Information provided includes course descriptions by subject only. For complete 2024-2025 programs/academic plans, please refer to Academic Programs.
503-101 Firefighter Health and Fitness I
Overview of fitness as it pertains to prospective firefighters. Includes endurance training, flexibility training, and strength conditioning. An overview of the nutritional values as it to prospective firefighters. An overview of mental and emotional well being of prospective firefighters.
503-102 Firefighter Health and Fitness II
Overview of fitness as it pertains to prospective firefighters. Includes endurance training, flexibility training, and strength conditioning. An overview of the nutritional values as it to prospective firefighters. An overview of mental and emotional well-being of prospective firefighters.
503-103 Firefighter Health and FItness III
Overview of fitness as it pertains to prospective firefighters. Includes endurance training, flexibility training, and strength conditioning. An overview of the nutritional values as it to prospective firefighters. An overview of mental and emotional well-being of prospective firefighters.
503-104 Firefighter Health and Fitness IV
Overview of fitness as it pertains to prospective firefighters. Includes endurance training, flexibility training, and strength conditioning. An overview of the nutritional values as it to prospective firefighters. An overview of mental and emotional well-being of prospective firefighters.
503-109 Intro to Hazardous Materials
This course provides an introduction to the Hazardous materials problem by presenting the foundation needed to go further in the study of hazardous materials, such as "hands on" courses and incident-command courses. The chemistry presented in this course is designed to be the minimum a firefighter will need to understand and recognize in each hazard class. In general, each hazard class shows what a firefighter can expect in fire and non-fire situations.
503-128 Emergency Medical Technician Applications
This course is an extension of, and completion of, the EMT Fundamental course. This course covers the bulk of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic certification course to include the handling of cervical and spine injuries, burn injuries, heart and breathing related problems, shock, and other trauma injuries. This course includes several lab days to practice and perfect skills, clinical time, and extensive hands-on activites. This course prepares students for national certification testing for EMT-Basic. Admittance into this course must be within 2 years of completing Course # 503-125, EMT Fundamentals.
503-139 Principles of Emergency Svcs
Provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; and fire service nomenclature.
503-142 Fire Fighting Principles
Describes basic fire behavior, techniques used to control structural and related fire emergencies, and life safety practices. Students perform all practical evolutions necessary to control and extinguish fires and otherwise meet all requirements for Firefighter I certification with the State of Wisconsin.
503-143 Building Construction for Fire Protection
Provides the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety.
503-151 Fire Prevention
Provides fundamental information regarding the history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use of fire codes, and identification and correction of fire hazards. Meets all requirements for Fire Inspector I certification with the State of Wisconsin.
503-153 Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations
In this course, students will learn characteristics relating to hazardous materials including problems of recognition and defensive operations. The course in designed to prepare students for the Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations level of NFPA 472.
503-154 Hazardous Materials Chemistry
This course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services.
503-156 Strategies, Tactics & Inc Mgmt
Provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of emergency response through utilization of an incident management system. Prepares students to pursue current national ICS training requirements.
503-157 Fire Investigation
Provides learners with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene investigations.
503-159 Fire Fighting Principles II
Builds on the basic skills learned in Fire Fighting Principles with an emphasis on scene management, communication, and fire operations processes.
503-160 Fire Protection Technician Internship
The Fire Protection Technician Internship is designed for students who meet the required prerequisites in order to serve at district fire departments as a responder. This opportunity affords each intern with the learning and understanding of the day-to-day worklife and culture of fire service. Included in the student intern’s responsibilities will be station duties of cleaning, maintenance of fire equipment and apparatus, response to EMS and fire emergencies and fire inspections under the supervision of a designated Fire Department supervisor. FPT interns may also be involved in public relations and fire prevention, responsibilities of a subordinate, chain of command, organizational requirements, and the formal and informal relationships, work climate, and complexities of fire service culture. The total time on the job as an intern is 216 hours and is designed to be served in the assigned fire station, under supervision. The shift schedule will be determined by the Fire Coordinator, student, and hosting fire department based on program outcomes and student needs but must be completed in one semester. Completion requires satisfactory reporting from assigned agency fire chief, Fire Coordinator, and a passing grade on the final portfolio submitted by the student for the internship.
503-191 Principles of Emergency Services
This course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer.
503-192 Principles of Emergency Services Safety & Survival
This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.
503-193 Fire Protection Systems
This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers.
503-194 Fire Protection Hydraulics
This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.
503-195 Fire Behavior and Combustion
This 3 credit course provides an in-depth look at the combustion process and chemical reaction along with an analysis of fire behavior, principles, and theories. This course will also examine the physics of the combustion process, the products of combustion, and the effects of fire and combustion inside a structure, and the impact on the firefighter and victims who are involved in the fire environment. A key component to this course will be observations of fire and the products of combustion within scale models.
503-401 LP-Gas School
503-404 Rural Water Supply
503-407 Basic Pump Operation
503-408 Fire Incident Command
503-409 Fire Instructor I
503-410 MCTO- Decision Making
503-411 Fire Extinguisher Safety
503-412 Incident Command
503-413 Forcible Entry
This 1:16 hour class is designed for the firefighter with any level of experience being that it is only a basic level course covering basic Forcible Entry techniques. In this class the student will learn basic skills concerning many types of: force entry, tools needed, types of tools used, how to use these tools and instructor tips and tricks during classroom and hands on tool exercises. Upon successful completion of this class, the student should walk away with an increased level of basic firefighter competencies on this important subject.
503-414 MCTO- Simulations
503-415 Emergency Rescue/Fire/Crash
503-416 Entry DR/OP Non-Cert-Part 1
503-417 Entry DR/OP Non-Cert Part 2
503-418 DR/OP Aerial Non-Cert Part 3
503-420 MCTO-Prepartion
503-421 Natl Fire Incident Report Sys
503-422 Agriculture-Hazards & Rescue
503-423 River Rescue
503-424 Instrnl Technique-Fire Officer
503-425 Arson Investigation
503-426 MCTO- Tactics
503-430 Emergency Veh Operations Crse
503-434 Driver/Pump Oper-Part III
503-439 Fire Behavior & Reading Smoke
This class expands on the basic fire behavior materials learned during initial firefighting training. It focuses on the importance of deducing critical fire characteristics from the attributed of visible smoke. Students will learn how understanding smoke volume, velocity, density, and color can help predict hostile fire events, as well as tactics and strategies that are useful to prevent these events from occurring.
503-442 Technical Rescue
503-443 Basic SCBA
503-444 Adv Fire Fighting Techniques
503-445 Incident Safety Officer
This 2-day course examines the Safety Officer's role at emergency responses. A specific focus on operations within an Incident Command System (ICS) as a Safety Officer is a main theme. Response to all-hazards types of situations will be emphasized.
503-446 Emergency Response-Terrorism
503-447 Leadership Developmnt-Fire Sci
503-448 Advanced SCBA Search & Rescue
503-450 Trench Operations & Technician
503-451 Confined Space Rescue Operatio
503-454 Health and Safety Officer
This two-day course examines the Health and Safety Officer's role in identifying, evaluating and implementing policy and procedures that affect health and safety aspects for emergency responders. Risk analysis, wellness, and other occupational safety issues will be the main emphasis of this course.
503-455 House Burning Techniques
503-456 Industrial Fire Brigade Trng
Provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of emergency response through utilization of an incident management system. Prepares students to pursue current national ICS training requirements.
503-457 Airport Emergency Mgt
503-459 Rope Rescue Operations
503-460 Driver Operator Aerial
503-461 Rope Rescue Technician
503-462 Haz Mat Technicial Level
This 40 hour class is intended for those who are seeking NFPA 472 Hazardous Material Technician level training as part of an emergency response team. Students must have documented training at the Hazardous Materials Operations level to enroll in this class. Concurrent enrollment in an Operations level class may be allowed with instructor permission.
503-463 Int. Tech to AEMT Transition
503-465 Fire Fighter Skills Review
This course will review basic and advanced fire fighters in a lab setting. Review of basic and advanced skills are integral part of a fire fighters ongoing training, and this course will give the student the ability to maintain and improve proficiency of their skills.
503-466 Fire Fighter Skills Review
This course will review basic and advanced fire fighters in a lab setting. Review of basic and advanced skills are integral part of a fire fighters ongoing training, and this course will give the student the ability to maintain and improve proficiency of their skills.
503-711 El FF I Part A
503-721 Cert FFI Part C
503-751 Cert Fire Inspect Pt I
503-780 Hazardous Materials Operations
503-999F Fire Fighter Testing