SMCC Catalog 2013 - 2014 - Southern Maine Community College

FIRE 165 Introduction to Wildland Fire 3 cr.
Wildfires are responsible for property damage
throughout Maine and the United States every year. In
addition, prescribed fire is used as land management
tool to accomplish ecological objectives. This class will
provide students with an introduction to wildland fire
management. The class will cover topics in fire
behavior, fire weather, fire ecology, and fuel
management. This class will prepare an untrained
wildland firefighter with the tools required to work on
a wildland or prescribed fire. Students can earn
National Wildland Coordinating Group (NWCG)
certification for Wildland firefighter with this course
and an additional eight hour field exercise.
Prerequisite(s): none
Corequisite(s): none
FIRE 170 Wildland Fire Behavior 3 cr.
Throughout history, wildland fires have shaped much
of the natural landscape in New England as well as the
rest of the United States. Relating fire behavior to
modern landscapes will help managers make informed
decisions about fuel management practices. This class
will provide students with an understanding of
expected fire behavior. Topics will include an in depth
understanding of weather, topography, and fuels
effect on wildland fire behavior. Although this class is
not a firefighting class, a field component should be
expected with the possibility to observe prescribed
fire. It is recommended that students take
Introduction to Wildland Fire management prior to
this class.
Prerequisite(s): MATH-020
Corequisite(s): none
FIRE 200 Hazardous Materials 3 cr.
Because of the ever-increasing rate at which new
industrial materials are being introduced into our
world, and because it is the fire-fighter or fireprotection
specialist who must deal with the hazards
associated with these new chemicals, this is a
particularly valuable course. This course is designed to
meet the NFPA 472 standard at the "Operations" level.
Some of the areas of study include flammable
materials, pressurized vessels, cryogenics, oxidizing
agents, corrosives, explosive and toxic materials.
Students will become familiar with tools, equipment
and response techniques as well as the federal and
state laws that govern the handling of hazardous
materials and the incidents they create. This course
concludes with presentations of semester long student
projects. In conjunction with this course, there is an
opportunity to participate in a field training that may
result in State Hazardous Materials certification at the
"Operations" level.
Prerequisite(s): 30 credits or more
Corequisite(s): none
FIRE 205 Fire & Life Safety Educator 3 cr.
This course is designed to meet the requirements of
the NFPA 1035, the professional qualification
standards for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I and
II. The course combines student activities, instructor
presentations and community-based projects to
develop skills and knowledge in the field. The course
will provide students with the knowledge to design a
public fire and life safety program, to organize a
budget to meet the needs of the program, and to
present a fire safety or life safety education
presentation. Students can earn state certification
from successful completion of this course and
community based teaching assignments.
Prerequisite(s): none
Corequisite(s): none
FIRE 210 Fire Instructor 3 cr.
This course is designed to meet the requirements of
NFPA 1041, the professional qualifications for Fire
Instructor, and assist current and aspiring fire/rescue
officers in teaching fire-service-oriented subjects and
developing an understanding of the various methods
of teaching fire/rescue occupational subjects. This
course will aid students in preparing instructor lesson
plans and help them to recognize and practice the
effective use of other instructor resource materials.
Students can earn state and national certification from
successful completion of this course and a practical
teaching demonstration.
Prerequisite(s): none
Corequisite(s): none
FIRE 215 Fire Service Leadership 3 cr.
This course is designed to develop a foundation of
leadership, supervision and communication skills for
the fire officer. The subject matter, instruction,
activities, and assignments will follow the
recommendations for Fire Officer I and II as presented
in NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional
Qualifications. Students will study basic issues related
to all supervision, as well as issues specific to fire
service supervision. Students can earn state and
national Fire Officer I & II certification by successfully
completing this course, additional writing assignments,
and community-based training and certification
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