FIPT 322C - Firefighter Survival

    Recent Professors
    Lazaro E. Lahera, Matthew Frank Jewett, Sean Brambir, Jesse J. Fournier, Richard L. Medlin, Larry Joseph Converse, Meredith Ann Muecke, Jason Evenskaas and 2 more
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    65–70 students
    Credits
    0.5
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of FIPT 322C
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course provides information, skills, and techniques designed to assist in avoiding fatal errors on the fireground. Students learn to avoid situations that could cause them to become lost, trapped, or injured at a fire scene. Topics include firefighter survival terminology, survival attitude, situational awareness, and problem-solving techniques intended to provide self-reliance in an emergency. Course instruction includes the use of case studies to analyze common factors in line-of-duty deaths (LODDs). This course is a requirement for Firefighter I Certification.