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

Written Communication
ENGL-101WRITING AND RHETORIC I3.00
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-185HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS3.00
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
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 Credits15.00-19.00

Program Requirements

Select 45 credits from one of the two pathways45.00
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 Credits45.00

Sequential Plan of Study - Even Year

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
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
 Credits15.00
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
 Credits11.00
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
 Credits11.00
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
 Credits10.00
 Total Credits47.00

Sequential Plan of Study - Odd Year

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
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
 Credits13.00
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
 Credits10.00
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
 Credits13.00
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
 Credits11.00
 Total Credits47.00

Graduates with an AAS Fire Service Technology go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:

  • Firefighter
  • Fire inspector/investigator
  • Fire chief
  • First-line supervisor/manager of firefighting and prevention workers