FSC 101 Introduction to Firescience (3)
Includes: Includes introductions to the history of the fire service, fire safety for people and property, fire behavior,
fire hazards of materials, fire investigation and data collection, fire protection through building construction and
design, water-based and non-water based fire protection systems, alarm and detection systems and devices, municipal
fire defenses, fire department organization, codes and standards, fire service organizations and fire service careers.
National Standards Met: NFPA 1021, Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2003 edition 4.1.1.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -2
Lab: 0.00
Pre-requisites:None.
FSC 102 EMERGENCY SERVICE FUNDAMENTALS (3)
Includes: Fire Department Orientation, Fire Department Communication, Infection Control First Aid, CPR, and Hazardous
Materials First Responder Awareness Level. The emergency medical care capabilities are entrance requirements for other
basic fire fighter training in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 1997 edition.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -2
Lab: 2.00
Pre-requisites:None.
FSC 103 BASIC FIRE FIGHTER - MODULE I (6)
Provides the first course for basic fire fighting skills. Physically demanding with practical fire fighting activities throughout.
Meets or exceeds the objectives of the standard Georgia Fire Academy Module I course including: Fire Fighter Orientation and Safety;
Protective Clothing Fire Behavior; Building Construction, Breathing Apparatus; Ropes, Knots, and Hoisting; Ladders; Forcible Entry;
Ventilation; Fire Streams; Hose and Appliances; Water Supply; Introduction to Fire Control; Fire Rescue; Safety Review and Work Stations;
Salvage, Overhaul; Structural Fire Simulations, Physical Training/Skill Review (daily); Practical Testing/Study Groups, and Written Testing.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -4
Lab/week: 4.00
Pre-requisites:FSC 102, Minimum Grade:D
FSC 104 BASIC FIRE FIGHTER - MODULE II (3)
Meets or exceeds the Georgia Fire Academy Module II when combined with FSC 103 Basic Fire Fighter Module I. This class
contains hands on, live fire training and other physically demanding fire fighting activities. Topics include: Life
Safety Ropes and Equipment, Portable Fire Extinguishers, Sprinkler Operations, Water Supplies, Alarm and Detection Systems,
Fire Tactics and Safety, Foam Fire Streams, Ground Cover/Wildland Fires, Class A Fires, Dumpster Fires, Vehicle Fires, Structural Fires,
Emergency Response to Fires, Practical Testing/Study Groups, and Written Testing.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -2
Lab: 2.00
Pre-requisites:FSC 102, Minimum Grade:C, and FSC 103, Minimum Grade:C
FSC 105 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EDUCATOR(5)
Addresses some of the most important responsibilities of the modern fire service; teaching ways to prevent or if needed,
escape fires and related emergencies. Topics include: The Fire Fighters Responsibility for Fire Investigation, Fire Reporting,
Introduction to the Use of Fire Data, Home Fire Safety Inspections, Introduction to Fire and Life Safety Education, Fire and
Life Safety Fundamentals, Fire and Life Safety Resources, Planning Fire and Life Safety Education, Evaluating and Selecting
Educational Materials, Working With the Media, Preparing Instruction, Teaching Techniques, Fire and Life Safety Education
Presentation, Presentation Evaluation, and Written Testing.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -5
Lab/week: 0.00
Pre-requisites:None
FSC 106 Fire Prevention, Preparedness, and Maintenance (3)
Emphasizes pre-incident survey, maintenance and testing of various fire service
tools and equipment, service testing of fire hose, and testing of fire hydrants
for operability and flow. This is one of three courses designed to give the Fire
Fighter 1 the knowledge and skills for testing at the NPQ FF 2-Level.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -2
Lab/week: 2.00
Pre-requisites:FSC 102, FSC 103, FSC 104
FSC 107 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL RESCUE(6)
Emphasizes duties involved in performing activities related to accessing and
disentangling victims from motor vehicle accidents and helping special rescue
teams. This is 1 or 3 courses designed to give the Fire Fighter I the knowledge
and skills for testing for the NPQ FF-2 Level.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -4
Lab/week: 2.00
Pre-requisites:FSC 102, FSC 103, FSC 104
FSC 108 FIRE GROUNDS OPERATIONS(4)
Emphasizes skill development for safe fire ground operations to include:
communications of the fire incident; attach and extinguishment of interior
structural fire; extinguishment of ignitable liquid fire; and the control of a
flammable gas cylinder fire. The documentation and reporting of fire incidents
is also included in this course.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week -3
Lab/week: 2.00
Pre-requisites:FSC 102, FSC 103, FSC104, FSC141 certification NPQ FF1, certification NPQ
Hazardous Materials Operations
Co-requisites: FSC 106, FSC 109
FSC 110 FIRE SERVICE SUPERVISIONS & LEADERSHIP (5)
Introduces the common supervision and leadership theories and practices with emphasis on unique supervisory
requirements created by the nature of fire department shift work and change from emergency to non-emergency
situations.
Topics include:Management styles and types, leading effectively, stress management,
time management, group dynamics, communication, motivation, counseling, conflict resolution and total
quality management principles.
Hours: Class/Week -5
Lab/week: 0.00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 121 Fire Fighting Strategy and Tactics(5)
Presents principles of applying fire department resources to mitigate a fire or related emergency.
National Standards Met: NFPA 1021, Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 1992 edition 2-11.
1, 2-12. 1, 2-12. 2, 2-12. 3, 2-1 2. 4.
Topics include:General topics include principles of fire fighting, size up, engine company operations,
hose line selection and placement, water supply, standpipe and sprinkler operations, ladder
company operations, forcible entry, ventilation and search and rescue. Specific fires reviewed
will include private dwellings, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, high-rise structures,
buildings under construction, structural collapse, flammable liquid and gas fires and waterfront
fires.
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: 0.00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 132 Fire Service Instructor (5)
Students will learn to analyze jobs and information, then prepare and present related training.
Emphasis is placed on planning, organizing, presenting and testing, using methodologies
appropriate to the subject.
Topics include:orientation to emergency services instruction,
communication, planning and analysis, objectives, learning, assessment, methods of instruction,
instructor materials, media, training related group dynamics, classroom management and the legal
environment. Students will have numerous opportunities to apply what they learn.
Hours: Class/Week - 6
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Program admission
Co-requisites:
FSC 141 Hazardous Materials (5)
Study of basic fundamentals of chemistry used in fire science, types of chemicals and processes; laws pertaining to use,
storage and transportation of chemicals - specifically hazardous chemicals. Emphasis is placed on emergency
service in combating, controlling and coordinating a hazardous materials incident.
National Standards Met: NFPA 1021, Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 1992 edition 3-8. 3, 3-1 2. 2.
Hours: Class/Week -5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 151 Fire Prevention and Inspection (5)
Emphasis is placed on the shared responsibility of all fire service personnel to prevent
fires and fire losses. Topics include survey of fire prevention activities, conducting basic
fire prevention inspections, life safety code, review of local and state laws regarding fire
inspection and review of applicable codes and standards.
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 161 Fire Service Safety and Loss Control (5)
A proactive approach to fire service injury and loss prevention.
Topics include:a survey of fire deaths and injuries, physical fitness, training, station activities,
emergency scene activities, post incident activities, accident/loss analysis, safety officers, employee
assistance programs, protective clothing and equipment, insurance and a review of applicable laws and
standards including NFPA 1500.
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 201 Fire Service Management (5)
Presents an introduction to Fire Service Management. Management theories, responsibilities and concepts
are discussed beginning from a historical perspective and leading to practical modern methods.
Topics include:Topics include organization management, planning for and evaluating
community fire protection, program management, managing innovation, financial management,
personnel management, training, emergency management, emergency medical systems, community
relations, public fire safety education, alternative delivery systems, equipment and buildings
and special operations and legal aspects of fire service management.
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 210 Fire Service Hydraulics (5)
Begins with the history and theories of the use of water for fire extinguishment then moves to
practical application of the principles of hydraulics in water systems and on the fire ground.
Topics include:water at rest and in motion, velocity and discharge, water distribution systems,
fire service pumps, friction loss, engine and nozzle pressures, fire streams, stand pipe systems,
automatic sprinkler systems, fire fighting foams and the clip board friction loss system.
Hours: Class/Week - 6
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 220 Fire Protection Systems(5)
A review of fire detection and protection systems including automatic sprinkler systems,
portable fire extinguishers, restaurant/kitchen systems, special hazard systems, detection
systems and control systems. The applicable laws, codes and standards will be introduced
along with regulatory and support agencies.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 230 Fire Service Building Construction(5)
Presents building construction features from the perspective of the fire service with emphasis placed
on the use of building construction information to prevent and reduce fire fighter and civilian deaths
and injuries.
Topics include:principles of construction, wood construction, ordinary construction,
garden apartments, principles of fire resistance, steel construction, concrete construction,
fire growth, smoke containment, high rise construction, trusses, automatic sprinklers, rack storage,
buildings under construction and pre-fire planning.
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 241 Incident Command (5)
This course addresses the area of emergency scene management. It begins with a review of the
programs and processes which are the basis for a successful command system, then moves
into the functions of command. Initial and extended response to small and large incidents
will be covered. The student will become familiar with "ICS," "Fire Command" and other
successful incident management concepts and will make extensive use of fire simulation
to practice new skills.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week - 6
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC 270 Fire Investigation (5)
This course includes introduction to the crime of arson, firefighters' responsibilities
in fire cause determination, fire behavior, fire causes, point of origin determination,
fire scene investigation, field equipment, evidence collection and preservation, fire
related deaths, forensic lab services and equipment, arson motives, arson for profit,
information sources, insurance and vehicle fires. Also included are statutes relevant
to arson, defenses to arson, law of arrest, search and seizure, administrative inspections
and searches, evidence rules, trial preparation and judicial proceedings.
Students will investigate prepared fires to practice their skills.
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week - 6
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:Fire Service Employee/Volunteer or FSC 101
Co-requisites:
FSC xxx Program Elective (5)
Topics include:
Hours: Class/Week - 5
Lab/week: .00
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
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