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The 411 on Fire Science Degrees

The 411 on Fire Science Degrees

Allison Tinney, Kayla Baxter | FireLink.com

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Associate Fire Science Programs



Fire Science Technology Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree
(a typical student preparing for a fire rescue career)


Required Major Courses
• Firefighter I Academy
• Introduction to Fire Science and Suppression
• Firefighter Occupational Health and Safety
• Fire Protection Systems
• Building Plans and Construction
• Fire Inspection Practices (Fire Inspector I)
• Hazardous Materials Awareness Operations
• Job Placement and Assessment
• Driver Operator or Wildland Firefighting
• Instructional Methodology
• Firefighting Strategy and Tactics
• Fire Codes and Ordinances
• Fire Cause Determination
• Fire Company Supervision and Leadership

General Education Requirements
• English
• Mathematics
• Arts and Humanities
• Science
• Social Science

Fire Service Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree
(firefighters preparing for career advancement)


Required Major Courses
• Instructional Methdology
• Firefighting Strategy and Tactics I
• Fire Codes and Ordinances
• Fire Cause Determination
• Fire Company Supervision and Leadership
• Strategy and Tactics II
• Fire Service and the Law
• Fire Ground Organization and Command (ICS)
• Fire Service Management (Fire officer II)
• Fire Department Administration
• Fire Analysis Thesis

General Education Requirements
• English
• Mathematics
• Arts and Humanities
• Science
• Social Science

Bachelor Fire Science Programs

Required Major Courses
• Introduction to Fire Protection
• Introduction to Fire Prevention
• Fire Prevention Organization and Management
• Advanced Fire Administration
• Interactions of Hazardous Materials
• The Community and the Fire Threat
• Management of Fire Incident Commands
• Legal Aspects of Fire Protection
• Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation
• Terrorism Incident Management & Emergency Procedures

Specialization Electives (Your Choice of Two)
• Leadership
• Fire Department Safety Officer
• Fire Protection Systems
• Building Construction For Fire Protection
• Principles of Fire Behavior
• Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
• Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement
• Hazardous Materials Management
• Industrial Fire Protection

Extracurricular Courses (Mandatory)
• English Composition (2 courses)
• Humanities and Fine Arts (2 courses)
• Natural Sciences (2 courses)
• Mathematics (1 course)
• History (2 courses)
• Behavioral and Social Sciences (3 courses)


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    robertpiatt

    about 1 month ago

    18 comments

    Allan Hancock College offers fire science classes online for those individuals on here asking about classes in California. I'm taking classes through them online right now. The proffessors name is Dan Cofffman. The campus is located in Santa Maria CA. I'm stoked on it so far. Check it out

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    volunteer911

    about 1 month ago

    4 comments

    if looking for any good degree programs whether it be online or in class check out this website. It will list all colleges and universities nationwide or just in your local area that have classes your looking for!

    http://www.uscollegesearch.org/

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    ddonaldson2010

    2 months ago

    4 comments

    Columbia Southern University is the way to go!!!

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    oralious23

    3 months ago

    2 comments

    Is there any online classes credited for southern california, im working and expecting a baby boy soon, any help is appreciated.

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    schweikhard91

    3 months ago

    2 comments

    Guys check your local colleges, i live in ventura and the local college has a everything from Fire Tech courses to an academy to EMT-B and beyond. Call your local college

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    TrexLOCKMAN

    3 months ago

    14 comments

    I'M ATTENDING FIRE TECH CLASSES, AT TMCC ! YOU CAN CHECK THIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OUT YOURSELF, AT TMCC.EDU

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    Account Removed

    3 months ago

    Any good collage in miami

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    firechick7

    4 months ago

    16 comments

    Anybody know a good college near Seattle, WA?

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    IzzyArmyFire

    4 months ago

    2 comments

    Hello everyone, I usually do not post comments, but I had to share a few things after reading some of these posts. First and foremost when researching a college, MAKE SURE THEY ARE REGIONALLY ACCREDITED!!!!. If they are not regionally accredited there is a high probability that a) you will have to retake accredited classes in order to pursue a Masters Degree or b) no one will take your degree seriously. From my experience most depts require degrees from regionally accredited colleges in order to get preference points. Secondly, online programs are becoming more and more popular, especially in the Firefighting field given the work schedule. There are a lot of colleges that are accredited for online programs, in fact, the NFA (National Fire Association) has agreed to have their program sponsored by seven regionally accredited colleges . Thirdly, don't just pick the first college you see, advisers are essentially recruiters and will say almost anything to get your money. Look around, check what colleges give credit for EMT/Military/Certificates etc etc....I personally have had one accredited college agree to give me 34 credit hours for prior training and have another college only offer 7!! FOR THE SAME TRAINING!! Military guys/girls try and get your transcripts through military training transferred to college credit, it's always worth a shot. Just thought I would throw my two cents in. Again, do some research when choosing a college, don't get burned, hope this helped.

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    vinfirefighter

    4 months ago

    28 comments

    Vincennes University and Ivy Tech in Gary, IN both have fire science degree programs online and on campus. http://www.vinu.edu http://www.ivytech.edu

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    xxarceo

    4 months ago

    2 comments

    hi there people i was wondering if you guys and gals know of a good college that is around Washington State?

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    FireFighter760

    5 months ago

    2 comments

    anybody know any good academy's around southern california or in the high desert??

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    cafrfghtr

    5 months ago

    2 comments

    Columbia Southern University is very good so far. Totally online and transfer of military courses and other schools were great. Highly recommend them.

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    Chase_Y

    6 months ago

    14 comments

    anybody know a good college near houston?

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    gregmartens

    6 months ago

    2 comments

    University of Maryland University College has worked well for me so far. You can take your courses online and at your own pace. I've been deployed to a remote outpost in Iraq for the last 14months and I've been able to complete 4 fire science classes. However, they are not cheap. Classes cost about $700 per class for in state tuition or military. I believe it is twice that for out of state students.

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