Fire Science Technology Urban Fire Fighting - Community College of Southern Nevada

Fire Science Technology Urban Fire Fighting from Community College of Southern Nevada is a Campus Associate Fire Fighting degree that prepares you for a Fire Protection career. The degree is designed for people who desire to enter a career in a municipal, county or state fire department. The material is linked with the Nevada State Fire Marshall's Nevada Firefighter I Certificate. Students are given the opportunity to take several didactic and practical tests administered throughout the program to attain certification at both the state and national level related to fire and emergency services. The core curriculum includes orientation material to the fire service, fire fighting procedures, hazardous materials, emergency medical services, fire prevention and an introduction to wildland fire fighting. The course content is designed to meet or exceed the National Fire Protection Association's 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The elective material is designed to allow a student to obtain some degree of specialization that may tailor a student's education to qualify for specialty teams within a fire department organization. This degree does not guarantee employment and securing a fire department position in Nevada is extremely competitive. Students may be placed in paramilitary and physically demanding environments designed to introduce the student to job tasks and skills required to operate in the fire and emergency services. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Graduates of this program will have the opportunity to: Demonstrate preparedness for the Nevada State Fire Marshall's written test in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association's Firefighter I Standard I 1001 covering the topics of fire department operations, communication, rescue, and prevention. Demonstrate preparedness for the Nevada State Fire Marshall's practical skills test in with the Firefighter I Standard I 1001 covering the topics of fire department operations, communication, rescue, and prevention. Able to conduct a fire inspection, basic fire ground math calculation, and fire conversion. Demonstrate preparedness for the National Fire Academy's certifications in Incident Command, Building Construction, and Tactics and Strategies. View more details on College of Southern Nevada . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Fire Fighting courses.