FST 102 Principles/Emergency Services
Prerequisite
FST 100 with "C" grade or higher; ACCUPLACER Requirement: REA 060.
45 lecture hours
Provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; 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.
Notes
Added at MCC Summer 2010. Title Changed from "Introduction to Fire Science and Suppression" 4/7/09