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Jul 20, 2026
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FIRE 100 - Principles of Emergency Services
Credits: 4
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Overview of fire protection and emergency services, career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire department as part of local government; laws and regulation affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy & tactics; and life safety initiatives.
Prerequisite: None.
General Education Requirements: - Fulfills Integrate General Education Requirement
- Fulfills Think General Education Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Illustrate and explain the history and culture of the fire service. Possess the skills to interact effectively in a multicultural community.
- Differentiate between fire service training and education and explain the value of higher education to the professionalization of the fire service.
- List and describe the major organizations that provide emergency response service and illustrate how they interrelate.
- Identify fire protection and emergency service careers in both the public and private sector.
- Define the role of national, state, and local support organizations if fire and emergency services.
- Describe the common types of fire and emergency service facilities, equipment, and apparatus.
- Compare and contrast effective management concepts for various emergency situations.
- Identify the primary responsibilities of fire prevention personnel including code enforcement, public information, and public and private protection systems.
- Recognize the components of career preparation and goal setting. Describe the importance of wellness and fitness as it relates to emergency services.
- Understand diversity of ethnic origins, races, gender, beliefs, values, practices, and opinions in carrying out the tasks of fire service professionals.
- PROGRAM OUTCOME: Students will possess a set of values and skills that demonstrate a high level of professionalism and ability to work in complex teams and organizations.
Course Contents
- Careers in the fire protection/emergency services. History of fire protection.
- Fire prevention and public fire education. Scientific terminology.
- The role of public and private support organizations.
- Fire and emergency services equipment and facilities. Management.
- Ethnic origins, races, gender, beliefs, values, practices, and opinions in carrying out the tasks of fire service professionals.
Instructional Units: 4.5
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