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FIP 124 Fire Prevention & Public Ed
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces fire prevention concepts as they relate to community and industrial operations referenced in NFPA standard 101. Topics include the development and maintenance of fire prevention programs, educational programs, and inspection programs. Upon completion, students should be able to research, develop, and present a fire safety program to a citizens or industrial group.
FIP 128 Detection & Investigation
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers procedures for determining the origin and cause of accidental and incendiary fires referenced in NFPA standard 921. Topics include collection and preservation of evidence, detection and determination of accelerants, courtroom procedure and testimony, and documentation of the fire scene. Upon completion, students should be able to conduct a competent fire investigation and present those findings to appropriate officials or equivalent.
This course is also available through the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).
FIP 132 Building Construction
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the principles and practices reference in NFPA standard 220 related to various types of building construction,including residential and commercial, as impacted by fire conditions. Topics include types of construction and related elements, fire resistive aspects of construction materials, building codes, collapse, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and recognize various types of construction and their positive or negative aspects as related to fire conditions.
FIP 136 Inspections & Codes
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the fundamentals of fire and building codes and procedures to conduct an inspection referenced in NFPA standard 1730. Topics include review of fire and building codes, writing inspection reports, identifying hazards, plan reviews, site sketches, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to conduct a fire code compliance inspection and produce a written report.
FIP 140 Industrial Fire Protect
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers fire protection systems in industrial facilities referenced in NFPA standard 1. Topics include applicable health and safety standards, insurance carrier regulations, other regulatory agencies, hazards of local industries, fire brigade operation, and loss prevention programs. Upon completion, students should be able to plan and evaluation an industrial facility's fire protection program.
FIP 152 Fire Protection Law
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers fire protection law as referenced in NFPA standard 1. Topics include legal terms, contracts, liability, review of case histories, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss laws, codes, and ordinances as they relate to fire protection.
FIP 164 OSHA Standards
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers public and private sector OSHA work site requirements referenced in NFPA standard 1250. Emphasis is placed on accident prevention and reporting, personal safety, machine operations, and hazardous material handling. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and interpret specific OSHA regulations and write workplace policies designed to achieve compliance.
FIP 220 Fire Fighting Strategies
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides preparation for command of initial incident operations involving emergencies within both the public and private sector referenced in NFPA standards 1561, 1710, and 1720. Topics include incident management, fire-ground tactics and strategies, incident safety, and command/control of emergency operations. Upon completion, students should be able to describe the initial incident system as it relates to operations involving various emergencies in fire and non-fire situations.
FIP 221 Adv Fire Fighting Strat
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: Take FIP 220
Corequisites: None
This course covers command-level operations for multi-company/agency operations involving fire and non-fire emergencies. Topics include advanced use of the Incident Command System(ICS), advanced incident analysis, command-level fire operations, and control of both man made and natural major disasters. Upon completion, students should be able to describe proper and accepted systems for the mitigation of emergencies at the level of overall scene command.
FIP 224 Instructional Methodology
Lecture: 04 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:04
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to train others in fire service operations. Topics include planning, presenting, and evaluating lesson plans, learning styles, use of media, communication, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to meet the requirements of the Fire Instructor I and II objectives from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1041.
FIP 228 Local Govt Finance
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces local governmental financial principles and practices. Topics include budget preparation and justification, revenue policies, statutory requirements, audits, and the economic climate. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend the importance of finance as it applies to the operations of a department.
FIP 229 Fire Dynamics and Combust
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start and spread, and how they are safely controlled referenced in NFPA standard 1001. Topics include components of fire, fire sources, fire behavior, properties of combustible solids, classification of hazards, and the use of fire extinguishing agents. Upon completion, students should be able to describe the properties of matter and dynamics of fire, identify fuel sources, and compare suppressants and extinguishment techniques.
FIP 230 Chem of Hazardous Mat I
Lecture: 05 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:05
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the evaluation of hazardous materials referenced in NFPA standard 1072. Topics include use of the periodic table, hydrocarbon derivatives, placards and labels, parameters of combustion, and spill and leak mitigation. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the chemical behavior of hazardous materials.
FIP 232 Hydraulics & Water Dist
Lecture: 02 Lab:02
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the flow of fluids through fire hoses, nozzles, appliances, pumps, standpipes, water mains, and other devices reference in NFPA standard 25. Emphasis is placed on supply and delivery systems, fire flow testing, hydraulic calculations, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to perform hydraulic calculations, conduct water availability tests, and demonstrate knowledge of water distribution systems.
FIP 240 Fire Service Supervision
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers supervisory skills and practices in the fire protection field. Topics include the supervisor's job, supervision skills, the changing work environment, managing change, organizing for results, discipline and grievances, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of effective fire service supervision, meeting elements of NFPA 1021.
FIP 248 Fire Svc Personnel Adm
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the basics of setting up and administering the personnel functions of fire protection organizations refereced in NFPA standard 1021. Emphasis is placed on human resource planning, classification and job analysis, equal opportunity employment, affirmative action, recruitment, retention, development, performance evaluation, and assessment centers. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the personnel function as it relates to managing fire protection.
FIP 256 Munic Public Relations
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is a general survey of municipal public relations and their effect on the governmental process referenced in NFPA standard 1035. Topics include principles of public relations, press releases, press conferences, public information officers, image surveys, and the effects of perceived service on fire protection delivery. Upon completion, students should be able to manage public relations functions of organizations which meet elements of NFPA 1021 for Fire Officer I and II.
FIP 276 Managing Fire Services
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides an overview of fire department operative services referenced in NFPA standard 1021. Topics include finance, staffing, equipment, code enforcement,management information, specialized services, legal issues, planning, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to understand concepts and apply fire department management and operations principles.
FIP 277 Fire and Social Behavior
Lecture: 03 Lab:00
Clinical: 00 Credit:03
Components: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers fire-related aspects of human behavior, with an emphasis on research and a systems approach to human-behavior analysis. Topics include identification of populations and structures at high risk, evaluation of systems models, and use of computer models to predict human behavior during fires. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and anticipate human behavior in response to various residential, commercial, board-and-care facility, and wildland/rural fire events.