FST 1 - Fire Protection Organization

    Recent Professors
    JEFFERY ZOLFARELLI, KATHARINE ERHARDT, GEORGE FREELEN
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    44 students
    Difficulty
    6.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of FST 1
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    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.
    Usually Held
    Mon 8:00am–10:50am, Mon 8:00am–11:10am, Thu 8:00am–10:50am, Wed 8:00am–11:10am