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FIRET-100

Fire Protection Organization

3.00 units
Provides an introduction to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; and introduction to fire strategy and tactics. This course is one of three courses required before entrance into the Fire Academy.
FIRET-100 is offered during the Fall 2025 session. To register, copy down the following information before entering the online registration system:

Reference Number: 0595
Section Number: 71

OR

Reference Number: 0788
Section Number: 70