Fire Suppression Course Sequences
See the classes you should take each term to complete the Fire Suppression degree or Fire Service Supervision and Management certificate.
Fire Suppression & Fire Management Course Sequences
Getting Started
The first step to entering this program is to take part in an assessment process, which includes taking the college’s free placement test and meeting with the department staff. You may need to complete program entry requirements. Then, fire program faculty will help you develop an individualized program of study.
Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.
See course descriptions for more information about your classes.
Fire Suppression Degree
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
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1 | EMT151 | EMT, Part 1 | 5 |
1 | FRP150 | Introduction to Fire Protection | 3 or |
1 | ES172 | Introduction to Emergency Services | 4 |
1 | FRP151 | Fire Incident Related Experience 1 | 3 |
1 | FRP157 | Hazardous Materials Operations | 3 |
1 | WR121 | Academic Composition (or higher) | 4 |
2 | EMT152B | EMT, Part 2 | 4 |
2 | EMT167A | Oregon EMT Intermediate, Part 1 | 5 |
2 | FRP152 | Fire Incident Related Experience 2 | 3 |
2 | FRP159 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
2 | FRP266 | Building Construction for Fire Suppression | 3 |
2 | MTH095 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
3 | CH110 | Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry | 5 |
3 | FRP153 | Fire Incident Related Experience 3 | 3 |
3 | FRP154 | Water Supply Operations | 3 |
3 | FRP158 | Fire Pump Construction and Operation | 3 |
3 | FRP169 | Fire Department Leadership | 3 |
3 | Fire Suppression elective | 3 | |
4 | CIS101 | Computing Concepts (or higher) | 3 |
4 | FRP260 | Fundamentals of Fire Prevention | 3 |
4 | FRP261 | Fire Incident Related Experience 4 | 3 |
4 | HPE295 | Health and Fitness for Life | 3 |
4 | SOC204 | The Sociological Perspective | 4 or |
4 | SOC205 | United States Society | 3 or |
4 | SOC206 | Social Problems | 4 |
5 | COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (or higher) | 4 |
5 | FRP172 | International Fire Codes | 3 |
5 | FRP173 | Law for Emergency Services | 3 |
5 | FRP179 | Wildland Urban Interface | 3 |
5 | FRP256 | Emergency Services Rescue Practices | 4 |
5 | FRP262 | Fire Incident Related Experience 5 | 3 |
6 | FRP171 | Fire Protection Systems and Extinguishers | 3 |
6 | FRP263 | Fire Incident Related Experience 6 | 3 |
6 | PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations (or higher) | 4 |
6 | WR227 | Technical Writing | 4 |
Course | Title | Credit Hours |
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BI231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
BI232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
BI233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
BLD151 | Building Codes 1 | 3 |
BLD152 | Building Codes 2 | 3 |
EMT167B | Oregon EMT Intermediate, Part 2 | 5 |
EMT280F | Cooperative Work Experience | 6 |
EMT175 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Services | 3 |
ES115 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
FRP160 | Incident Safety Officer | 1 |
FRP161 | Fire Management Practices | 1 |
FRP162 | Managing Fire Personnel | 1 |
FRP163 | Planning Fire Protection | 1 |
FRP164 | Fire Department Budgets | 1 |
FRP165 | Public Relations, Public Information, and Public Education | 1 |
FRP166 | Firefighter’s Law | 1 |
FRP170 | Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategies | 3 |
FRP174 | Fire Investigation | 4 |
FRP259 | Major Emergency Strategy and Tactics | 3 |
FRP277 | NFPA Fire Instructor 1 | 3 |
FRP278 | NFPA Fire Instructor 2 | 3 |
FRP286 | Advanced Detection and Protection Systems | 3 |
HE262 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instruction | 2 |
HM120 | Medical Terminology 1 | 1 |
Fire Service Supervision and Management Certificate
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
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1 | FRP169 | Fire Department Leadership | 3 |
1 | FRP173 | Law for Emergency Services | 3 or |
1 | FRP166 | Firefighter’s Law | 1 |
1 | FRP174 | Fire Investigation | 4 |
1 | FRP277 | NFPA Fire Instructor 1 | 3 |
1 | MTH095 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
1 | Communications elective | 4 | |
1 | Human Relations elective | 4 | |
2 | FRP154 | Water Supply Operations | 3 |
2 | FRP160 | Incident Safety Officer | 1 |
2 | FRP161 | Fire Management Practices | 1 |
2 | FRP162 | Managing Fire Personnel | 1 |
2 | FRP163 | Planning Fire Protection | 1 |
2 | FRP170 | Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
2 | FRP266 | Building Construction for Fire Suppression | 3 |
2 | Science elective | 4 | |
3 | FRP164 | Fire Department Budgets | 1 |
3 | FRP165 | Public Relations, Public Information, and Public Education | 1 |
3 | FRP172 | International Fire Codes | 3 |
3 | FRP259 | Major Emergency Strategy and Tactics | 3 |
3 | PS203 | State and Local Government | 4 |
3 | Science elective |
Subject | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
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Communications | BA214 | Business Communications | 3 |
WR088 | Introduction to Technical Writing 1 | 3 | |
WR089 | Introduction to Technical Writing | 3 | |
WR115 | Introduction to Composition | 4 | |
WR121 | Academic Composition | 4 | |
WR122 | Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition | 4 | |
WR227 | Technical Writing | 4 | |
Human Relations | PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations (or higher) | 4 |
SOC204 | The Sociological Perspective (or higher) | 4 | |
Science | CH110 | Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry (or higher | 4 |
PH111 | Physical Science for Fire Science and Emergency Services (or higher) | 5 or | |
Any combination of one Chemistry and one Physics course of at least four (4) credit hours each, which include a lab component. |