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FIRE TECHNOLOGY 167
104 107 111
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRE HYDRAULICS FIRE INVESTIGATION TECHNOLOGY
FIRE PROTECTION 3.0 Units 3.0 Units
3.0 Units FIRE 107 is designed for review of basic FIRE 111 offers an introduction to arson
mathematics, hydraulic laws and formulas and incendiarism, arson laws, and types of
FIRE 104 provides the Fire Technology or as applied to the fire service, application of incendiary fires. Methods of determining fire
other interested students with an under- formulas and mental calculation to hydraulic cause, recognizing and preserving evidence,
standing of the essential components used in problems, water supply problems, under- interviewing and detaining witnesses. Proce-
building construction that directly relates to writers’ requirements for pumps. Lecture 3 dures in handling juveniles, court procedure
fire safety. The elements of construction and hours. Prerequisite: FIRE 101 or equivalent. and giving court testimony. Lecture 3 hours.
design of structures, factors when inspecting Course Typically Offered: Every Other Year. Prerequisite: FIRE 101 or equivalent. Trans-
buildings, preplanning fire operations, and Transfer Credit: CSU fer Credit: CSU
operating at emergencies will be discussed.
The development and evolution of building 108 112
and fire codes will be studied in relationship FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT WILDLAND FIRE CONTROL
to past fires in residential, commercial, and 3.0 Units 3.0 Units
industrial occupancies. Lecture 3 hours.
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 100, FIRE 108 covers the general technical knowl- FIRE 112 is designed to provide the employed
ENGL 120 or ESL 151 or equivalent. Note: edge of driving laws, driving techniques, firefighter or fire science major with a funda-
May be taken 2 times for credit. Course construction, and operation of pumping mental knowledge of the factors affecting
Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer engines, ladder trucks, aerial platforms, wildland fire prevention, fire behavior, and
Credit: CSU specialized equipment, and apparatus main- control techniques. Lecture 3 hours. Prereq-
tenance. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: FIRE uisite: FIRE 101 or equivalent. Transfer
105 101 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Credit: CSU
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS Summer. Transfer Credit: CSU
114
3.0 Units 109 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
RESCUE PRACTICES 3.0 Units
FIRE 105 provides information relating to the 3.0 Units
features of design and operation of fire alarm FIRE 114 is an introduction to basic fire
systems, water-based suppression systems FIRE 109 offers instruction in rescue prac- chemistry and physics. This course covers
special hazard fire suppression systems, tices, the human body, emergency care problems of flammability as encountered
water supply for fire protection and portable of victims, childbirth, artificial respira- by fire-fighters when dealing with toxic
fire extinguishers. Lecture 3 hours. Recom- tion, toxic gases, chemicals and diseases, substances, fuels, explosives, oxidizers and
mended Preparation: ENGL 100, ENGL 120 radioactive hazards, rescue problems and radioactive materials. It also covers fire
or ESL 151 or equivalent. Course Typically techniques. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: fighting practices pertaining to hazardous
Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU FIRE 101 or equivalent. Transfer Credit: CSU materials in storage and transit. Lecture 3
hours. Prerequisite: FIRE 101 or equivalent.
106 110 Course Typically Offered: Summer. Transfer
PRINCIPLES OF FIRE AND FIRE COMPANY ORGANIZATION AND Credit: CSU
EMERGENCY SERVICES SAFETY PROCEDURE
AND SURVIVAL 3.0 Units 115
FIREFIGHTING STRATEGY AND
3.0 Units FIRE 110 consists of the review of fire TACTICS
department organization, fire company 3.0 Units
FIRE 106 introduces the basic concepts of organization, the company officer, personnel
occupational health and safety as it relates administration, communications, fire equip- FIRE 115 presents the review of fire chem-
to emergency service organizations. Course ment, maintenance, training, fire preven- istry, equipment, personnel, basic fire fight-
covers risk evaluation and control proce- tion, fire fighting, company fire fighting ing tactics and strategy, methods of attack,
dures for emergency and non-emergency capability, records and reports, supervision pre-planning fire problems. Related codes
situations. The course curriculum will be and leadership techniques. Lecture 3 hours. and ordinances are also reviewed. Lecture 3
guided by the National Fire Protection Prerequisite: FIRE 101 and 103 or equivalent. hours. Prerequisite: FIRE 101 or equivalent.
Association 1500 and Fire Department Transfer Credit: CSU Transfer Credit: CSU
Occupational Health and Safety Programs’
standards. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite:
FIRE 101 or equivalent. Course Typically
Offered: Fall/Spring.
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