FSCI 2154 - Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy

Lec. 3; Cr. 3

The study of effective and efficient utilization of manpower, equipment, and apparatus on the fire ground. Emphasis will be placed on pre-fire planning, fire ground decision-making, implementing tactics, and disaster planning. Problems will be presented on various sized simulated fire situations from small one-company response to multi-department response.

Prerequisite(s): FSCI 1001 or PBSA 1001 with a C or better or permission from the Coordinator of Public Protection & Safety or Dean of Health Sciences, Business & Technology, and Public Protection and Safety.