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FMS - FACILITY
MANAGEMENT
FMS 100 Basic Power and Hand
Tools
2 Credits
This course introduces students to application
and safe use of common power and hand
tools used in facilities maintenance. Power
tools such as reciprocating and circular saws,
screw guns and electric and cordless drills are
also discussed.
FMS 102 Facilities Job Skills I
2 Credits
This course is the first of a series that allows
students to become successful in the facilities
maintenance industry. An overview of the
facilities maintenance industry and licensing,
regulations, jurisdiction and certification are
addressed. Other topics include goal setting,
entry-level job skills, acceptable workplace
behavior, interview skills, workplace ethics,
sexual harassment, customer service and
resume writing.
FMS 105 Building Systems I
4 Credits
This course familiarizes students with the
structure of buildings and the systems contained
within them. The building envelope
and the electrical, piping, HVAC and control
systems, as well as how these systems work
together, are covered. The Uniform Building
Code is introduced. This course includes field
trips.
FMS 108 Building Systems II
4 Credits
This course is a continuation of FMS 105,
and helps to bring all the building systems
together. The course introduces advanced
control systems such as DDC and pneumatic
controls. The Uniform Building Code is studied
further. Other topics include indoor air
quality, energy management and the importance
of preventive maintenance.
FST - FIRE SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
FST 100 Essentials of Firefighting
(Firefighter I)
5 Credits
Co-requisite: FST 297-402
Prerequisite: FST 102, 103, 105, 106
This course is a classroom section in which
the is taught. Basic firefighting skills in
forcible entry, fire suppression, fire prevention,
equipment and basic fire ground procedures
are covered. This course is required if
students are not presently working in the fire
service.
FST 101 Firefighter II Academy
5 Credits
Co-requisite: FST 297-403
Prerequisites: FST 100, 297
This course involves roughly 360 contact
hours of in-depth training in all aspects of
firefighting. Firefighting skill in fire ground
operations is covered and all required knowledge
and skills are tested for state certification
as Firefighter II. The course is a hands on
intensive and is held at a fire academy training
ground.
FST 102 Introduction to Fire Science
and Suppression
3 Credits
This course presents a broad overview of fire
suppression and prevention in the public and
private sectors. The rudiments of fire history,
building construction, fire behavior, fire
department organization and management,
chemistry of fire, fire and arson investigation,
methods of early detection and suppression,
hazardous materials management, and initial
fire attack, and fire/emergency operations are
studied.
FST 103 Firefighter Occupational
Health and Safety
3 Credits
This course stresses on-scene and on-the-job
causes of firefighter injuries and deaths. Case
studies emphasize the importance of determining
the cause of injury and how to eliminate
those causes. The importance of on-thejob
safety, the safety officer, diet, physical fitness,
mental well-being and stress management
are discussed.
FST 104 Fire Protection Systems
3 Credits
Prerequisites: FST 100, 105 or permission of
instructor
This course provides students with an understanding
of the principles and functions
involved in the installation and use of sprinkler
systems, special suppression systems,
and fire detection and alarm systems.
Students gain a working knowledge of where
these systems are needed in relation to life
safety hazards and various building occupancies
and types of construction. Fire department
involvement in systems maintenance
and use are discussed.
FST 105 Building Plans/Construction
3 Credits
This course provides students with as much
information as possible about the various
methods of building construction, the materials
used in building construction and their
relationship to methods of fire attack and
extinguishment. Using the knowledge
acquired in this course, the firefighter can
greatly enhance the efficiency and ease of
extinguishment and the safety of the firefighting
forces on the fire ground.
FST 106 Fire Inspection Practices
3 Credits
This course provides students with an understanding
of the function, goals and operation
of a fire prevention inspection bureau and the
importance of company inspections and preplanning.
Hazards and the cause of these hazards
and methods to correct them are discussed
in depth. Students are introduced to
classes of building construction, occupancy
hazards, protection systems and devices necessary
to protect buildings and occupants
from hazards to life and property.
FST 107 Hazardous Materials
Operations
3 Credits
Students will study and analyze hazardous
materials incidents, recognizing and identifying
hazardous materials, planning response,
implementing response procedures, decision
making and continued evaluation at the
awareness and operation level.
FST 110 Job Placement and
Assessment
3 Credits
This course introduces entrance firefighter
candidates to a program that they may use to
successfully begin a career in the fire service.
This course discusses the various aspects of
the fire service entrance exam process and
zeros in on the different components of the
exam including the written, physical abilities,
oral interview and resume preparation.
Students learn to identify any deficiencies students
may have regarding various exam topics
and to identify a means to improve in these
areas.
FST 111 Private Fire Protection
Systems
3 Credits
This course is designed to give the non-firefighter
student an insight into the installation,
maintenance and inspection of automatic
detection, suppression and alarm systems.
Special extinguishing systems are also presented.
The criteria that is used to determine
what type of protection system to utilize is
covered in depth.
FST 112 Fire Service Planning
3 Credits
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