Orientation to the fire service, career opportunities, and related fields. This course meets Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Model Curriculum core requirements. (In this course, the student will learn fundamentals of fire and emergency services, history and traditions of the fire service up to contemporary influences, fire service tools and resources, principles of fire dynamics, building construction, codes and ordinances, fire protection systems, operation within the fire department rank structure and as a component of the Incident Command System, preincident planning, fire strategy, and tactics, fire and emergency services agencies and organizations, expectations of character and physical fitness for the fire and emergency services, and developing an educational strategy and career path plan.)

The chemical characteristics and behavior of various materials. Storage, transportation, handling hazardous emergency situations, and the most effective methods of hazard mitigation.

Firefighter occupational and health in emergency and non-emergency situations. This course meets Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Model Curriculum core requirements.

Components of building construction that relate to life safety. Includes relationship of construction elements and building design impacting fire spread in structures.

Chemical nature and properties of compounds as related to the fire service. Fundamental laws of chemistry, states of matter, gas laws, chemical bonding, and thermodynamics. This course meets Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education(FESHE) Model Curriculum core requirements.

Design and operation of fire detection and alarm systems, heat and smoke control systems, special protection and sprinkler systems, water supply for fire protection, and portable fire extinguishers. This course meets Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Model Curriculum core requirements.

Meets the curriculum requirements of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) for Fire Officer I certification. (This course is designed for the first-line company officer/supervisor. The Fire Officer I course satisfies the requirements of the (NFPA) 1021 National Fire Protection Association, Chapter 4 and provides the tools necessary to obtain certification through the (TCFP) Texas Commission on Fire Protection, and (SFFMA) State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas.)

Summarize basic criminal and civil law; discuss relevant tort law; and describe state and federal legal systems as they relate to the fire service. (This course covers the study of the rights, duties, liability concerns, and responsibilities of public fire protection agencies while performing assigned duties.)