Fire Suppression Concentration

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Nursing/Allied Health Division

Associate of Applied Science Degree

This concentration allows career emergency service personnel to enhance their emergency services education, and gives the student who wishes to enter emergency services an introduction to the basics of fire suppression. Topics include legal issues, safety, fire protection, tactics/ strategy, fire equipment, and building construction, fire systems, prevention, and fire cause.

Career Opportunities

Fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials organizations, fire prevention, industrial fire protection, and private fire protection companies.

Summary of Required Hours

Freshman

Fall (15)

ENGL 1010 - Composition I (3)
FI 111 - Introduction to Emergency Services (3)
FI 113 - Fire Protection Systems (3)
FI 116 - Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy I (3)
**Technical Electives (3)

Spring (17)

FI 114 - Building Construction for Fire Science (3)
SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)
Mathematics Gen. Ed. Elective (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Gen. Ed. Elective (3)
**Technical Electives (5)

Sophomore

Fall (14)

FI 215 - Fire Behavior and Combustion (3)
Humanities/Fine Arts. Gen. Ed. Elective (3)
Natural Science Gen. Ed. Elective (4)
**Technical Electives (4)

Spring (14)

FI 124 - Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy II (3)
FI 140 - Legal Aspects of the Fire Service (3)
FI 260 - Fire Prevention and Inspection (3)
FI 262 - Fire Causes and Investigation (3)
**Technical Electives (2)

Total Hours: 60

Note(s)

*Must choose from:

PSYC 1030 - General Psychology

,
POLS 1030 - American Government
, or
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology
.

** Technical Electives totaling fourteen (14) hours must be selected from courses with the following prefixes: EA, FI, HZ, MG, OS. Alternatively, students who plan to transfer to a four year program may, with adviser approval, use their Technical Elective hours to take additional General Education courses needed to satisfy requirements for the baccalaureate degree. Students with current state or national licensure as Emergency Medical Technicians may be eligible for Advanced Standing credit toward the Technical Elective requirement. See program adviser for details.

MATH 1410 - Structure of Number Systems I
not acceptable for Nursing/Allied Health programs.

Chattanooga State Community College

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Fire Suppression Concentration

Summary of Required Hours

Freshman

Fall (15)

Spring (17)

Sophomore

Fall (14)

Spring (14)

Total Hours: 60

Note(s)

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Fire Suppression Concentration

Summary of Required Hours

Freshman

Fall (15)

Spring (17)

Sophomore

Fall (14)

Spring (14)

Total Hours: 60

Note(s)