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FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE

COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE NUMBER: FFP 2810

COURSE TITLE: Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy I

PREREQUISITE(S): FFP 1702

COREQUISITE(S): None

CREDIT HOURS: 3

CONTACT HOURS/WEEK: 3

CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:

Lecture/Discussion: 3

Laboratory:

Other ______:

FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS: 3

STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE

ALLOCATION: 25

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to cover basic factors involved in coping with the fire scene and determining the best use of available resources in protecting lives and property. The course emphasizes the dynamics of various fire scenes and the tactics and strategies that the fire officer can implement to effectively control and extinguish said fires. This course also provides methods for the fire officer to evaluate the effectiveness of his or her proposed Incident Action Plan.

SUGGESTED TEXT(S): Fireground Strategies, 2nd Edition (2008); Anthony Avillo,

PennWell Books

Firefighting Strategies and Tactics, 3rd Edition (2015); Angle/Harlow/Gala/Lombardo/Maciuba, Jones and Bartlett

Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy and Tactics, 1st Edition (2010); IFSTA/Fire Protection Publications.

Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground, 3rd Edition (2012); James P. Smith, Brady Publishing (Pearson)

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IMPLEMENTATION DATE: November 14, 1987

REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE: Fall Term, 2003 (20041)

Fall 2014 (20151) – Proposal 2014-39

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COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS

PERTOPIC

I. Fire Chemistry Terms and Concepts 3

II. Pre-incident Planning 3

III. Building Construction 3

A.  Types

B.  Collapse

C.  Size-up

IV. Scene Safety 6

V. Incident Management 9

A.  Incident Command Systems

B.  Scenarios

VI. Incident Coordination and Control 9

A.  Communication

B.  Decision Making

C.  Size-up

D.  Incident Priorities

E.  Strategic Goals

F.  Tactical Objectives

G.  Tasks

H.  Modes of Attack

I.  Incident Action Plans

J.  Company Operations

i.  Engine Company Operations

ii. Truck Company Operations

VII. Fire Attack 9

A.  One and Two Family Dwellings

B.  Multiple-Family Dwellings

C.  Commercial Occupancies

D.  Industrial Occupancies

E.  Public Assembly Occupancies

F.  High-Rise Buildings

G.  Vehicle Fires

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COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS

PERTOPIC

VII. After the Incident 3

A. Post Incident Analysis

B. Critical Incident Stress

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PROGRAM TITLE: Fire Science Technology

COURSE TITLE: Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy I

CIP NUMBER: 1743020100

LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED:

NUMBER(S): TITLE(S):

10.0 Analyze the principles of fire control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents on the fire ground--The student will be able to:

10.01  Demonstrate (verbally and written) knowledge of fire behavior and the chemistry of fire.

10.02  Articulate the main components of pre-fire planning and identify steps during a pre-fire plan review.

10.03  Recall the basics of building construction and how they interrelate to pre-fire planning.

10.04  Recall major steps taken during size-up and identify the order in which they will take place at an incident.

10.05  Recognize and articulate the importance of fire ground communications.

10.06  Identify and define the main functions within the ICS system and how they interrelate during an incident.

10.07  Given different scenarios, the student will set up and ICS call for appropriate resources and bring the scenario to a mitigated or controlled conclusion.

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