Course Description: Common pests; proper storage, use, handling and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers; pesticide labels, pesticide safety and environmental protection.
Fall 2026
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: Building materials, their physical properties and reactions to fire; building configurations and their applicability to specific hazardous industrial operations.
Fall 2026
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 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
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 2026
Credit Hours: 1.50
Meeting Times:
Days: F
Times: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Campus: Main Campus
Building: Fire Science Building
Room: FS115
Days: SU
Times: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Campus: Main Campus
Building: Fire Science Building
Room: FS115
Course Description: Course leading to Firefighter I certification, including emergency medical care, fire behavior, firefighting equipment, fireground operations and rescue and safety procedures.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 5.00
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 2026
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 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
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 2026
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 2026
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 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Study of the dynamic chemical process of fire and how to successfully extinguish it.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
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 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Rapid entry team training involves training in personal protective equipment, and any specialized rescue equipment needed to rescue emergency responders that are in jeopardy. In addition, this course emphasizes techniques involved in self-rescue.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Includes station life and operations related to specialized technical rescue situations, CISM, Incident Command, NFPA Standards, rules/regulations and medical treatment and assessment in technical rescue situations. Special safety concerns, and techniques applied in rescue operations, ropes, webbing, know craft, and equipment.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1041, preparation to effectively deliver classroom instruction using instructional aids and evaluation instruments, considering student needs, learning styles, and a conducive learning environment.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations, governmental agencies, and the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer. This course meets the Fire Officer I requirements listed in NFPA standard 1021, 2014 edition.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students wishing to obtain IFSAC certification for Fire Officer I must be certified Firefighter II and Fire Instructor I prior to completing this course.
Course Description: Continuation of Fire Officer I, including the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations and governmental agencies with the fire service. Coursework meets the Fire Officer II requirements listed in the NFPA standard 1021, 2014 edition.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Application of knowledge and skills learned in Fire Officer courses with a specific focus on application of ‘on the job’ leadership skills and the ability to manage firefighter units in emergency and non-emergency situations.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: This course supports the Hutchinson Community College Officer Development program and is selective admissions for full-time employed firefighters.
Course Description: World Geography takes students on a tour of the world. Learn the main concepts geographers use to understand physical and human geography, such as maps, population growth, migration, climate, culture, geopolitics, and economic development. Those concepts are then applied to each region of the world in turn. Gain an understanding of how regions are different from each other, as well as how globalization is drawing people closer together.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Nutrition requirements of a person during the successive stages of development with emphasis on nutrients, their availability in foods and factors affecting utilization.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00