This course is primarily designed for new fire department recruits or students wishing to become structural firefighters. Emphasis is on the chemistry of fire, building construction, administrative policies, and techniques of firefighting. Preparation for Arizona Structural Fire Fighter certification through Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence (ACFSE) using International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) standards and testing.
Prerequisites
FSC 101 with a grade of “C” or higher, or concurrent enrollment in FSC 101
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify and use portable fire extinguishers to extinguish small Class A, B, and C fires.
- Operate as part of a team to control and/or extinguish interior and exterior Classes A, C, and D fires, passenger vehicle fires and wildland fires.
- Perform basic operations at properties protected by automatic sprinklers.
- Safely and efficiently perform salvage and overhaul at a fire scene while protecting evidence for fire cause determination.
- Identify and properly use various fire service communications system and equipment.
- Identify residential fire hazards, conduct a fire station tour and residential fire safety survey, and make and document a fire and life safety presentation.
- Implement and maintain an Incident Management System and transfer of command.
- Identify the effects of fire and fire suppression activities on structures and list actions to take when imminent building materials.
- Identify and safely use various rescue and extrication tools.
- Assist a rescue operation team, work as a member of a team to extricate a victim trapped in a motor vehicle, and perform special rescue operations.
- Test the operability of and flow from a fire hydrant.
- Identify and use hose tools and appliances and service test hose.
- Mix foam concentrate and assemble and operate a foam fire stream system.
- Operate as part of a team to coordinate an interior attack and to control and /or extinguish ignitable liquid fires and flammable gas cylinder fires.
- Discuss the operation of typical automatic fire detection and suppression systems and identify the components of typical automatic sprinkler systems and to inspect those systems.
- Identify responsibilities in fire cause determination and protect evidence of fire cause and origin.
- Complete a basic incident report and communicate the need for team assistance.
- Conduct a pre-incident survey, working as a member of a team.