FFP 2810 - Firefighting Tactics and Strategy I

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2021 (595)

Course Description

This course is a study of the basic concepts involved in fire fighting, including the behavior, fire fighting fundamentals and principles of extinguishment; the proper role for a utilization of various fire companies and pre-planning fire problems. This course is required to become eligible to sit for the Florida State Fire Officer certification exam.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will describe the fundamentals of fire ground operation by:
    1. explaining the four parts of fire ground size-up.
    2. explaining the fire tetrahedron phenomenon.
    3. selecting the highest priority when given a fire ground problem.
    4. listing eight fire fighting tactics.
  2. The student will demonstrate the operations required in the pre-fire planning function by:
    1. gathering the pertaining facts for pre-fire planning when given a target hazard.
    2. drawing a structure to scale when given the information.
    3. constructing a pre-fire plan using the proper symbols and ten essential features.
  3. The student will understand the role and the function of various types of fire companies by:
    1. explaining the operations of an engine company.
    2. listing ten responsibilities of a truck company.
    3. identifying the functions of a rescue company.
  4. The student will demonstrate the considerations imposed on the fire ground by the occupancy by:
    1. determining the rescue priorities when given an emergency situation.
    2. placing in proper order the six factor of rescue as applied to different occupancies.
  5. The student will understand the interaction of fire companies on a fire ground situation by:
    1. coordinating the first alarm fire companies in a given problem.
    2. establishing a command post and command organization for a given emergency.
    3. explaining the criteria for selecting offensive or defensive strategy in a given fire problem.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70 % accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 9/24/84 SCMF DBT 11/20/86 Effective Session 19871 3YR C&I Review 1992-93 3 Yr. C&I Review 1995-96. 3 Yr. C&I Review 1999-2000. Online 20001. C&I 9/25/01, BOT 10/17/01, Eff 20011 (Sess I, 2001). 3 Year Review 2005.mar 3-Year Review 2009. C&I Approval: 09/25/2001, BOT Approval: 10/17/2001, Effective Term: Fall 2009 (415). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2021 (585).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2021 (595)

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