Maricopa Community Colleges  FSC204   19956-19965 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
FSC204 19956-19965 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Firefighting Tactics and Strategy
Methods of coordinating personnel, equipment, and apparatus on the fireground. Practical methods of controlling and extinguishing structural and other types of fires. Includes simulation exercises. Prerequisites: FSC203, or permission of instructor, or equivalent.
Go to Competencies    Go to Outline
 
MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
FSC204   19956-19965 Firefighting Tactics and Strategy
1. Perform the role and assume the responsibilities of the Incident Commander at a simulated structural fire, following standard operating procedures and accepted tactics and strategy. (I)
2. Explain the system used by the Incident Commander to gather information on the fireground and analyze the information for use in the overall plan. (I)
3. Describe the decision-making process used by the Incident Commander asit relates to the level of risk to firefighting personnel vs. what will be accomplished by performing a given task. (II)
4. Describe the main tactical considerations on the fireground as they relate to specific responsibilites of fire companies. (III)
5. Describe specific tactical considerations relating to fires in various types of occupancies. (IV)
Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
FSC204   19956-19965 Firefighting Tactics and Strategy
    I. Introduction to the fireground and fundamental operating procedures
        A. Command
          1. Importance and function
          2. Responsibilities
          3. Size-up and developing a plan
        B. Fireground factors
          1. Visual
          2. Reconnaissance
          3. Preplanning
        C. Tactical priorities
          1. Rescue
          2. Fire control
            a. Exposure protection
            b. Extinguishment
          3. Property conservation
        D. Sectors
        E. Staging
          1. Level I
          2. Level II
        F. Standard company operations
          1. Engine company
          2. Ladder company
          3. Rescue company
        G. Communications on the fireground
        H. On-scene reporting
      II. Fireground decisions
          A. Low risk
          B. High risk
          C. Intuition, knowledge, and fact
          D. Offensive operations
          E. Defensive operations
          F. Safety considerations for firefighting personnel
        III. Utilization of resources
            A. Apparatus placement
            B. Fire stream management
            C. Water supply
              1. Forward pumper concept
              2. Attack teams
            D. Support activities
              1. Forcible entry
              2. Ventilation
                a. Common roof styles
                b. Horizontal vs. vertical
              3. Access to concealed spaces
              4. Salvage
              5. Others
            E. Managing additional resources
          IV. Fighting fires in structures
              A. Residential and small commercial occupancies
              B. Multi-story occupancies
              C. Multiple occupancies
              D. Buildings ander construction
              E. Shake shingle roofs
              F. Vacant structures
              G. Structures with limited access
              H. Hazardous occupancies
              I. Others
          Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies    Go to top of Outline