Fire Science Technology

Students who successfully complete the Fire Science Technology Certificate program will understand the supervisor’s role and responsibilities within a fire organization. They will learn about leadership, supervision, ethics, fundamentals of firefighting, and how to operate safely and effectively at an incident. The courses cover the relationship between fire behavior and modern building construction as well as the fundamentals of water supply and hydraulics and their relationship to fire control and extinguishment. The student will also be able to outline the different branches of emergency services and how they overlap and interact.