Fire Service AAS (100 Credits)

CIP Code

43.0203

• 6 quarter AAS
• Maximum class size: 40
• Student to Teacher ratio: 20:1

• Enrollment Point: Fall or Spring quarters

• Both a day program and night program are offered regularly.

• This program offers a combinations of hands-on, and web-enhanced courses. See course descriptions for more information.

• Student are responsible for purchasing fire fighting boots, helmets, gloves, and uniforms.

• Industry required certification exams (FFI, HazMat, and EMT) are made available to students.

• Students use industry specific equipment in the program such as; ladders, fire engines, breathing apparatus and equipment needed for structural fires.

• Bates Partners with multiple Fire Departments across the region in order to place our students in jobs and/or apprenticeships. Likewise, Bates is recognized by area agencies as a great training opportunity for their currently employed fire fighters.

Required Courses

Core Courses (85 Credits)

FIRES 101	Orientation to Fire Service	2
FIRES 102	Firefighter Safety	4
FIRES 103	Fire Service Applications I	5
FIRES 104	Physical Fitness I	1
FIRES 105	Introduction to Fire Science	3
FIRES 106	Fire Hose and Appliances	3
FIRES 107	Fire Service Applications II	5
FIRES 108	Physical Fitness II	1
FIRES 109	Ladders	5
FIRES 110	Intermediate Fire Service	2
FIRES 111	Fires Service Applications III	4
FIRES 112	Physical Fitness III	1
FIRES 121	Wildland Firefighter	2
FIRES 123	Fire Service Applications IV	5
FIRES 124	Physical Fitness IV	1
FIRES 125	Fire Vehicle Operations	3
FIRES 201	Rescuer Procedures	3
FIRES 202	Advanced Fire Service	3
FIRES 203	Fire Service Applications V	5
FIRES 204	Physical Fitness V	1
FIRES 206	Employment Preparation	2
FIRES 207	Strategy, Tactics, and Incident Management	2
FIRES 208	Fires Service Applications VI	4
FIRES 209	Basic Life Support	1
FIRES 215	Hazardous Materials I	1
FIRES 216	Hazardous Materials II	2
FIRES 225	Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)	14
Total Credit Hours:		85

Electives

Electives

FIRES 212	Advanced Firefighter	4
FIRES 213	Physical Fitness VI	1
FIRES 220	Fire Service Applications VII	4
FIRES 222	Advanced Pump Operations	4

General Education Requirements

Communications (5 Credits Required)

ENGL 175	Professional Writing	5
ENGL& 101	English Composition I	5
ENGL& 235	Technical Writing	5
Total Credit Hours:		5

Quantitative (5 Credits Required)

MATH 171	Technical Math	5
MATH 172	Business Math	5
MATH& 107	Math in Society	5
MATH& 141	Precalculus I	5
MATH& 142	Precalculus II	5
MATH& 146	Statistics	5
MATH& 151	Calculus I	5
MATH& 152	Calculus II	5
MATH& 153	Calculus III	5
Total Credit Hours:		5

Humanities/Social Sciences/Natural Sciences/Other (5 Credits Required)

BIOL& 160	General Biology	5
BIOL& 175	Human Biology with Lab	5
BIOL& 241	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	5
BIOL& 242	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	5
BIOL& 260	Microbiology	5
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	5
BUS& 201	Business Law	5
CHEM& 121	General Chemistry	5
CHEM& 131	Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry	5
CMST 152	Intercultural Communication	5
CMST& 102	Introduction to Mass Media	5
CMST& 210	Interpersonal Communication	5
CMST& 220	Public Speaking	5
CMST& 230	Small Group Communications	5
CMST& 240	Culture & Diversity in Health Care	5
ECON& 201	Microeconomics	5
ECON& 202	Macroeconomics	5
HIST 101	A History of Science and Technology	5
HIST& 146	United States History I	5
HIST& 147	United States History II	5
HIST& 148	United States History III	5
HUM& 101	Introduction to Humanities	5
NUTR& 101	Intro to Nutrition	5
PHYS& 114	Introductory Physics I (Algebra based Physics)	5
PHYS& 221	Engineering Physics I w/LAB	5
PHYS& 222	Engineering Physics II w/LAB	5
PHYS& 223	Engineering Physics III w/LAB	5
POLS& 101	Introduction to Political Science	5
PSYC& 100	General Psychology	5
PSYC& 200	Lifespan Psychology	5
SOC& 101	Introduction to Sociology	5
Total Credit Hours:		5

Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 100