Fire Chief - Diploma
Fire Science Technology
Developmental Courses as Needed
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
| ENC 90/ENG 100 | 2-5 | |
| MAT 61 | 4 |
General Education Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication, Oral Communications, or Humanities/Heritage | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL | 6 |
Technical Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Literacy | 0-3 | Demonstrated by competency exam or by completing a digital literacy course |
| FIR 101 Basic Firefighting I | 3 | Recommended first semester |
| FIR 102 Basic Firefighting II | 3 | Recommended first semester |
| FIR 103 Basic Firefighting III | 3 | |
| FIR 104 Basic Firefighting IV | 3 | |
| FIR 105 Fire Suppression | 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 | |
| FIR 207 Fire Officer III | 3 | Prereq: FIR 206 or instructor consent |
| FIR 208 Fire Officer IV | 3 | Prereq: FIR 207 or instructor consent |
| FIR 282 Strategy and Tactics | 3 | Prereq: instructor consent |
| TECHNICAL SUBTOTAL | 39-42 | |
| TOTAL DIPLOMA CREDITS | 45-48 |
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/.
KCTCS Catalog: Fire Chief - Diploma
