Fire Technology Management, AAS

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CODE: FTM-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 61 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fire Technology Management is designed to provide students and career fire service personnel with the necessary education and skills required to enter a career or achieve promotion in a municipal, county or state fire department. The courses follow the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) curriculum. The course content is designed to meet the National Fire Protection Association’s 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The elective material is designed to prepare firefighters for advancement in the fire service.

This degree does not guarantee employment or promotion but will prepare the student to increase their chances of being hired or promoted. Students may be placed in a physically demanding environment designed to introduce the student to job tasks and skills required to operate in the fire and emergency services.

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Academic Map: AAS Fire Technology Management

Student Learning Outcomes

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

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3 Credits)

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System or above
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry or above
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science or above
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters or above
or PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics or above

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 39

Core Requirements (27 Credits)

FT 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
and FT 105 - Fire Behavior and Combustion
and FT 121 - Fire Prevention
and FT 125 - Building Construction for Fire Protection
and FT 131 - Hazardous Materials Chemistry
and FT 152 - Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
and FT 154 - Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
and FT 224 - Fire Protection Systems
and FT 291 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration