2011 - 2012 Student Calendar - Helena College of Technology

Course DescriptionsFIRE106 Wildland Fire FightingCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneThis course introduces the methods, equipment, andterminology specific to wildland fire fighting. Students willlearn the behavior of wildland fires and federal wildlandfirefighting procedures and references.FIRE107 Personal Physical Fitness ICredits: 1Prerequisites: noneEmergency personnel must maintain healthy physicalconditioning to handle the physical demands of responding toemergency incidents. Students in this course will learn effectiveworkout habits and improve their own body conditioning.FIRE108 Personal Physical Fitness IICredits: 1Prerequisites: noneEmergency personnel must maintain healthy physicalconditioning to handle the physical demands of respondingto emergency incidents. Students in this course will learn theimportance of choosing and maintaining a career-long lifestylethat includes good nutrition and physical conditioning.FIRE110 Hazardous MaterialsCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneThis course covers a basic introduction to hazardous materials,their definition types, hazards, and characteristics. Students willbe introduced to hazardous materials and the first responder’sresponsibility when responding to a hazardous materialsincident.FIRE120 Emergency Services Customer ServiceCredits: 2Prerequisites: noneThis course will familiarize the student with the techniquesnecessary to establish positive relationships with thecommunity, the fire service, and all other groups that are calledupon to mitigate the effects of emergency and disaster situations.The student will become familiar with basic emergency policiesdealing with equal employment opportunities, discrimination,and harassment and will develop a professional self-image.FIRE121 Incident CommandCredits: 1Prerequisites: noneA firefighting team needs to know who is in charge and howto effectively respond to the incident commander. This coursefocuses on the vital importance of incident command andcommonly accepted practices.FIRE123 Electronic CommunicationsCredits: 1Prerequisites: noneThis course covers communication equipment, radio frequencies,and proper communication techniques for emergency situations.FIRE125 Emergency Equipment MaintenanceCredits: 2Prerequisites: noneThis course provides practical experience with the propermaintenance of all types of emergency equipment. Themaintenance of firefighting and medical emergency equipmentwill be taught along with the basic maintenance of emergencyvehicles.FIRE130 Fire Apparatus OperationCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneThis course covers the major types of firefighting apparatussuch as pumpers, aerial apparatus, aircraft crash vehicles, andother support vehicles. Students will be taught operation andoperator maintenance of these specific vehicles.FIRE140 Fire Fighting Tactics and StrategiesCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneBasic firefighting tactics and strategy used in all types of fireemergencies are taught in this course. Pre-planning, size-up,and applications of tactics based on the selected strategy aredescribed and simulated for student learning.FIRE202 Instructional MethodologiesCredits: 2Prerequisites: noneStudents will learn the basics of training other fire fighters at thecompany, battalion, or department level. Various methods ofinstruction, testing, and delivery will be discussed and practicedalong with utilizing sources of instructional materials and thelegal restrictions placed upon them.FIRE210 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Basic Training(ARFF)Credits: 2Prerequisites: Students must be physically able to secureSCBA’s, perform physically demanding tasks, and supplytheir own NFPA approved clothing.This course is aimed at providing students with the fundamentalknowledge and skills necessary to effectively handle an aircraftemergency in accordance to FAR 139. It will contribute to thestudent’s knowledge of basic fire fighting and rescue principles.FIRE215 Fire StreamsCredits: 2Prerequisite: FIRE130A fire fighter must be capable of understanding and calculatingwater hydraulics and fire stream flows in order to perform basicfire suppression duties as a member of a team. This courseemphasizes the importance of fire streams.FIRE225 Fire OfficerCredits: 2Prerequisite: FIRE120The duties of a fire officer at the company level in the fire serviceare taught in this course. Students will gain valuable leadershipexperience while performing the roles and responsibilities ofa fire officer.UM-Helena College of Technology 2011 - 2012 Academic Catalog 105