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FIRE 1020 - Principles of Emergency Services

Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None

(formerly FIRE 1000)

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; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives.

Contact Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3

Location: Online only

When Offered: Fall semester only

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