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Guidelines for Fire Service Education Programs in Community and Junior Colleges DOCUMENT RESUME ED 046 367 JC 710 011 3UT9OR Favreau, Donald F. TI'T'LE Guidelines for Eire Service Education Programs in Community and Junior Colleges. INSTITUTION American Association of Junior Colleges, Washington, r.c. 'DUB DATE 69 NOTE 45p. AVAILABLE FROM American Association of Junior Colleges, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, P.C. 20036 (T1.70) EDP'S PRICE FDRS Price ME-$0.65 PC-$1.29 DESCRIPTORS Conservation Education, *Fire Fighters, *Fire Science, Education, *Junior Colleges, *Program Planning, Safety Education, Service Workers, "-rale and Industrial Education, *Vocational Education ABSTRACT This report serves as a guideline for fire service education. For men filling the estimated 10,000 opportunities in career fire department organizations each year in the 1970s, it is necessary that they receive a supplement deriartment-level training in drills and skills. xnowledge of hydraulics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, law enforcement, and business education is as important to the modern fire fighter as is knowledge of the ropes and ladders. The number of 2-year colleges offering programs in fire service has increased 50 per cent in the past five years. The 2 -year college can offer occupational and technical education, semi-professional training, and personal counseling. Such Programs attract in-service fire fighter students, attending mostly evening courses, as well as people from such fire-related fields as oil and chemical corporations and insurance companies. There are suggested curriculum patterns for Fire Science Associate Degree anti Fire Science Certification programs. The International Fire Administration Institute provides assistance to the nation's fire departments anti to the colleges. Other similar organizations are listed. This report offers a complete description of fire fighter entry qualifications and duties. (CA) U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION St.dELF 'FE OFFIF:t OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPROD,JCE0 EXACT- / AS IPECENEDFROMTHE PERSON OC, CMG' ,o17.ATION ORIOINA G ITPOINTS OF **C) VIEW OR OPiN ONS STATED DO NOT NECEF SAPItF REPRESENT OFFICIOOFFICE OF EDU ID CATION POSITION OR PoLcy /d. '.-11)111H FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND JUNIOR (1:0111-GES UNIVERSITY OF CALIF. LOS ANGELES JAN 25 1971 CLEARINGHOUSE FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE INFORMATION ADMINISTRATON INSTITUTE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY BY DONALD F. FAVREAU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL tmE A VALIANT CAREER The nation's fire service offers you a rewarding and satisfying job. it offers you o valiant career. Today's firefighter is highly specialized and thoroughly schooled in the use of mat3rials and appliances. In addition, he has sound education in chemistry and physics; he is highly intelligent and possesses considerable mechanical skill. Today's firefighter must know about hydraulics, if he is to make intelligent use of water streams in extinguishment of fire; about chemistry, if he is to fight fire with chemicals; about mechanical engineering, if he is to maintain fire-fighting apparatus and equipment; about law and enforcement, if he is to conduct fire prevention and fire protection prograLis; about business management and administration, if he is to be responsible for the operation of a fire department, either paid or volunteer. Above all, his courage must transcend his fear of deaththe recognition that his service, his professionis the most lifrzardous of all. Grope with him through a hot, smoke-choked hallway ... with o c.!arged line, with axes and plaster hooks ... his ammo to fight the enemy climbladder through a cloud of super-heated smoke and air ... Then battle the blaze no other will challenge. Physical courage. Knowledge and experience. Intelligence. Valor. These are the prerecitsitesfor a valiant career in the nation's Fire Service. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CIIIEFS Copyright 1969: American Association of Junior Colleges 1315 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS Price: $1.50 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL HAS NEER GRANTED NYTR Avrike Attir Aftlicui AsSgermitorof reotie,Cel-Letts TO ERIC AND °NARRATIONS OPERATING UNEIL AGREEMENTS WITH TEl U.S. OM OF EDUCATION. FURTHER REPEDUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEM MUMS PinEISSION Of 2 THE MOW OWNER." CONTENTS Page Foreword 3 Consultants 4 Chapter I: The Fire Service and the Manpower Outlook 7 Chapter II: Fire Service Administration: Education and Research 15 Chapter ill: The Community College's Role for the Fire Service 19 Chapter IV: Enrollments 23 Chapter V: Curriculum Patterns 27 Chapter VI: Program Development and Implementation 35 Chapter VII: Employment for the jobless 41 Chapter VIII:Summary 42 Bibkagraphy 43 Selected References 43 Appendix 44 FOREWORD The demands arising from continued technological progress and increasing emphasis on fire prevention have brought about urgent manpower concerns on the part of the fire service. In an effort to adequately respond to the educational needs that were becoming apparent, the International Fire Administration Institute and the American Association of Junior Colleges considered the various methods through which community colleges could assist.It wrs noted that a variety of educational programs had emerged in recent years, and leaders in the field were rightly concerned that program direction ba aimed properly. Following a series of regional advisory meetings, this publication has been developed as a guideline for fire service education. No doubt at all exists as to the support which com- munity colleges can anticipate from leaders in the fire service, and this document should serve to substantiate the requests from that important segment cf public safety. Fire science rests upon an immense body of technical information, yet few members of that service have had access to more than departmental-level training in drills anskills.Whether full-time or volunteer, the nation's fire fighters deserve every serious consideration and priority for educational advance- ment if community colleges are to fulhll their resoonsibilities to local government. AAJC expresses its appreciation to the mem')ers of the regional advisory com- mittees whose time and talents were vital to this publication. Particular thanks are also due to the Board of Trustees of the International Fire Administration Institute and, of course, to the executive director of that body, Donald F. Favreau, for serving as author. \/(A,,14- V. S James D. Stinchcomb Specialist in Public Service American Association of Junior Colleges PHOTO CREDiTS Dayton, OLio, Fire De; raiment Fire Maluel Aid System Research Burccu, Boston, Mussachuseds (cover) Birmingham, Alabama, Firo Deporimen t Seattle, Washington, Firo Departmcnt Fire Science Programs, Massachusetts Bay and North Shoru Community Colleges Miami, Florida, Fire Depcarnera Chicago, Illinois, Firo Deportment 4 RockValley, Illinois, College and Rockford, Illinois, Fire Department CONSULTANTS Mr. Louis J. Amabili, Director Mr. Harold Cunningham Mr. Boyd A. Hartley Delaware State Fire School Assistant Dean of Career Programs Associate Professor R.D. #2, Box 166 William Rainey Harper College Department of Fire Protection Dover, Delaware 19901 Palatine, Illinois 60067 Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Mr. Al Andrews Chief Charles M. Deal Chicago, Illinois 60616 Technology Coordinator Fire Department Headquarters Rock Valley College 117 North Massachusetts Avenue Mr. Donald Holbrook, Director 3301 North Mu ltord Road Lakeland, Florida 33601 Fire Protection Research International Rockford, Illinois 61111 Suite 800 31 Milk Street Mr. Edward Beadle, President Chief Harold H. Dean Boston, Massachusetts 02109 International Association of 10 North Third Avenue Fire Chiefs, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Mr. Carroll R. Hormachea 232 Madison Avenue Public Services Consultar New York, New vork 10016 Captain John Devine Department of Communit, Jolleges Training Division 911 East Broad Street Mr. Edward W. Bent, Supervisor D. C. Fire Department Post Office Box 1558 Fire Service Training 4600 Overlook Avenue, S.W. Richmond, Virginia 23212 State Department of Education Washington, D. C. 20032 721 Capitol Mall Mr. John F. Hurley, Chairman Sacramento, California 95814 Fire Science Department Mr. Donald F. Favreau Monroe Community College Executive Director Mr. Harry C. Bigglestone 167 Terrace Park International Fire A 'tministration Rochester, New York 14619 Chief Engineer Institute Pacific Fire Rating Bureau State University of New York Chief Elliott Jayne Public Protection Engineering Albany, New York 12203 Department Fire Department Headquarters 465 California Street Alexandria, Virginia 22311 San Francisco. California 94104 Mr. Andrew J. Flanagan Supervisor of Firemen Training Chief Matthew Jimenez Mr. Ray Bohl Assistant Director Hartford State Technical College Fire Department Headquarters Fire Service Extension 401 Flatbush Avenue 22700 Main Street West Virginia University Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Hayweid, California 94541 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 Chief Emanuel I ^led Chief L. L. Kenney Mr. Willis H. Burton, Jr. Chicago Heft hts ?ire Department Fire Department Headquarters Fire Administrator 1430 Chicago Read 3316 Pan American Drive 10405 Main Street Chicago Heiglits, Illinois 60411 Post Office Box 708 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Coconut Grove Station Miami, Florida 33133 Mr. Anthony R. Granito Mr. Frank Brannigan, Advisor Assistant Director (Acting) Mr. Harry W. Klasmeler Fire Science Program Division of Fire Safety Fire Administrator Washington Technical Institute
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