Fire Science Technology

Catalog 2023-2024

Associate in Applied Science

This program meets the continuing education needs of professional and volunteer firefighters. It enables firefighters to perform their current duties more effectively and to prepare for greater levels of responsibility within the fire service system.

Program Outcomes:

Graduates of the Program will be able to:

  • Identify minimum qualifications for operations in the Fire Service Identify minimum qualifications and entry level skills for firefighter hiring and rescue company operations in the Fire Service.
  • Analyze, appraise, and evaluate fire and emergency incidents and identify components of emergency management and firefighter safety.
  • Comprehend laws, regulations, codes, and standards that influence fire department operations, and identify regulatory and advisory organizations that create and mandate them, especially in the areas of fire prevention, building codes and ordinances, and firefighter health and safety.
  • Analyze the causes of fire, determine extinguishing agents and methods, differentiate the stages of the fire and fire development, and compare methods of heat transfer.
  • Differentiate between fire detection and fire suppression systems.
  • Identify and describe common types of building construction and conditions associated with structural collapse and firefighter safety.

Semester I

FSC-103

Introduction to Fire Protection
3

CHM-107

Principles of General, Organic and Biochemistry
4

ENG-121

English Composition I
3

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GE Mathematics Elective
3

Select one course from MAT-101, MAT-102 or MAT-123.

POS-201

United States State and Local Government
3

Semester II

FSC-204

Building Construction
3

FSC-206

Fire Strategy and Tactics
3

FSC-209

Fire Suppression and Detection Systems
3

ENG-122

English Composition II
3

CSC-105

Computer Applications and Systems
3

Semester III

FSC-210

Fire and Arson Investigation
3

FSC-212

Fire Prevention and Inspection
3

FSC-211

Fire Department Organization and Management
3

SCI-222

Principles of Occupational Safety and Health
3

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GE Humanities Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).

Semester IV

FSC-207

Hazardous Materials
3

FSC-213

Fire Science Hydraulics
3

OR

FSC-214

Rescue Company Operations in the Fire Service
3

PED-225

First Aid, CPR and Safety Education
3

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Physical Education Elective
1

Take a 1-credit PED course.

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GE Humanities Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).

OR

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GE Social Science Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Social Science (GE SS).

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Physical Education Elective
1

Take a 1-credit PED course.

Total Credits 60

Contact Information
Natural Sciences

Contact Name: Michael Ansonoff, acting department chairperson
Contact Phone: 732.548.6000 extension 2592 or 2587
Contact Email: naturalsciences@middlesexcc.edu 
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/natural-sciences/


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