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Fire Science (FIR)
FIR-124 Building Construction
3 credits—This course provides the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety. The focus of this course is on firefighter 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.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-127 Fire Behavior and Combustion
3 credits—This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and how they are controlled.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-130 Fire Prevention
3 credits—This course provides fundamental information regarding the history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use of fire codes, identification and correction of fire hazards, and the relationships of fire prevention with built-in fire protection systems, fire investigation, and fire and life-safety education.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-139 Fire Fighter I
4 credits—After completing the course the student will have met the sections required for a Firefighter I in the NFPA® 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and the requirements for National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 472, Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents for the for the Awareness and Operational Levels.
Lecture Hours: 16
Lab Hours: 96
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$1,284.00
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$1,314.00
FIR-145 Strategy and Tactics
3 credits—This course provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of fire control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents on the fire ground.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-149 Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
3 credits—This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-152 Fire Protection Systems
3 credits—This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special fire hazard suppression systems, water supply for fire protection, and portable extinguishers.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-158 Fire Officer I
3 credits—This course is designed to meet NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualities, for Fire Officer I. Throughout this course, students will participate in various classroom activities and exercises designed to reinforce the lectures. Topics will include the company officer’s role, effective communications, management of resources, leadership, personnel safety, fire prevention, and investigation and planning. Students will be required to complete a class project that will be due within 2 months after conclusion of the course.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-139.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$725.00
FIR-160 Fire Inspector I
3 credits—This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of fire prevention and fire inspection efforts. Students will develop a basic understanding of fire prevention; administration of codes and standards; impact of fire behavior on buildings; building construction; fire detection and protection systems; identification and correct of hazards; and field inspections.
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-124.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$725.00
FIR-200 Occupational Safety/Health in Emergency Services
3 credits—This course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk evaluation and control procedures for fire stations, training sites, emergency vehicles, and emergency situations involving fire, EMS, hazardous materials, and technical rescue. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to establish and manage a safety program in an emergency service organization.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-213 Principles of Emergency Services
3 credits—This course provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; 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.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-214 Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
3 credits—This course introduces the Federal, State, and local laws that regulate emergency services, national standards influencing emergency services, standard of care, tort, liability, and a review of relevant court cases.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-235 Fire Investigation I
3 credits—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.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-236 Fire Investigation II
3 credits—This course is intended to provide the student with advance technical knowledge on rule of law, fire scene analysis, fire behavior, evidence collection and preservation, scene documentation, case preparation and testifying.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-235.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-291 Fire Fighter II Certification
3 credits—After completing the course the student will have met the sections required for a Firefighter II in the NFPA® 1001, 2013 edition, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. Students who successfully complete the certification process will be certified as a Firefighter II.
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-139.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$825.00
FIR-300 Principles of Fire and EMS Administration
3 credits—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.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-213.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-322 Hazardous Materials: Operations Level
1 credits—Hazardous Materials Operations level follows the requirements of NFPA 472 for the standard for competence of responders to hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction incidents.
Lecture Hours: 16
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-139.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$217.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$225.00
FIR-335 Fire Instructor I
3 credits—This course will focus on the presentation skills that new instructors need to deliver prepared lesson plans. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to attempt the State of Iowa Fire Instructor I certification exam.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-139.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$725.00
FIR-400 Emergency Safety and Survival
3 credits—This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$652.50
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$675.00
FIR-655 Fire Science Capstone
2 credits—Students who have completed all required courses will complete a field internship with an approved Fire Department during this course.
Co-op Hours: 128
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in FIR-291.
Course Type: Technical
2023–2024 Course Cost:
$435.00
2024–2025 Course Cost:
$450.00