Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits0.5PrerequisiteFT-225A18; State Fire Marshall certified basic firefighting academy diploma or equivalent as determined by the Dean of Academy Instruction. Approval of equivalent training is not a guarantee state regulatory or licensing agencies will also grant equivalency. Students must already be familiar with and be able to demonstrate all of these skills: Firefighter safety; don and use SCBA and PASS device, emergency procedure for SCBA failure; establish and mark a hot zone around an electrical hazard; knowledge of all firefighting tools and equipment, ladders, and hoses including appropriate selection, carry, and use for each type across all types of emergencies; horizontal and vertical ventilation on a structure. This course is designed to focus on firefighter safety in order to provide a continuing effort to reduce the number of firefighter injuries and fatalities that occur on an annual basis. The course supplies students with a greater understanding of the need for situational awareness; firefighter survival skills; and the technical survival skills to help avoid committing fatal errors on the fireground. Not applicable to associate degree. Repeatable = Unlimited times (CR) Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionacademy diploma or equivalent as determined by the Dean of Academy Instruction. Approval of equivalent training is not a guarantee state regulatory or licensing agencies will also grant equivalency. Students must already be familiar with and be able to demonstrate all of these skills: Firefighter safety; don and use SCBA and PASS device, emergency procedure for SCBA failure; establish and mark a hot zone around an electrical hazard; knowledge of all firefighting tools and equipment, ladders, and hoses including appropriate selection, carry, and use for each type across all types of emergencies; horizontal and vertical ventilation on a structure. This course is designed to focus on firefighter safety in order to provide a continuing effort to reduce the number of firefighter injuries and fatalities that occur on an annual basis. The course supplies students with a greater understanding of the need for situational awareness; firefighter survival skills; and the technical survival skills to help avoid committing fatal errors on the fireground. Not applicable to associate degree. Repeatable = Unlimited times (CR) 