2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Jul 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Fire Science Technology: Fire Fighting, CA


CODE: FSTFF-CT     |     TOTAL CREDITS: 34     |     FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

This certificate is not intended for transfer to NSU, UNLV, or UNR.  Some of the courses may be eligible for transfer depending on the policies of the institution you are transferring to.  Students who wish to transfer should consult with their assigned advising unit.

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION
The Fire Fighting certificate is designed for students who desire to enter a career in a municipal, county or state fire department. The material is linked with the Nevada State Fire Marshal’s Nevada Firefighter I Certificate. Students are given the opportunity to take the Nevada and National Fire Protection Association’s Firefighter I didactic and practical test. Course material must be taken in sequence with all prerequisites being completed prior to testing with the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
 
The Fire Fighting certificate does not guarantee employment within any fire department in the State of Nevada. Students may be placed in a physically demanding environment designed to introduce the student to the job task and skills required to operate in the fire and emergency service.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS
  • Computation: FT 101
  • Human Relations: FT 101

NEED HELP WITH THIS DEGREE OR SELECTING A COURSE?
  • For advising assistance, log into MyCSN, and access your advising unit’s information from the advising notice in the communication center.
  • If you are on academic warning, probation or suspension, or financial aid warning or suspension, please see an Academic Counselor by visiting Counseling and Retention Services.

 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Demonstrate donning of Hazardous Materials suits and self-contained breathing apparatus.
  2. Conduct a basic fire inspection.
  3. Conduct a basic fire investigation.
  4. Identify the working components of a fire protection system.
  5. Distinguish the different types of construction methods used in the building of various types of structures.
  6. Complete the State of Nevada Certification requirements in the following categories: Hazardous Materials Operations and Awareness, Fire Instructor I, Fire Officer I, and wildland firefighting red card certification.

General Education Requirements


TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 6