Firefighting
Course Sequence
Introduction to Law & Public Safety
1-unit
This course provides basic career information in public safety including corrections, security and protection, law enforcement, and legal services. Additionally students will develop a personal plan for a career in public safety. The course includes skills in each area of Law Enforcement Services and Fire Fighter and the community to help deliver instruction to the students. This course is for students interested in law enforcement services.
Fire Fighting 1
2-units
Age Requirement: Student be 16 at the start of this class.
This course is for students interested in going into fire and emergency medical services. Students will be introduced to basic fire chemistry, use of fire extinguishers, firefighting protective gear, the use of self-contained breathing apparatus, search and rescue, fire appliances and hoses, ladders, and knots. This is a physically active and demanding course. Students will be climbing ladders, carrying hoses, doing building searches, lifting victims and doing maintenance on the equipment and the fire truck.
Students will be certified in Red Cross CPR/First Aid.
Fire Fighting 2
1-unit
Students will learn about fire chemistry, fire extinguishers, protective gear, the use of self-contained breathing apparatus, search and rescue, fire appliances and hoses, ladders, mass casualty events, incident management, setting up a fire attack, emergency vehicle operations, pump operations, hazardous materials, and terrorism response.
This is a physically active and demanding course. There will be daily work such as climbing ladders, carrying hoses, doing building searches, and doing maintenance on the equipment and the fire truck.
NOTE: Upon satisfactory completion of all testing on both content and hands on skills, students will be certified as a Fire Fighter I through the S.C. Fire Academy.
