FIRE 1 - Fire Protection Organization

    Recent Professors
    Edward Lazar, Richard Genovese, Ryan Lazar
    Recent Semesters
    Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Difficulty
    6.4Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Winter 2027 Sections
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    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; life safe initiatives
    Usually Held
    Tue 8:00am–11:10am, Wed 11:30am–2:40pm, Tue Thu 7:30am–11:45am