon completion of all course work. The on-the-job training consists of the practical application of the principles and practices taught in the prescribed courses. The credits will be granted upon written recommendation of the instructor of record and the local fire chief. Contact Information and Location: |
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