32 courses with the subject FES, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FES 1100Principles of Emergency Services3
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, and life safety initiatives. PREREQUISITE: None.
This course will address the federal, state and local laws that regulate emergency services and include a review of national standards, regulations and consensus standards. Emphasis is placed on liability, constitutional considerations, risk management, employment law, and the legal responsibilities of emergency services personnel and agencies in both operational and administrative contexts. PREREQUISITE: None.
FES 1250Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Administration3
This course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service ethics and leadership from the perspective of the company officer. PREREQUISITE: FES1100
FES 1300Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply3
This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and solve water supply problems. Competency in high school-level algebra is required. PREREQUISITE: None.
FES 1350Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services3
This course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk and hazard evaluation and control procedures for emergency service organizations. PREREQUISITE: None
This course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents. Building on these fundamentals, the course 240
FES 1500Building Construction for Fire Protection3
This course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations and operating at emergencies.
This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled. Drawing on core program competencies, the course builds foundational analytical and scientific skills essential for evaluating fire behavior and supporting effective decision-making in emergency response. PREREQUISITE: None.
This foundational course introduces students to the essential knowledge and skills required of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) practicing in the pre-hospital setting. The curriculum integrates didactic instruction, practical skills lab, and clinical experiences to prepare students to provide basic life support, emergency medical care, and safe transportation for patients who are ill or injured. Students will learn to assess patients, recognize the signs and symptoms of common medical emergencies and traumatic injuries, and perform appropriate emergency interventions within the scope of practice defined by national standards and state regulations. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills for emergency scene management, effective communication with other healthcare professionals, and an understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of an EMT. Upon successful completion of the course sequence, students will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam to obtain state licensure. PREREQUISITE: None.
This course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services. The course further develops students’ ability to interpret chemical properties, classify hazardous materials, and apply reference tools such as MSDSs and DOT hazard classes to determine safe and effective initial actions during hazardous materials incidents. PREREQUISITE: None
This course examines the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current fire-related research. The course also provides a framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research, and new trends in fire-related research. PREREQUISITE: None
This course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the field of fire prevention. Topics include history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use and application of codes and standards, plans review, fire inspections, fire and life safety education, and fire investigation. PREREQUISITE: None
This course is intended to provide the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the fire setter, and types of fire causes. PREREQUISITE: FES1100, FES1500, and FES1800
This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection, and portable fire extinguishers. Building on these foundational concepts, the course emphasizes understanding system components, smoke 242
This course examines the underlying principles involved in structural fire protection systems and building furnishings, as well as fire protection systems, including water- based fire suppressions systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems. PREREQUISITE: None.
This course presents a study of human behavior in fire and other emergency situations. Students will examine current and past research on human behavior, systems models, life safety education, and building design to determine the interactions of these areas in emergency situations. Students will develop an understanding of a best practice building life safety system as one that combines knowledge in the areas of psychology and sociology, joined with engineering and education to produce the best possible outcomes in terms of human survivability in an emergency. PREREQUISITE: None
FES 3200Fire Prevention Organization and Management3
This course empowers students with knowledge, methods, and concepts for effective leadership of comprehensive fire-prevention and risk-reduction programs. It further equips students to analyze code enforcement, life safety education, investigation practices, and community risk reduction strategies, while evaluating the historical, social, and organizational factors that shape effective fire prevention efforts. PREREQUISITE: FES2100
FES 3300Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection3
This course examines the tools and techniques of rational decision-making in fire and emergency services agencies, including data collection, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, and cost-benefit analysis. PREREQUISITE: None.
FES 3500Personnel Management for the Fire Service3
This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining. PREREQUISITE:
This course presents current issues in management of a department-wide hazardous materials program. It includes issues that are pertinent to officers and managers in public safety departments, including regulations and requirements for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness, response, storage, transportation, handling and use, and the emergency 243
This course examines the technical, investigative, legal and social aspects of arson, including principles of incendiary fire analysis and detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, legal considerations, intervention, and mitigation strategies. This course prepares the student to recognize and apply best practices in the investigation of fires, conduct the origin and cause determination procedures and practices necessary to ascertain if the fire was accidental or incendiary, prepare the investigative reports necessary to document such analysis, and apply the findings and knowledge acquired through such efforts to reduce the consequence of both accidental and intentional fires. PREREQUISITE: None
FES 3800Fire and Emergency Services Administration3
This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. The course demonstrates the importance of the following skills that are necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency services department develops internal and external cooperation to create a coordinated approach to achieving the department’s mission. PREREQUISITE: FES2100
FES 4200Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services3
This course provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of the ethical, sociological, organizational, political and legal components of community risk reduction, and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk-reduction plan. Students will apply data-driven risk assessment tools, community demographics, and evidence-based intervention strategies to design, implement, and evaluate prevention and mitigation initiatives tailored to local needs. PREREQUISITE: FES3200
This course examines the basic principles of ethics as related to fire service operations and management with special attention given to current issues in the fire service. The course emphasizes ethical decision-making frameworks, organizational culture, leadership accountability, and the development of policies that promote integrity, equity, and public trust within fire and emergency service agencies. PREREQUISITE: FES1100 and FES2700
