MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3064 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2013 Fall Last Admit Term: 2020 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 64 CIP Code: 43.0203	Primary College: Initiating College: Paradise Valley Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology (54) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 33-2011, 33-2021, 33-2022?

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fire Service Professional program provides practical firefighting, hazardous materials, related operations, and fire service management emphasis in this program with history and theory used where necessary to assist professionals to cope with current challenges in the field. This curriculum is designed to (1) provide training for professional fire service personnel in order that they may most efficiently perform their duties, (2) prepare people for a career in Fire Service or a related field, and (3) provide people with a better understanding of fire and related hazards and challenges faced in providing public safety services. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) is also available.

Required Courses

FSC105 Hazardous Materials/First Responder 3
FSC108 Fundamentals of Fire Prevention 3
FSC113 Introduction to Fire Suppression 3
FSC131 Introduction to Urban Technical Rescue 3
FSC202 Supervisory Training for Firefighters 3
+ FSC204 Firefighting Tactics and Strategy 3
+ FSC208 Firefighter Safety and Building Construction 3

Credits: 21

Restricted Electives
Students should select 18 credit hours from the following courses in consultation with a Department Advisor. ACC111 Accounting Principles I (3) AND + ACC112 Accounting Principles II (3) AND + ACC212 Managerial Accounting (3) 9 + ACC230 Uses of Accounting Information I (3) AND + ACC240 Uses of Accounting Information II (3) 6 + EMT/FSC104 Emergency Medical Technology 9 + EMT/FSC238 Vehicular Extrication and Patient Stabilization 2 FSC101 Introduction to Fire Service Selection 3 + FSC102 Fire Department Operations 11 FSC106 Introduction to Fire Protection 3 FSC114 Hazardous Materials First on the Scene/Awareness Level 0.5 FSC117 Fire Apparatus 3 FSC118 Fire Hydraulics 3 FSC130 Fitness for Firefighters/CPAT 1 FSC134 Fitness and Conditioning/Firefighters 3 FSC152 Engine Company Officer 1 + FSC205 Command Strategies for Major Emergencies 3 FSC209 Fire Investigation I 3 + FSC214 Human Resource Management in Fire Service 3 FSC221 Ladder Company Officer 1 GBS206 Business Law (UCC) 3	Credits: 18

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 25

General Education Core	Credits: 15

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ Any approved general education courses in the First Year Composition area.

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication

Critical Reading	Credits: 3
+ Any approved general education course in the Critical Reading area.

Mathematics	Credits: 3
+ Any approved general education course in the Mathematics area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. Recommend SOC101 OR SOC140.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
+ Any approved General Education course in the Natural Sciences area. Recommend BIO101 OR CHM130 AND CHM130LL OR PHY101.

Program Competencies
1. Explain processes used in dealing with hazardous materials. (FSC105) 2. Recognize and identify the chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials. (FSC105) 3. Describe the problems concerning fire prevention techniques, procedures, regulations, code enforcement, and occupancy survey. (FSC108) 4. Describe the characteristics and behavior of fire and extinguishing agents. (FSC113) 5. Describe fire suppression organization, basic fire fighting tactics, and public relations as affected by fire suppression. (FSC113) 6. Describe the methods of attacking, controlling, and extinguishing various types of fires. (FSC113) 7. Describe the techniques and evaluations required to mitigate various technical rescue situations. (FSC131) 8. Describe supervision techniques of fire personnel. (FSC202) 9. Describe the roles/responsibilities of the Incident Commander in managing various types of major emergencies. (FSC204) 10. Explain the methods of providing for firefighter safety and the reaction of various types of construction to fire and heat. (FSC208)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12-13-05

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.