Advanced Technician Firefighter

This course provides partial training toward Advanced Technician Firefighter Certification and instructs Basic Operations Firefighter students in advanced firefighting techniques. Content for this course includes fire department organization, fire behavior, safety, ethics, communications, building construction, ladders, fire hose, water supply, tools and equipment use and maintenance, forcible entry, ventilation, fire control, protecting evidence for cause and origin, fire prevention and education, fire detection and alarm suppression systems, firefighter survival and technical rescue. Successful completion of this course, practical completion and passage of the state written exam along with other required Office of the State Fire Marshal courses leads to Office of the State Fire Marshal Certification as an Advanced Technician Firefighter.

Note: This course meets at an off-site location. This course meets on 2 Saturdays as listed on schedule. Prereq, C or better in FSC105 and FSC115, C or better in FSC 118 or concurrent enrollment, or Basic Operations Firefighter Certification