Fire Science

This course is an introduction to the basics of Fire Science, including fire chemistry salvage, hydraulics, laying hose, laddering, and overhaul work.

This course is a survey of the philosophy and history of fire protection, loss of property and life by fire, review of municipal fire defenses, and the organization and function of federal, state, county, city, and private fire protection.

This is a survey of fundamental facts and operations applicable to hazardous materials incidents. The emphasis is on storage, handling, standards, special equipment, toxicology, and monitoring.

This course is a continuation of the study of hazardous materials and application to specialized hazardous materials response teams. Emphasis is placed on specialized skills and equipment required to mitigate a hazardous materials incident.

This course is a review of basic mathematics, hydraulic laws and formulae as applied to the fire service, water supply problems and underwriters' requirement for pumps.

This course is a review of fire chemistry, equipment and manpower, basic fire fighting tactics and strategy, methods of attack and pre-planning fire problems.

This course highlights and assesses the problems and hazards to fire personnel when a building is attacked by fire or is under stress from other factors dealing with collapse.

This course covers the burning characteristics of combustibles, interpretation of clues, burn patterns leading to points of origin, identification of incendiary indications, sources of ignition and ignited materials, and preservation of fire science evidence.

This is a study of the organization and function of the fire prevention team. Course content includes inspections, survey and mapping procedures, recognition of fire hazards, and public relations as affected by fire prevention.

This is a study of portable fire extinguishing equipment, sprinkler systems, protection systems for special hazards, and fire alarms and detection systems.

This course covers the responsibility of supervisors; organization, human relations, grievance training, rating, promotion, quality-quantity control and management-employee relations.

This is a study of the principles, practices and objectives of fire administration; of fire defenses and insurance rates; of personal management, and of records, reports, and evaluation.