This course provides an overview of fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems, fire strategy, and tactics; and life safety initiatives.
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