Course Title:
Principles of Emergency Services
Course ID:
FIRE 126
This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; and life safety initiatives.
Credits:
3
Semester(s):
Spring
Prerequisites: READ 02 or Reading placement of ENGL 111
Corequisites: None
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