Course Description: Common pests; proper storage, use, handling and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers; pesticide labels, pesticide safety and environmental protection.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: State Private Applicator exam adminstered at the end of the course, which allows those successfully completing the exam to apply restricted use pesticides.
Course Description: Marketing options of farm production by commodity groups and an overview of the supply marketing system, marketing services and efficiencies.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Advanced plant identification with emphasis on economic crops and weeds.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Building materials, their physical properties and reactions to fire; building configurations and their applicability to specific hazardous industrial operations.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History and philosophy of fire protection; review of statistics of loss of life and property by fire; introduction to agencies involved in fire protection; current legislative developments and career orientation; current related problems; review of expanding future fire protection.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fire fighting tactics and strategies for attacking fires in both residential and commercial structures.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Basic rescue operations utilizing ropes, hardware and related equipment. This course follows the guidelines of NFPA 1006-Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 6.1.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.50
Course Description: Course leading to Firefighter I certification, including emergency medical care, fire behavior, firefighting equipment, fireground operations and rescue and safety procedures.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face October 4 to 17.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face November 1 to 14.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Lyons High School Students Only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Course Description: A follow-up course to FS110 Firefighter I, leading to a Firefighter II certification, including fire behavior, firefighting equipment, rescue and safety procedures, fire department operations and management and emergency medical care.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Prerequisite of FS110 Firefighter I required for enrollment.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face September 5 to 19.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face October 4 to 17.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face November 1 to 14.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Prerequisite of FS110 Firefighter I required for enrollment.
Course Description: Required training for all personnel prior to certification as a Wildland Firefighter Type 2 under the Wildland Qualifications System (NWCG 310-1); entry level course for all new firefighters and refresher course for veteran firefighters.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Incident Command System -features collectively identifying the unique quality of the ICS as an incident or event management system.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Use of portable pumps and related equipment needed to carry out field operations with peak efficiency and safety; correct water usage, basic hydraulics and equipment care.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Procedures for safe power saw operation in a wildland fire suppression setting and basic maintenance and field repairs of power saws.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Roles and responsibilities of a Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), and duties of other personnel who may engage firing operations. Discuss and illustrate common firing devices and techniques.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Fire ground strategy and tactics including structure, priorities and language of the emergency scene.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Beginning observation and supervised tasks through work experience with a fire service agency.
Course Notes: FS110 Firefighter I, and Departmental Consent.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires acceptance of student by host Fire Department, & Fire Science Program Coordinator approval. Successful student will pass an application & interview process, to be determined by the fire dept.
Course Description: Advanced observation and supervised tasks through work experience with a fire service agency.
Course Notes: FS136 Fire Science Practicum I, and Departmental Consent.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires acceptance of student by host Fire Department, & Fire Science Program Coordinator approval. Successful student will pass an application & Interview process, to be determined by the fire dept.
Course Description: Study of the dynamic chemical process of fire and how to successfully extinguish it.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Preparation of fire science students for the physical requirements needed to pass fitness tests and the demands of a career in the fire service.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Knowledge and skills first-responding firefighters and EMS personnel need to safely respond to routine and non-routine emergencies that may involve hazardous materials. This includes knowledge and skills to understand what hazardous materials are and the risk associated with them in an incident; recognize the presence of hazardous materials in an emergency; understand the role of the emergency responder at the operations level and understand the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Current Emergency Response Guidebook.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face September 5 to 19.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113 FS150. Class meets face-to-face November 1 to 14.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Lyons High School Students Only. Class meets Monday-Thursday 1:44 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. and Fridays 1:05 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00