FIRE 501 - Introduction to Fire Technology (formerly FIRE-101)
- Recent Professors
- M. Spaulding
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026
- Class Size
- 40 students
- Difficulty
- 4.4Moderateout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of FIRE 501
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- This course provides an introduction to fire protection; career opportunities; philosophy and history of fire protection; 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; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; fire strategy and tactics. (formerly FIRE-101)