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Aug 07, 2026
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2025-2026 Catalog SVC [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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FIRE 213 - Fire & Life Safety Education Credits: 3 Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 33 Lab Hours: 0 Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0 Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Provides the fundamental and technical knowledge needed to coordinate and deliver existing fire safety educational programs and information. Assists the student in meeting job performance requirements of NFPA 1035, Professional Qualifications for Fire & Life Safety Educator, for Fire & Life Safety Educator 1 and prepares the student for Washington State certification testing for Public Fire & Life Safety Educator.
Prerequisite: None. Meets FQE Requirement: No Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Communicate orally and in writing, manage time, multitask.
- Document public fire and life safety educational activities.
- Identify community resources, services, and organizations.
- Identify partners to address current fire and life safety issues.
- Select instructional materials so that the materials are specific to the audience and objectives.
- Present and adapt a lesson, given a lesson plan with multiple presentation methods, evaluation instruments, time allotment, setting, and identified audience, so that the lesson plan is followed, the objectives are met, and the needs of the audience are satisfied.
- Administer an evaluation instrument so that lesson outcomes are measured.
- PROGRAM OUTCOME: Students will possess a knowledge and skill set that allows them to be effective in preventing hostile fire emergencies occurring in their community.
Course Contents
- Human behavior during fire and injury causes/prevention. Community risk and injury prevention strategies.
- Learning theory and educational methodology. Standardized fire and life safety messages and escape planning.
- Hazard identification and correction. Public relations.
- High-risk audiences, behaviors and special needs. Community resources.
- Personal image and professionalism. Community risk reduction.
- Administration, planning and development of fire safety education programs.
- Education, implementation and evaluation of fire safety education lessons.
- Knowledge and skills associated with junior fire setter intervention.
- Administration, planning and development of junior fire setter education programs.
- Education, implementation and evaluation of junior fire setter education lessons.
Instructional Units: 3
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