Fire Service Technology AAS
The Fire Service Technology program is designed to develop and upgrade the firefighting skills and knowledge of volunteer and paid firefighters through high-quality training and educational programs.
The FST courses meet most fire agencies’ minimum qualifications for employment in the region and are offered on and off campus through collaborative agreements with local fire departments. Instructors from local fire departments also help instruct in the program
The program will provide the students with exceptional classroom instruction and hands-on training assuring students master the skills necessary for the fire service.
The curriculum is based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) requirements, and the National Fire Academy’s (FESHE) Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Model.
Program Emphases Include
• Fundamental skills and knowledge in Firefighter I and II
• Understanding of building construction
• Hazardous materials awareness and operations
• Wildland firefighting
• Apparatus driver operator
• Fire investigation and prevention
• Fire Instructor I
• Firefighter rescue techniques
• Emergency Medical Technician
Career Pathways
• First-line firefighter supervisor
• Firefighter
• Fire Inspector
• Fire Investigator
Degrees Offered
• Associate of Applied Science
• Intermediate Technical Certificate
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| HRPT/SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3.00 |
| Additional General Education Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00-19.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 45 credits from one of the two pathways | 45.00 | |
| Pathway 1 | ||
| FIRE TRAINING TECHNOLOGY | ||
Rapid Intervention Team Training Firefighter Safety and Survival | ||
Fire Fighter I | ||
Fire Fighter II | ||
Technical Rescue-Operations Elective | ||
Flashover Survival Training | ||
Hazardous Materials Operations | ||
Hazardous Materials Awareness | ||
Wildland Basic Firefighter II | ||
Wildland/Urban Interface | ||
Basic First Aid and CPR | ||
Arson Detection for First Responders | ||
Building Construction Combustible | ||
Building Construction Non Combustible | ||
Incident command System | ||
Infection Control for Emergency Response Personnel: The Supervisor's Role | ||
Driver Operator/Pump Operations | ||
Fire Officer I | ||
Instructor I | ||
| Pathway 2 | ||
| FIREFIGHTER I | ||
| HAZ-MAT AWARENESS | ||
| HAZ-MAT OPERATIONS | ||
| IFSTA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | ||
| APPARATUS DRIVER OPERATION | ||
| FIREFIGHTER II | ||
| NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 | ||
| IFSTA FIRE INVESTIGATION | ||
| FIREFIGHTING STRATEGIES & TACTICS | ||
| INSPECTION & PREVENTION | ||
| RIT/FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL | ||
| WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-130 | ||
| WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-190 | ||
| WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE S-215 | ||
| IFSTA FIRE INSTRUCTOR I | ||
| RESCUE TECHNIQUES | ||
| BS FIRE ALARM & PROTECTION SYSTEMS | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study - Even Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| FRSRV-101 | FIREFIGHTER I | 5.00 |
| FRSRV-102 | HAZ-MAT AWARENESS | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-103 | HAZ-MAT OPERATIONS | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-203 | IFSTA FIRE INVESTIGATION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-227 | BS FIRE ALARM & PROTECTION SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| FRSRV-104 | IFSTA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-105 | APPARATUS DRIVER OPERATION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-201 | FIREFIGHTER II | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-202 | NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 | 2.00 |
| Credits | 11.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FRSRV-204 | FIREFIGHTING STRATEGIES & TACTICS | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-205 | INSPECTION & PREVENTION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-206 | RIT/FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-294 | INTERNSHIP IN FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Credits | 11.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| FRSRV-220 | WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-130 | 1.00 |
| FRSRV-221 | WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-190 | 1.00 |
| FRSRV-222 | WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE S-215 | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-225 | IFSTA FIRE INSTRUCTOR I | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-226 | RESCUE TECHNIQUES | 3.00 |
| Credits | 10.00 | |
| Total Credits | 47.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study - Odd Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| FRSRV-101 | FIREFIGHTER I | 5.00 |
| FRSRV-204 | FIREFIGHTING STRATEGIES & TACTICS | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-205 | INSPECTION & PREVENTION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-206 | RIT/FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL | 2.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| FRSRV-220 | WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-130 | 1.00 |
| FRSRV-221 | WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER II S-190 | 1.00 |
| FRSRV-222 | WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE S-215 | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-225 | IFSTA FIRE INSTRUCTOR I | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-226 | RESCUE TECHNIQUES | 3.00 |
| Credits | 10.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FRSRV-102 | HAZ-MAT AWARENESS | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-103 | HAZ-MAT OPERATIONS | 2.00 |
| FRSRV-203 | IFSTA FIRE INVESTIGATION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-227 | BS FIRE ALARM & PROTECTION SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-294 | INTERNSHIP IN FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| FRSRV-104 | IFSTA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-105 | APPARATUS DRIVER OPERATION | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-201 | FIREFIGHTER II | 3.00 |
| FRSRV-202 | NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 | 2.00 |
| Credits | 11.00 | |
| Total Credits | 47.00 | |