FST 1 - Fire Protection Organization

    Recent Professors
    KATHARINE ERHARDT, GEORGE FREELEN
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    44 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 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–10:50am