FSC106 — Introduction to Emergency Services
An overview of fire protection and emergency services delivery at the local and national levels, including: career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; fire service laws and regulations; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; and an introduction to The National Incident Management Systems.