FRSC 1020 Basic Firefighter — Emergency Services Fundamentals (2-2-3)
This course provides students with information on the applicable laws, policies, and standards that the Firefighter I course is designed around. This course provides students with the basic principles and functions of the Incident Command System. The course will provide the necessary knowledge and skills for students to operate within the ICS and their role within the ICS at fire stations, non-emergency scenes, and emergency scenes. It will also provide students with knowledge on how to perform basic skills at emergency scenes that deal with infection control, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic first aid measures, and using an AED. Finally, it will provide students with the skills and knowledge to recognize the presence of and the potential for a hazardous materials release, and how and who should be called to contain the release. Upon completion of this course, students will have the basic skills and knowledge to become certified through the appropriate governing agency for the following: infection control, CPR, first aid, ICS-100, ICS-700, NPQ—Hazardous Materials for First Responders Awareness Level. This course meets the requirements of NFPA 1001—Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications and all other state and local occupational health and safety regulatory requirements.
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Program admission