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FIPT - Fire Protection Technology

Contact Person: Darren Hall - 619-221-2145

Upon completion of the program the students will be able to:

• Identify minimum qualifications and entry-level skills for fire fighter hiring. The student will be able to describe the following elements: application process; written exam process; physical agility exam, oral interview, chief’s interview; background investigation; and fire fighter probationary process. Students will identify fire service history, culture and diversity
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze, appraise and evaluate fire and emergency incidents and identify components of emergency management and fire fighter safety including: Size-up, report on conditions, Incident Command System; RECEO; 10 Standard Firefighting Orders; 18 Situations that Shout “Watch Out”; and common factors associated with injuries and line of duty deaths
• Identify and comprehend laws, regulations, codes and standards that influence fire department operations, and identify regulatory and advisory organizations that create and mandate them, especially in the areas of fire prevention, building codes and ordinances, and firefighter health and safety
• Analyze the causes of fire, determine extinguishing agents and methods, differentiate the stages of the fire and fire development, and compare methods of heat transfer
• Calculate flow requirements for fire apparatus, diagram a pump and plumbing schematic for fire apparatus, and apply mathematic formulae to hydraulics problems
• Identify and describe the apparatus used in the fire service, and the equipment and maintenance of fire apparatus and equipment
• Identify and describe common types of building construction and conditions associated with structural collapse and firefighter safety
• Differentiate between fire detection and fire suppression systems. Student will design and diagram a wet and dry fire protection system, and identify alarm system components and their operations

Course Number	Course Title (click for Course Outline)
FIPT 044	Supervised Tutoring in Fire Technology
FIPT 100A
FIPT 100B
FIPT 100C
FIPT 100D	Candidate Physical Ability Test Preparation
FIPT 101	Fire Protection Organization
FIPT 102	Fire Prevention Technology
FIPT 103	Fire Protection Equipment and Systems
FIPT 104	Building Construction for Fire Protection
FIPT 105	Fire Behavior and Combustion
FIPT 106	Truck Company Operations
FIPT 107	Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy
FIPT 109	Fire Service Hydraulics
FIPT 110	Wildland Fire Control
FIPT 111	Fire Apparatus and Equipment
FIPT 113	Fire Mechanics
FIPT 114	Shipboard Fire Control
FIPT 115	Low Angle Rope Rescue
FIPT 119	Aircraft Fire Control
FIPT 121	Vertical Rescue
FIPT 130	Emergency Medical Technician-State Fire Marshal
FIPT 160	Introduction to Open Water Lifeguarding
FIPT 160R	Refresher, Open Water Lifeguard
FIPT 162	Seamanship - Rescue Boat Handling
FIPT 163	Personal Watercraft Operations
FIPT 164	Marine Firefighting
FIPT 167A	Scuba for Emergency Services I
FIPT 167B	Scuba for Emergency Services II
FIPT 200A	Fire Command IA
FIPT 200B	Fire Command IB
FIPT 200C	Fire Command 1C
FIPT 201	Fire Management I
FIPT 202A	Fire Prevention IA
FIPT 202B	Fire Prevention IB
FIPT 202C	Fire Prevention IC
FIPT 203A	Fire Investigation IA
FIPT 203B	Fire Investigation IB
FIPT 204A	Instructor Training IA
FIPT 204B	Instructor Training IB
FIPT 205	Public Education I
FIPT 210A	Driver Operator - Driving
FIPT 210B	Driver Operator - Pumping
FIPT 239A	Current Issues and Skills Update for EMT-1NA/FS
FIPT 239B	Current Issues and Skills Update for EMT-1NA/FS
FIPT 243	Rescue Systems I - Fundamentals of Heavy Rescue
FIPT 247	Refresher, Rescue Systems I
FIPT 249	Rescue Systems II
FIPT 250	Structure Collapse Technician
FIPT 253	Heavy Rescue Instructor Training
FIPT 254	EMT-1 Instructor Update
FIPT 255	Instructor Orientation, State Fire Marshal
FIPT 256	Fire Command 2D Planning for Large Scale Disasters
FIPT 260	Advanced Open Water Lifeguard Training
FIPT 265	Inservice Fire Training Modules
FIPT 265D
FIPT 270	Work Experience
FIPT 290	Independent Study
FIPT 296
FIPT 300A
FIPT 300B
FIPT 300C	Fire Command 2C, High Rise Fire Tactics
FIPT 300E	Fire Command 2E, Wildland Fire Tactics
FIPT 301L	Fire Company Officer Training
FIPT 301M	C.D.F. Company Officer Academy
FIPT 303A
FIPT 303B	Fire Investigation 2B, Field Case Studies
FIPT 304A	Train the Trainer, Confined Space Operations
FIPT 306A
FIPT 308A	Confined Space Operations
FIPT 308B	Current Special Issues (Confined Space Awareness)
FIPT 309A	Emergency Medical Care of the Sick and Injured
FIPT 309R	Refresher, Emergency Medical Aid
FIPT 310A	Basic Incident Command System I-200
FIPT 310B
FIPT 310C
FIPT 310E	Strike Team Leader-Engine I-334
FIPT 310F	Division/Group Supervisor I-339
FIPT 310G	Incident Safety Officer S-401
FIPT 310H
FIPT 310J	Fire Operations in the Urban Interface S-215
FIPT 310K	Basic Air Operations S-270
FIPT 310L	Leadership and Organizational Development SH-301
FIPT 310M	Fire Suppression Tactics S-336
FIPT 310N	Intermediate Air Operations S-370
FIPT 310O	Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-290
FIPT 310S	Operations Section Chief I-430
FIPT 311M	Swiftwater Rescue Technician I
FIPT 312	Auto Extrication
FIPT 361
FIPT 362	Inservice Fire Training Modules
FIPT 370	Firehouse World Hands-on Training
FIPT 371	Firehouse World Seminar Training
FIPT 380W	Basic Wildland Firefighter Academy
FIPT 381F	Basic Fire Fighter 1 Academy