FSCI 101 - Principles of Emergency Services

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
This course provides an overview to 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 departments as part of local government; laws and regulations 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 and tactics and life safety initiatives.Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101; or minimum grade “C” in one of the following: ENG 021 and ENG 099; or the EAP course sequence ENG 078, ENG 079, ENG 088 and ENG 089; or ENG 096; and placement into MATH 098 or higher, or minimum grade “C” in MATH 094.