The fire service is one of the most dynamic employers in the country. This CRC program is designed to provide students with updated skills and knowledge necessary to complete and successfully apply for fire service positions. The purpose of the Fire Suppression Specialist Certificate is to recognize, through certification, qualified individuals who are dedicated to curtailing fire loss, both physical and financial, and who have acquired a level of professionalism through applied work experiences and related education opportunities, and through successful completion of a certification examination.

The curriculum serves as an in-service program as well as a pre-employment program for students seeking employment or advancement in the profession of urban fire fighting, fire prevention, and public and private fire suppression.

HIGHLIGHTS

🗸 Up-to-date technical information
🗸 Field trips to a variety of fire service locations
🗸 Networking with other fire service members
🗸 Fire Technology work experience internships
(Fire Technology 498 for on-the-job experience)

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

🗸 PSLO 1: Comprehend the qualifications for entry-level skills, the discipline and evaluation process, fire service structure, history, and culture for the field of fire technology.

🗸 PSLO 2: Analyze, appraise, and evaluate fire incidents and components of emergency management and firefighter safety.
Comprehend laws, regulations, codes, standards, and the regulatory and advisory organizations that influence fire department operations.

🗸 PSLO 3: Develop policies, procedures, and training programs to inform and educate population in fire prevention principles and fire and life safety practices; understand proper design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems and appliances while identifying the components that, alone or in combination, form emergency and standby power systems; analyze the dynamics of heating systems; identify basic components of and the hazards associated with ‘hot work’ and the manufacturing processes necessary for effective fire prevention.

🗸 PSLO 4: Analyze facility fire hazard management to include capturing knowledge of property fire insurance, building construction and/or field experience; performing fire/property surveys involving detailed analyses; observation, examination, inspection, and gathering of data to describe all aspects of a property/building and business; conducting complex inspection surveys of commercial and residential properties to evaluate physical characteristics of a property and business.

🗸 PSLO 5: Recognize system approaches to property classes; assessing life safety as it relates to fire protection in special occupancies and understanding fire protection in warehouse and storage operations.

🗸 PSLO 6: Define organizations for fire and rescue services; perform pre-incident planning for industrial and commercial facilities, interpret operations of fire loss prevention and emergency organizations, understand operations of emergency medical services, describe municipal fire prevention and code enforcement operations; train fire and emergency services; understand the use and function of fire and emergency services protective clothing and protective equipment; and evaluate fire department resources and the placement thereof.

Career Information

Firefighter; Fire Inspector; Investigator; Supervisor; Manager, Plans Examiner; Building Inspector; Fire Prevention Specialist/Officer; Public Education Specialist/ Officer