Fire Science Individual College Courses

(For IAFF members only)

Fire Science Courses (For IAFF members only)
FST235 - Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply

This course provides a foundation of theoretical information to help students understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection. Students apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST240 - Fire Investigation 1

This course is intended to provide students with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the fire setter, and types of fire causes.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST260 - Principles of Fire Emergency Safety and Survival

This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national fire fighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST265 - Hazardous Materials Chemistry

This course covers basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials, including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST290 - Fire Science Internship

This course provides students the opportunity to demonstrate core competencies outside the traditional class structure. Students are able to experience and evaluate many areas of fire science and emergency services, providing an opportunity to expand their understanding of the practices of these unique services through a hands-on work experience executed in the work environment.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST105 - Principles of Emergency Services

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, and life safety initiatives.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST110 - Fire Behavior and Combustion

This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST130 - Building Construction for Fire Prevention

This course provides the components of building construction related to fire fighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors for inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST160 - Introduction to Fire Emergency Services Administration

This course introduces students to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. The material emphasizes fire and emergency service and ethics from the perspective of the company officer.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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FST210 - Emergency Services Strategy and Tactics

This course provides the principles of fire ground control through the utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents.

  • (3 Credits) Price: $195.00
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