Fire Protection

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the philosophy and history of fire protection. Covers the history of loss of life and property by fire; responsibilities of fire departments in a community; organization and function of fire protection agencies and allied organizations; sources of professional literature; survey of professional career opportunities and requirements; and development of a résumé.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides an introductory orientation to Fire Incident Related Experience that fulfills the requirements of OR-OSHA and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for Entry Level Firefighter. Th ese standards must be met prior to an individual responding to emergency incidents.

Prerequisite: admission restricted to the students chosen through an application process. Consent of instructor required.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides continuing information about largediameter hose uses, attack hose procedures, ICS and passport information, firefighter responsibilities, and ISI SCBA procedures. Includes SCBA use under extreme working loads, refilling SCBA bottles, the use of cascade systems, live-fire attack practices, salvage operations, overhaul practices, fire cause investigation, the firefighter’s responsibility, district familiarization, map book use, radio procedures, driving laws and practices, power tool operation and maintenance, ventilation principles, and vertical ventilation. Includes a practicum for “Driver” certification and driving portions of “Pumper Operator.”

Prerequisite: FRP151.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces new skills and a practicum to function safely and effectively as an integral member of a firefighting team and successfully pass testing for Firefighter 1. Includes a practicum for “Driver” and “Pumper Operator” certification. Students completing the course will take written and task performance tests for “Driver.”

Prerequisite: FRP152.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the scope of water supply operations in the fire service. Includes pre-planning operations, water supply requirements, source options, delivery systems and options, and hydraulic calculations. Designed to meet the competencies as set forth by the DPSST “Firefighter 2” and “Pumper Operator.”

Prerequisite: FRP152, MTH070, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides knowledge and skills necessary to safely respond to and manage the defensive operations involved in a chemical emergency. Also provides skills to operate in off ensive fashion for some common flammables (gasoline, propane, etc.).

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in FRP150.

Offered as needed.

2 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the theory of pump operation, types and features of various pumps, practical operation of fire pumps, and accessories. Includes drafting, hydrant and tanker operations, and rule-of-thumb fire ground hydraulic calculations.

Prerequisite: FRP151, FRP152, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Covers N.F.P.A. 1521 and OSHA regulations regarding utilization of an on-scene safety officer. Prepares officers and firefighters to work together to promote safety at every emergency scene.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Covers the concept of fire management including the role of departments and districts in local government, funding, and selection methods for providing fire protection.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Introduces fire department human resource management techniques. Includes hiring, supervision, and performance review procedures.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Covers the tools needed to plan a community’s fire protection system. Includes analyzing a community’s fire risk, establishing types of protection, and developing implementation and evaluation plans.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Covers the preparation, adoption and filing of public law, and management of a fire district budget. Includes district budget analysis methods, use of levies, budget management, and appropriation of expenditures.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Introduces the role of public relations, public information, and public education as tools to provide and enhance public safety awareness.

Offered as needed.

Covers the legal responsibilities and rights of firefighters in driving, inspection, emergency operations, communication, and fire prevention. Includes a firefighter’s rights as a civil service employee.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Emphasizes the role of fire service leaders in managing the daily operations of a fire company. Covers leadership concepts such as types of supervisors, including attitudes, cooperation, individual diff erences, motivation, communications, and counseling as part of the management cycle.

Prerequisite: FRP150 or ES172.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the development of systematic action plans for emergency situations. Includes recognizing and prioritizing emergency scene needs and developing related strategies, tactics, and contingencies. Describes how resources should be deployed to implement those plans.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers types and uses of portable fire extinguishers, as well as care, inspection, and recharging procedures. Includes various types of sprinklers and special extinguishing systems, standpipe systems, and systems designed to detect and report fires.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Interprets the International Building Code, International Fire Codes, State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Regulations and related Oregon revised statutes, N.F.P.A., and other codes relating to fire prevention and life safety.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers emergency services’ legal responsibilities related to driving, inspections, emergency operations, communications, fire prevention, and provision of ambulance services. Includes employee and member’s rights, duties, liabilities, and preparation for presentations in court.

Offered as needed.

3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Emphasizes the importance of determining the cause of fire. Studies the burning characteristics of combustibles and the eff ects of fire on materials, interpreting burn patterns and isolating the area and point of origin, identifying incendiary indications, sources of ignition and materials ignited, and preservation of fire scene and evidence.

Prerequisite: FRP150 or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Provides basic knowledge of aircraft types and systems, rescue equipment, airfield characteristics, and aircraft rescue and firefighting procedures (ARFF) for general aviation/non-commercial type aircraft. Emphasizes structural firefighters responding to accidents at non-indexed airports and procedures to follow in the event of a downed aircraft within a fire district. Course does not meet the training requirement for FAA firefighter position at indexed airports.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Studies causes, standard firefighting orders, urban interface problems, fire suppression methods, fire ground management, and structure triage. Designed to meet some of the competencies as set forth by DPSST for Wildland Interface Engine Boss.

Prerequisite: FRP151, FRP152, FRP153 or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

2 class and 4 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Presents technical information on various fire department rescue situations. Covers tools and equipment, ropes and knots, trench rescue, shoring, warehouse searches, outdoor searches, rescue in situations involving elevation diff erences, package patients, water and ice rescues, and vehicle extrication.

Prerequisite: FRP151, FRP152, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers how to handle inspections involving hazardous materials. Also covers the requirements for handling, storing, and reporting on various hazardous materials.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers major emergencies and applies principles relating to incident priorities, resource management, and tactical operations to make judgments about the management of major emergencies.

Prerequisite: FRP150, FRP151, FRP152, FRP153, FRP170, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the history and philosophy of fire protection through review of life and property loss statistics, case studies of fire protection agencies, current and future fire protection problems, and fire prevention laws and regulations. Develops an awareness of, and positive attitude toward, fire prevention as a method of accomplishing the fire department mission.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces additional skills and provides a practicum to function safely and eff ectively as an integral member of a firefighting team and successfully pass testing for “Firefighter 1.” Includes a practicum for “Driver” and “Pumper Operator” certifications. Students completing the course will take written and task performance tests for “Firefighter 1” and “Pumper Operator.”

Prerequisite: FRP153.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces additional skills and provides a practicum to function safely and eff ectively as an integral member of a firefighting team and successfully pass testing for NFPA Firefighter I. Includes a practicum for NFPA Driver and NFPA Pumper Operator certifications. Students completing the course will take written and task performance tests for NFPA Firefighter I and NFPA Pumper Operator. Provides a practicum for leadership, supervisory, and management skills.

Prerequisite: FRP153.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces new skills and provides a practicum for “Firefighter 2,” “Driver,” and “Pumper Operator” certifications. Assists with entering the job market and in becoming more successful in competitive fire service entry processes.

Prerequisite: FRP261.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces new skills and provides a practicum for “Firefighter 2,” “Driver,” and “Pumper Operator” certifications. Assists with entering the job market and in becoming more successful in competitive fire service entry processes. Provides a practicum for leadership, supervisory, and management skills.

Prerequisite: FRP261.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Offers additional skills and provides a practicum “Firefighter 2,” “Driver,” and “Pumper Operator” certifications. Prepares students for entering the job market and assists them in becoming more successful in competitive fire service entry processes. Introduces contemporary issues regarding the furnishing of emergency services. Students completing the course will take written and task performance tests for “Firefighter 2.”

Prerequisite: FRP262.

Offered as needed.

9 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Offers additional skills and provides a practicum “Firefighter 2,” “Driver,” and “Pumper Operator” certifications. Prepares students for entering the job market and assists them in becoming more successful in competitive fire service entry processes. Introduces contemporary issues regarding the furnishing of emergency services. Students completing the course will take written and task performance tests for “Firefighter 2.” Provides a practicum for leadership, supervisory, and management skills.

Prerequisite: FRP262.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on fire problems inherent in structural elements of buildings. Includes inspection of various building types as a basis for applying eff ective extinguishment practices with adequate safeguards for personnel.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Studies the International Fire Code, State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Regulations and related Oregon revised statutes, N.F.P.A., and other codes relating to fire prevention and life safety.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides training to instructor candidates from multi-discipline activities found within Public Safety (fire, law enforcement, wildland, emergency medical services, etc.). Prepares the program participants for planning instruction, using a variety of instructional methods, teaching diverse learners, and evaluating course outcomes. Includes guidelines for addressing the critical issues of safety and the legal issues of training, and provides opportunities for participants to take part in application activities. This course meets the competency standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, Instructor 1.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides training to instructor candidates from multi-discipline activities found within Public Safety (fire, law enforcement, wildland, emergency medical services, etc.). Uses an intensive instructional methodology program to prepare the participant for planning and developing all aspects of course curriculum. Includes needs analysis, task analysis, course goals and objectives, lesson plan development, instructional support materials, and evaluation instruments.

Offered as needed.

See CWE—Cooperative Work Experience.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers methods of contemporary fire prevention inspection practices. Includes preparation, preapproach information, written inspection notices, relations with owners and occupants, and compliances.

Prerequisite: FRP172, FRP260, FRP266, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers methods of contemporary fire prevention inspection practices. Provides basic information regarding the purpose and scope of a juvenile firesetter intervention program and how it should be structured; legal aspects of dealing with juveniles; child development; the continuum of juvenile fire-setting; eff ective communication, interviewing, and questioning techniques; screening juvenile fire-setters; and education and referral intervention processes.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides students with the ability to identify public and proprietary information to form media releases and develop and maintain positive relations with media representatives.

Prerequisite: FRP173, FRP174, or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides training in the design of fire protection systems and the evaluation of existing systems with regard to fire codes, fire code standards, and National Fire Protection Standards.

Prerequisite: FRP171 or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Uses fire data to analyze the prevention needs in a community and to design a public fire education program directed to preventing or mitigating certain fires in that community.

Offered as needed.