Fire Chief Diploma
DIPLOMA
Culinary Arts
General Education:
| Course | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Written/Oral Communications, Heritage, or Humanities | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science, Natural Sciences, or Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| General Education Subtotal: | 6 |
Technical Courses:
| Course | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Literacy | 0-3 | Or digital literacy exam; required for KCTCS degree |
| FIR 101 Basic Firefighting I | 3 | |
| FIR 102 Basic Firefighting II | 3 | |
| FIR 103 Basic Firefighting III | 3 | |
| FIR 104 Basic Firefighting IV | 3 | |
| FIR 105 Fire Supression | 3 | Prereq: FIR 101, 102, 103 & 104 |
| FIR 106 Intro to Special Responses | 3 | |
| FIR 107 Intro to Rescue & Patient Care | 3 | |
| FIR 198 Practicum | 6 | Prereq: FIR 105 or Instructor Consent |
| FIR 205 Fire Officer I | 3 | Prereq: Instructor Consent |
| FIR 206 Fire Officer II | 3 | Prereq: FIR 205 or Instructor Consent |
| FIR 280 Fire Service Legal Aspects | 3 | Prereq: Instructor Consent |
| FIR 281 Fire Service Administration | 3 | Prereq: Instructor Consent |
| FIR 282 Strategy and Tactics | 3 | Prereq: Instructor Consent |
| TECHNICAL COURSES SUBTOTAL: | 45 | |
| DIPLOMA TOTAL: | 48-51 |
NOTE: All FIR course are available in modules; see course description section.
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://kctcs.edu/education-training/course-catalog/2020-2021-KCTCS-Catalog.pdf, pp. 67-71.
Or KCTCS homepage (kctcs.edu) > education & training > course catalog > 2020-21 catalog > pp. 67-71.
Revised April 2021
