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Key to Course Descriptions
Abbreviations
(C) City Campus
(N) North Campus
(S) South Campus
F Fall
S Spring
F/S Fall and Spring
SS Summer Session
F+ Offered every other Fall
S+ Offered every other Spring
N Non-Credit |
Course Descriptions by Curriculum
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Fire Protection Technology | | | | FP-101 | | FIRE PREV/PROTECTION | | A course of value to fire department personnel as well as to fire safety officers in methods of fire prevention, with emphasis on the development of a broad program of fire prevention methods used in other cities; methods of communication with large and small segments of the public; methods of enlisting public support; fire prevention in schools and industries; administration of a fire prevention bureau; problems of coordination with governmental and other public organizations. Techniques of inspection on the company and higher command levels for fire hazards and fire loss will not only be discussed in class, but also demonstrated and practiced on field trips to various types of buildings. F (S) | | | | FP-102 | | FIRE PROT/EQ/ALARMS | | This course will study water supply for community fire protection standards required by the American Insurance Association; fire mains and their pumping station requirements; private fire protection systems; automatic sprinklers; special extinguishing systems and their agencies; municipal fire alarm systems; automatic signaling; watchman service; flammable and combustible gas detecting systems. F (S) | | | | FP-103 | | BLDG CONST/FIRE HAZ | | A course designed to acquaint fire department personnel with the principles and practices of building construction and with the major fire hazards involved in modern commerce and manufacture. Relevant building, housing, and fire codes will be studied as well as the effect of fire and problems of fire fighting in different types of structures, including theatres, factories, warehouses, breweries, old and new tenements, one and two family houses, loft buildings, skyscrapers, etc. Attention will also be given to fire problems involving air conditioning, concealed space, and refrigeration. F (S) | | | | FP-105 | | FIRE OPER. STRATEGY | | Coverage will include the aspects of tactics and strategy in extinguishing fires; pre-fire plans; organization of fire ground, including techniques of using available equipment and man power; a study of conflagrations and the techniques of predicting fire severity. Emphasis will be placed on the development of thinking skills in relation to crisis. S (S) | | | | FP-106 | | LEGAL ASP. FIRE PROT | | A study of laws and regulations pertaining to the fire service and to fire personnel; pertinent laws, ordinances, and codes, and the responsibility and powers of the fire service in enforcement; the legal status of the fireperson, his/her rights, duties, liabilities, his/her status as a member of civil service. The course will include a study and a clarification of the legal terminology necessary for the interpretation of pertinent laws and decisions. Fire, police, and false alarm matters will be examined. F (S) | | | | FP-107 | | CHEM OF HAZ MATS | | This course places specific emphasis on those chemicals and chemical processes most closely involved in fire prevention and fire activities of fire department personnel. Among the topics discussed are the use, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials with emphasis on flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizing materials, corrosive liquids, and compressed gases. S (S) | | | | FP-108 | | SAFETY IND. FIRE SER | | The course defines the province of safety hazards and engineering and covers such topics as accident costs (direct, indirect, and hidden), causes of accidents, safety codes and programs, accident investigation, methods of screening employees, and fleet safety. Attention will also be given to special and common hazards in industrial plants and fire fighting and to various types of protective clothing and equipment. S (S) | | | | FP-109 | | RADIOL. THEORY INST. | | An intensive survey of the fire fighting operations involving radioactive materials. After detailed consideration of basic atomic physics, the medical effects of external and internal radiation exposure, and the peacetime uses of radioactive materials in medicine, industry, and agriculture will be studied. Training will be given in the theory and the use of radiological instrumentsthe Dosimeter, the Ionization Chamber, the Geiger Counter, the Scintillation Counter, the Scaler-Ratemeter, and in emergency operating procedures. The study of the overall administration and planning in matters of civil defense and major disasters will be covered. Laboratory demonstrations will be included. F (S) | | | | FP-110 | | FIRE INVESTIGATION | | The firepersons role in fire investigation; the method and mechanics of protecting and searching and controlling the fire scene; determining the point of origin, path of fire travel, and fire cause; interviews and interrogations; recognizing and preserving evidence; state arson laws; alibis, motives, and proving the corpus delicti; preparation of the case, court testimony, reports, and records; juvenile fire setters. S (S) | | | | FP-112 | | HIST. DEV. FIRE SCI | | The history of fire service in the United States will be traced together with significant changes in basic concepts surrounding the service. Factors which have necessitated the changes will be studied. The need for a separate identity for fire service will be considered. Future aspects for the service will be examined. F (S) | | | | FP-113 | | FIRE RATINGS | | Methods, techniques, and procedures used to arrive at fire ratings and standards will be studied, and an evaluation of these will be made. The significance which these ratings have upon community industrial life will be analyzed. S (S) | | | | FP-114 | | FIRE PERSONNEL MGT. & ADM. | | Study of the problems in organizing, planning and controlling the utilization of personnel, budgets, and equipment in fire prevention and fire suppression. Emphasis is placed on the decision making process, time management, budget preparation, discipline, records, reports, labor relations and controls of the work unit. F (S) | | |
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