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    Apr 26, 2024  
2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

FSC 238 - Strategy and Tactics


Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three Lecture.

This course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. discuss fire behavior as it relates to strategies and tactics;
  2. explain the main components of pre-fire planning, and identify steps needed for a pre-fire plan review;
  3. identify the basics of building construction and how they interrelate to pre-fire planning, strategy, and tactics;
  4. describe the steps taken during size-up;
  5. examine the significance of fire ground communications;
  6. identify the roles of the national incident management system (nims) and incident management system (ics) as it relates to strategy and tactics;
  7. demonstrate the various roles and responsibilities in ics/nims.


Prerequisite(s): FSC 180