FIR 105 - Principles of Emergency Services

1. Fire science technology, education, and the firefighter selection process. 
2. Fire protection and career opportunities. 
3. Public fire protection. 
4. Chemistry and physics of fire. 
5. Public and private support organizations. 
6. Fire department, resources. 
7. Fire department administration. 
8. Support functions 
9. Training. 
10. Fire prevention. 
11. Laws affecting firefighters. 
12. Fire protection systems and equipment. 
13. Emergency incident management. 
14. Emergency operations.

1. Fire science, technology, education

1. Introduction
2. Career, potential assessment
3. Human relations and worth it worth ethics 
4. Firefighter code of ethics
5. Selection process

2. Fire protection and career opportunities

1. Fire protection careers
2. Civilian positions in the fire service
3. Private fire protection careers

3. Public fire protection

1. Evolution of fire protection
2. History of wildland fire in America
3. Equipment 
4. Fire service symbols 
5. Fire losses 
6. The US fire problem 
7. Purpose and scope of fire agencies
8. The future of fire protection 

4. Chemistry and physics of fire

1. Fired defined
2. Chemistry of fire
3. Physics of fire
4. Heat and temperature
5. Heat transfer
6. Classifications of fire
7. Stages of fire 

5. Public and private support organizations 

1. National and international organizations 
2. Federal organizations 
3. State organizations
4. Local organizations
5. Periodicals and publications 

6. Fire department resources 

1. Fighter apparatus 
2. Fire tools and appliances
3. Heavy equipment
4. Personal protective equipment 
5. Aircraft 
6. Fire department facilities 

7. Fire department administration

1. Principles of Command
2. Management concepts
3. Evaluation of effectiveness
4. Fire department types 
5. Communications 

8. Support functions. 

1. Dispatch 
2. Transmission of alarms
3. Fire investigation unit 
4. Hazardous materials control unit 
5. Technical support
6. Information systems 
7. Personnel and human resources
8. Incident business management 

9. Training

1. Treating bureau
2. Training facilities 
3. Purpose and importance of training. 
4. Technical training 
5. Manipulative training
6. Determining adequate levels of training
7. Performance standards 
8. Skilled development maintenance and assessment 
9. Standard operating procedures 
10. Training records 
11. Relationship of training to incident effectiveness 
12. Required training 
13. Training safety

10. Fire prevention

1. Fire prevention bureau 
2. Fire prevention activities 
3. Methods of fire prevention
4. Fire information reporting 

11. Laws affecting firefighters

1. Definition of laws
2. The court system
3. Personnel
4. Complaints fire prevention 
5. Code development 
6. Legal considerations for emergency incidents

12. Fire protection systems and equipment. 

1. Water companies 
2. Water supply systems 
3. Water systems program 
4. Private fire protection systems 
5. Extinguishing agents 
6. Extinguishing systems 

13. Emergency incident management. 

1. Management responsibility 
2. Incident planning 
3. National incident management system 
4. Incident command system 
5. ICS organization 

14. Emergency operations.

1. Personnel
2. Firefighter life safety initiatives 
3. Structural firefighting 
4. Electrical distribution equipment and installations
5. Wildland firefighting 
6. Petroleum firefighting
7. Hazardous materials incidents
8. Weapons of mass destruction
9. Emergency medical service operations
10. Highway incident safety
11. Vehicle accidents
12. Aircraft firefighting
13. Decision making

Questions and answer: 10-30%

Discussion: 15-25%

Audio-visual materials: 15-20%

Reading of special handouts and reading assignments: 0-15%

Guest speakers: 0-10%