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Fire Science, AAS

Overview

The Fire Science program is designed for persons intending to work (or currently working) as a community fire fighter assuming leadership responsibilities and roles.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Learning experiences in this program are designed to assist the student in realizing the following outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate safe practices in the areas of rescue, EMS, and firefighting in both emergency and nonemergency situations while under supervision to prevent the loss of life, create incident stabilization, and promote incident stabilization by utilizing appropriate strategy, tactics, firefighter skills, activities, and operations while working as an individual and a member of a team.
  2. Explain and apply strategic tactical priorities for safety, rescue, incident control and loss control for situations including: fire suppression, search and rescue, hazardous materials, and disaster management.
  3. Use effective written and verbal communication skills to relate information to co-workers, cooperators, and provide outstanding service to the public in the areas of fire prevention, code/standard enforcement, hazard abatement, conflict resolution, fire investigation, as well as in high stress emergency management environments.
  4. Analyze one's own and team members' physical and mental health as it relates to job requirements and engage in appropriate self-care actions.
  5. Demonstrate professional conduct by displaying a personal code of ethics, positive work ethics, flexibility, teamwork skills, physical fitness, safe procedures and sensitivity to diverse cultures and individuals.
  6. Apply safety practices to prevent the occurrence and severity of hostile fires, to mitigate the effect of fire on people and to assist in the determination of the cause of such fires.
  7. Explain fire service history and culture and how the fire service can change, grow, and adapt to an ever-changing and evolving society using a variety of methodologies and technologies.

Clatsop Community College Structural Fire Science program measures its student’s achievement of program outcomes by students successfully passing each program requirement course. Within each course students are given a course summative exam, simulation and scenario exercises, lab skills, in addition to weekly in class participation and homework.

Program Requirements

Writing

WR121ZComposition I

4
And
WR227ZTechnical Writing

4

Mathematics

MTH095Algebra - Intermediate

4
Or
A higher numbered math course

Arts and Letters/Social Sciences

COM111ZPublic Speaking

4
Arts & Letters/Social Science course

3

Human Relations

PSY101Psychology of Human Relations

3

Electives

Technical Electives
Electives

Core Courses

EMT151EMT: Basic Part I

6
EMT152EMT Basic: Part II

6
FRP101Principles of Emergency Services

4
FRP110Firefighter Skills I

1
FRP111Firefighter Skills II

1
FRP112Firefighter Skills III

1
FRP113Firefighter Skills IV

1
FRP114Firefighter Skills V

1
FRP115Firefighter Skills VI

1
FRP121Fire Behavior and Combustion

4
FRP156Firefighter Law

1
FRP157Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival

3
FRP158Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply

3
FRP164Hazmat Ops

3
FRP166Building Construction for Fire Protection

3
FRP168Emergency Service Rescue

3
FRP169Principles of Fire and Emergency Service Administration

3
FRP170Firefighting Strategy and Tactics

3
FRP171Fire Protection Systems

3
FRP172Fire Codes and Ordinances

3
FRP181Fire Prevention

3
 
FRP280CWE: Fire Science

1 - 11
And
FRP281CWE Seminar: Fire Science

1
Or
Electives
 
HPE295Health and Fitness for Life

3
 

Technical Electives

BI231Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BI232Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
BI233Human Anatomy and Physiology III

4
EMT140Medical Terminology

3
EMT154EMT Advanced: Part I

5
EMT155EMT Advanced: Part II

5
EMT165

4
EMT166

4
EMT176Emergency Response: Patient Transportation

2
EMT177Emergency Response: Communication and Documentation

2
FRP155Instructional Methodology

2
FRP174Fire Investigation I

3
FRP190Intro to Wildland Firefighting

4
FRP280CWE: Fire Science

1 - 11

Note:

The FRP courses will be offered on a rotating basis every two years. All FRP courses require instructor approval for registration. 

Courses which are used to satisfy program requirements may not be used as technical electives.

Some listed courses may not be offered every year.

The CWE requirement for this degree can be met by completing the following courses: FRP280 and FRP281 or electives with advisor approval.

Planner

Year One

Fall
EMT151EMT: Basic Part I

6
FRP110Firefighter Skills I

1
FRP121Fire Behavior and Combustion

4
FRP156Firefighter Law

1
FRP157Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival

3
FRP172Fire Codes and Ordinances

3

Note: 18 credits required during Fall term to complete AAS in two calendar years.

Winter
EMT152EMT Basic: Part II

6
FRP158Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply

3
FRP111Firefighter Skills II

1
HPE295Health and Fitness for Life

3
Technical Electives

4
WR121ZComposition I

4

Note: 21 credits required during Winter term to complete AAS in two calendar years.

Spring
COM111ZPublic Speaking

4
FRP112Firefighter Skills III

1
FRP164Hazmat Ops

3
FRP166Building Construction for Fire Protection

3
MTH095Algebra - Intermediate

4

Note: 15 credits required during Spring term to complete AAS in two calendar years.

Year Two

Fall
Electives
FRP101Principles of Emergency Services

4
FRP113Firefighter Skills IV

1
PSY101Psychology of Human Relations

3

Note: 11 credits required during Fall term to complete AAS in two calendar years.

Winter
FRP114Firefighter Skills V

1
FRP169Principles of Fire and Emergency Service Administration

3
FRP171Fire Protection Systems

3
Social Science/Humanities

3

Note: 10 credits required during Winter term to complete AAS in two calendar years.

Spring

FRP115Firefighter Skills VI

1
FRP168Emergency Service Rescue

3
FRP170Firefighting Strategy and Tactics

3
FRP181Fire Prevention

3
Technical Electives

4
WR227ZTechnical Writing

4
 
FRP280CWE: Fire Science

1 - 11
And
FRP281CWE Seminar: Fire Science

1
Or
Electives

3

Note: 21 credits required during Spring term to complete AAS in two calendar years.
FRP280 must be 2 credits and Electives must be approved by Advisor.