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Firefighter I & II Academy Certificate

Firefighter I & II Academy Certificate

The Firefighter I & II Academy certificate program is designed to prepare students for positions as career and volunteer firefighters at the entry level.

Some students may already be employed at the entry level and are seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Firefighter I & II Academy Certificate program, the learner will be able to:

 

  1. Explain the proper uses for various equipment/tools, the care and use of fire equipment ladders and perform basic ladder raises for multi-person ladders. (FSC105)
  2. Describe and perform standard hose rolls and carries used by the fire service. (FSC105)
  3. Explain the need for proper ventilation. (FSC105)
  4. Explain the method and theory of fire cause determination as it applies to the firefighter to include securing the scene and legal considerations. (FSC105)
  5. Identify and explain the components and value of automatic sprinkler systems. (FSC105)
  6. Perform various drags, lifts, carries, wall breaching, narrow-space manipulation and hoisting techniques directly related to firefighter safety and self-survival. (FSC105)
  7. Identify various hazardous materials and their potential dangers. (FSC104)   
  8. Perform CPR for victims of all ages and demographics. (EMS123)
  9. Provide first aid for victims of all ages and demographics. (EMS120)
  10. Develop conditioning strategies, lifelong fitness, nutritional guidelines, and prepare for pre-employment agility tests. (FSC103)
 

Program-Specific Requirements:

Course Course Title Hours
EMS120 Basic First Aid/CPR/AED

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
EMS 120. Basic First Aid, CPR and AED (.5). First Aid for victims of all ages. Includes basic recognition and care of medical and trauma patients. Awareness of environmental emergencies including bites, stings, and exposure to hot and cold. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External defibrillator (AED) use. Meets the requirements of Heartsaver First Aid by the American Heart Association. .5 lecture. (A-F grading only.)

COURSE CONTENT:
1. Scene safety for the responder, patient and others
2. General principles of patient assessment and providing first aid
3. Basic wound care
4. Basic CPR/AED for the lay rescuer.
5. Environmental emergencies including: bites, stings, heat and cold.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Manage scene safety including personal protective equipment in the workplace. (1,2)
2. Manage unresponsive adult or child. (4)
3. Apply steps of wound care including, but not limited to: bleeding control management and splinting swollen/deformed extremities. (3)
4. Perform CPR on an adult and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to defibrillate an adult if needed. (4)
5. Show steps of care for the patient suffering from environmental emergencies. (5)

REQUIRED ASSESSMENT:
1. Hands-on practical manikin testing and a written test required at the completion of the course. A score of 84% or better required to become certified.

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EMS123 CPR for Health Care Provider

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
EMS 123. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Health Care Provider (.5). CPR for victims of all ages. Includes ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-valve-mask device and oxygen, and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Meets the requirements of Healthcare Provider CPR & AED by the American Heart Association. .5 lecture. (S/U grading only.)

COURSE CONTENT:
1. Scene and personal safety in the workplace.
2. Need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
3. Airway obstruction of the unconscious/conscious adult, child, and infant.
4. Respiratory and cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants
5. Two-person CPR in adults, children and infants.
6. Automated external defibrillation in adults, children and infants.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Manage scene safety including personal protective equipment in the workplace. (1,2)
2. Manage an obstructed airway in an unconscious/conscious adult, child and infant. (3)
3. Manage respiratory and cardiac arrest in adults, children and infants. (4)
4. Manage cardiac arrest using two-person CPR. (5)
5. Use an automated external defibrillator (AED) to defibrillate patients as needed. (6)

REQUIRED ASSESSMENT:
1. Hands-on practical manikin testing and a written test required at the completion of the course. A score of 84% or better required to become certified.

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FSC103 Health/Fitness for Firefighter

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FSC 103. Health and Fitness for Firefighters (3). Overview of fitness for current and prospective firefighters. Includes physical and mental aspects of performance for optimal achievement on fire department agility tests and firefighting tasks. Three lecture.

COURSE CONTENT:
1. Physical requirements of firefighting including physical fitness, nutrition, and the firefighting environment
2. Physical aspects of wellbeing and conditioning incorporated into current exercise principles, physiology, and techniques
3. Mental aspects of performance before, during and after firefighting operations
4. Commonly used equipment and routine tasks performed while operating on the fireground
5. Pre-employment physical agility testing
6. Lifelong fitness and conditioning challenges related to physiologic changes and the aging process

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Describe the physical requirements for performing basic firefighting tasks. (1)
2. Explain the relationship of proper nutrition to total fitness. (1)
3. Explain the impact of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the physical performance of firefighters. (1,4)
4. Explain the physical and mental aspects of wellbeing and conditioning. (2)
5. Discuss proper exercise techniques for specific conditioning programs. (2)
6. Explain the relationship between proper training and effective physical and mental performance. (2, 3)
7. Identify physical and mental aspects of performance required in firefighting. (3)
8. Identify and evaluate equipment and specific manipulative firefighting tasks. (4)
9. Explain the relationship between firefighter fitness evaluations and the physical agility pre-employment tests. (5)
10. Compare and contrast firefighter health and fitness to performance, productivity and overall quality of life. (6)

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FSC104 Haz Mat First Responder Op

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FSC 104. Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (2). Introduction to the major categories of hazardous materials. Includes detection, identification, scene management, basic training, equipment planning, strategy and tactics in the management of hazardous materials incidents. Preparation for Department of Emergency Services certificate. One lecture. Three lab.

COURSE CONTENT:
1. The hazardous material problem
2. Recognizing and identifying hazardous materials
3. Flammable hazardous materials
4. Reactive hazardous materials
5. Toxic hazardous materials
6. Basic equipment and safety practices
7. Size-up, tactics and strategy
8. Scene management
9. Pre-emergency planning

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Identify various hazardous materials and their potential dangers, including identification of placarding, labeling and shipping manifests. (1, 2)
2. Respond to and control flammable, reactive and toxic hazardous materials incidents. (3-5)
3. Use procedures necessary for effective size-up, tactical planning and scene management. (7, 8)
4. Identify systems for assessing possible intervention. (7)
5. Identify the three-tier concept of hazardous materials planning. (8)
6. Interpret the hazard and response information for a chosen chemical from the current edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). (2, 5, 6)
7. Remove a victim from a contaminated area, wash the victim, remove contaminated gear, and coordinate transporting the victim to a facility of higher care. (5-8)
8. Complete SCBA donning procedures within one minute. (6)
9. Match the type of control options for each response objective: absorption, damming, diking, dilution, diversion, retention, vapor dispersion, remote valve shut-off. (2, 6, 8)
10. Apply “Class B” firefighting foam(s) or vapor suppressing agent(s) on a spill or fire involving hazardous materials. (8, 9)

REQUIRED ASSESSMENT:
1. Pre- and Post-test

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FSC105 Firefighter I & II Cert Acad  1

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FSC 105. Firefighter I & II Certification Academy (12). Essentials of firefighting including fire department operations, firefighting equipment, and safety. Emphasis on the chemistry of fire, techniques of firefighting, and utilization of equipment in fire suppression. Preparation for State Fire Marshal Fire Fighter I and II certification. Prerequisite: FSC 103 and FSC 104 and EMS 120 (may be taken concurrently) and EMS 123 (may be taken concurrently). Ten lecture. Six lab.

COURSE CONTENT:
1. Fire department organization
2. Fire behavior
3. Fireground and station safety
4. Ropes and knots
5. Water supply
6. Fire apparatus
7. Fire hose and evolutions
8. Fire service ladders and evolutions
9. Power tools
10. Building construction
11. Forcible entry
12. Search and rescue
13. Ventilation
14. Salvage and overhaul
15. Structural firefighting and organization
16. Electricity
17. Special firefighting techniques and hazard emergencies
18. Firefighter maintenance
19. Fire prevention and fire investigations
20. Firefighter safety and survival techniques

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Describe theory of fire behavior, phases of fire, types of fires and methods of fire control. (2,5)
2. Show the proper rope inspection procedure as well as the established standard knots and hitches used by the fire service. (4)
3. Discuss the proper uses for various equipment/tools. (3,6,9,11,13)
4. Explain the care and use of fire service ladders and perform basic ladder raises for multi-person ladders. (8)
5. Describe the standard hose rolls and carries used by the fire service. (7)
6. Explain the need for proper ventilation. (10,13)
7. Show proper salvage cover placement and proper salvage and overhaul techniques. (14)
8. Describe basic building construction and building features as they apply to firefighting. (10)
9. Explain the reasons for and show ability to don the self-contained breathing apparatus and complete the crawl-through course. (12)
10. Perform basic forcible entry through various barriers using the proper tools and procedures. (11)
11. Successfully ventilate a structure utilizing both horizontal and vertical techniques with the proper equipment. (13)
12. Explain the method and theory of fire cause determination as it applies to the firefighter to include securing the scene and legal considerations. (16)
13. Explain the components of automatic sprinkler systems and the value of the systems. (16)
14. Design an inspection program for their community. (16)
15. Perform various drags, lifts, carries, wall breaching, narrow-space manipulation and hoisting techniques directly related to firefighter safety and self-survival. (15,17) 16. Explain the organizational model of the fire service. (1) 17. Practice the use of personnel accounatability systems and of the NIMS incident command system. (1)

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1 - Completion of FSC 105 and its prerequisites prepares the student to sit for the Arizona Fire Fighter I & II Certification exam process.

Note:  It is always best to discuss educational and career goals with an academic advisor prior to enrolling in any courses.  Learn more about Academic Advising.