Fire Protection Technology
Program Description
The Fire Protection Technology (FIRE) program is designed to prepare the student for an entry-level career as a firefighter for private, municipal, industrial, state, and federal fire departments. Typical duties of firefighters may include responding to emergencies and performing work to save lives, stabilize emergency situations, reduce loss of property and improve public safety.
Firefighters additionally inspect, examine and care for emergency apparatus and equipment and perform routine maintenance to restore apparatus to a response-ready condition.
Fire Protection Technology is a systematic and organized inquiry into the occurrence of fire and its control. It is about gaining a deeper and useful understanding of fire’s development, strategies used by the fire service to prevent its occurrence and lessen its impact, and methods employed to combat it. It is also about understanding a complex vocation that calls upon its members to perform unusually challenging tasks under virtually any condition with little room for error – or better, adapting to the unforgiving culture of a critical public safety industry.
The training of students to become career firefighters is a key component of the Fire Protection Technology program. Subjects included in the program help to improve the firefighter’s use of knowledge, tools and systems to improve their career opportunities and the lives of those who they serve.
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Fire Science Evening Curriculum -- Certificate of Completion
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This certificate program is designed to provide professional training for students in careers as technicians in fire protection and safety agencies. Careers include opportunities in municipal, state and federal agencies, as well as insurance companies and industries. This program is designed to meet the needs of potential and in service firefighters by providing practical and technical instruction to those who will be serving the greater Pioneer and Connecticut Valley communities.
(FIRE.COC) CurriculumNo. Course Title Credits
ENGL-100 ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 3
FIRE-125 FIRE PROTECTION & FIRE PREVENTION 4
FIRE-210 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 3
FIRE-220 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS 3
FIRE-330 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 3
FIRE-340 FIRE OFFICERSHIP 3
FIRE-420 FIRE CAUSES AND DETECTION (ARSON
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Meeting the costs of an undergraduate education is a major investment for many families. It requires planning, careful decision making, and a commitment from you and your family. Skagit Valley College is an affordable alternative to four-year colleges, universities, and trade/vocational schools because we are one of 33 community and technical colleges in the Washington state system of higher education. When you compare our tuition and fees with those from other high priced schools,
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FS 207 Fire Prevention
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FS 304 Fire Detection and Control
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FS 325 Fire/Life Safety Codes
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FIRE 111 Techniques of Firefighting 1 (Module B) 4-0-4
FIRE 112 Techniques of Firefighting 2 (Module C) 4-0-4
FIRE 113 Techniques of Firefighting 3 (Module C Extension) 3-0-3
FIRE 120 Fire Prevention Principles 1 3-0-3
FIRE 130 Fire Service Laws and Regulations 3-0-3
FIRE 140 Fire Service Instructor-Basic 3-0-3
FIRE 170 Rescue/Roadway Extrication 2-2-3
FIRE 200 Tactics and Strategy 3-0-3
FIRE 210 Tactics and Strategy II 3-0-3
FIRE 220 Fire Instructor II 3-0-3
FIRE 230 Fire Service Hydraulics 4-0-4
FIRE 250 Hazardous Materials 3-0-3
FIRE 260 Fire Investigation 3-0-3
FIRE 270 Management 1 3-0-3
FIRE 280 Management 2 3-0-3
FIRE 285 Fire Science Management III 3-0-3
FIRE 286 Fire Service Management IV 3-0-3
FIRE 297 Fire Science Technologies 1-0-1 to 3-0-3
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