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Technical Program

Fire Science Technology ()

Associate Degree in Applied Science

The associate degree in Fire Science Technology is a two-year program based on a model created by The Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) network of fire science programs. The National Fire Academy has advocated standardizing education for fire fighters and officers across the nation. FESHE's mission is: "to provide an organization of post-secondary institutions to promote higher education and to enhance the recognition of the fire and emergency services as professions to reduce loss of life and property from fire and other hazards." This program will prepare the student for employment in the Fire Service field.The program trains the student to consider factors such as, building construction, strategy and tactics, fire prevention and investigation. Lake Land College has an articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and all classes will be transferable with full credit to SIU-C for the Fire Service Management program. The following procedures and prerequisites must be satisfied before admission to the Lake Land College Fire Science Technology Program. 


Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by the student's degree audit.


For more information contact:
Dave Budde
(217) 234-5370
dbudde9691@lakeland.cc.il.us

* There are prerequisites or course requisites for this course
** Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair
one cross Course only offered fall semester
Footnote 2 Course only offered spring and summer semester
Footnote 3 Course only offered spring semester
Footnote 4 Courses offered in odd numbered years only
Footnote 5 Courses offered in even numbered years only
Footnote 6 SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
Footnote 7 Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
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First Year
First Semester
FST 040
Explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and how they are controlled.

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 Fire Behavior and Combustion
3
FST 041
Provides an overview to fire protection; including career opportunities; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of private fire protection services; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; and fire service nomenclature.

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 Principles of Emergency Services
3
FST 042
Introduces basic concepts of risk evaluation, control procedures, EMS, hazardous materials, and technical rescue for fire stations, training sites, emergency vehicles and emergency situations involving fire.

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 Occupational Safety and Health
3
ENG 120
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.


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 Composition I *
3
MAT 116
Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real life problems. Topics will include sets/logic, counting techniques, probability, and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used.


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 General Education Math *
3
  Total Semester Hours:
15
 
Second Semester
FST 043
Provides the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety with focus on firefighter safety. Elements of construction and design of structures are key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.

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 Building Construction
3
FST 044
Provides use of fire codes, identification and correction of fire hazards, and the relationships of fire prevention with built-in fire protection systems, fire investigation, and fire and life-safety education.

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 Fire Prevention
3
FST 045
Provide the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the fire setter, and types of fire causes.

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 Fire Investigation I
3
ENG 121
Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.


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 Composition II *
3
SPE 111
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.

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 Speech Communication
3
  Total Semester Hours:
15
 

Second Year
First Semester
FST 046
This course will provide basic principles and history related to the National Fire Life Safety Initiatives, focusing on cultural and behavioral change.

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 		Fire Services Safety and Survival
3
CHM 111
An introduction to the concepts of chemistry where information is presented to students with little background or no prior interest in chemistry and those students who are not interested in abstract or mathematical theories.

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 		Concepts of Chemistry
4
SOC 280
Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance.

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 		Introduction to Sociology
3
ART

Approved Art Elective (see below)
3
FST 070
Provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers.

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 		Fire Protection Systems
3
  Total Semester Hours:
16
 
Second Semester
FST 072
Introduces the federal, state and local laws that regulate emergency services, national standards influencing emergency services, standard of care, tort, liability, and a review of relevant court cases.

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 		Legal Aspects of Fire Science
3
FST 073
Provides student with education in fire science organization and management, administrative procedures and methods, budgeting, control of resources, and the maintenance of records. Discusses managerial attitudes and decisions, general organizational planning and career development.

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 		Fire Administrator I
3
FST 074
Provides advanced technical knowledge on rule of law, fire scene analysis, fire behavior, evidence collection and preservation, scene documentation, case preparation and testifying.

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 		Fire Investigation II *
3
BIO 100
An introduction to the fundamental processes and structures common to all living things.

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Course Objective


 		Bio-Science 1
4
PSY 271
Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing concepts and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology.

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 		Introduction to Psychology
3
  Total Semester Hours:
16
 
Suggested Electives

Fire Science Elective (see below)
3
  Total Semester Hours:
3
 

Suggested Electives
Suggested Electives
FST 081
Provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of fire control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents on the fire ground.

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 		Strategy & Tactics
3
FST075
Provides student with education in fire service organization and management, administrative procedures and methods, budgeting, control of resources, and the maintenance of records. Discusses managerial attitudes and decisions, general organizational planning and career development.

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 		or
Fire Administrator II 		 
FST082
Provides up-to-date information required to meet the modern job performance requirements for the Fire Service Instructor I as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association, relating to the Safety during the Learning Process and Instructor Management.

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 		or
Fire Instructor I 		 
FST 071
Provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.

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 		Hydraulics and Water Supply
3
EMS 050
Provides the student with an understanding of his/her roles and responsibilities within the EMS system, including operations, patient assessment, and emergency medical care. Students successfully completing this course will be eligible to take the EMT-Basic licensing examination. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: At least 18 years of age, HS diploma or GED and current healthcare provider, or equivalent, CPR card


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 		EMT Basic
6
   

Additional Courses
Additional Courses
ART 110
A comprehensive study of the elements and principles of a two-dimensional design. Experience with a variety of materials and techniques.

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 		2-D Design
3
ART 111
A foundation studio course concerned with understanding how to manipulate basic elements and principles of design to develop visual images that exist in real space. A variety of experiences using different tools and media will be used to understand both the processes and products of 3-D design.

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 		3-D Design
3
ART181
Students will enrich their knowledge of film art and their abilities to critically analyze and evaluate films. By viewing and discussing a variety of films, students will understand film techniques, directorial styles, genres, structure, critical approaches, and cultural influences.


Prerequisites: Complete ENG 120 with a minimum grade of "c".


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 		Introduction to Film Appreciation *
3
ART 240
This course will examine the expression of the visual arts through gender, history and culture. The study of art and gender is covered to better understand and define the intent and creation of art forms from ancient to contemporary culture.


Prerequisites: ENG 120


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 		Art and Gendar *
3
ART 250
A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms.

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 		Understanding Art
3
ENG 224
Students will understand the structure and elements of poetry and the writing process, produce fully developed works of poetry and demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer.


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 		Creative Writing *
3
MUS 229
A general humanities course studying various types and forms of music and the historical development of the art form. Surveys music literature from Middle Ages to present.

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 		Understanding Music
3
Total Program Hours: 65

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