The Central Piedmont Fire Protection Technology curriculum is designed to provide you with technical and professional knowledge to make decisions regarding fire protection for both public and private sectors.
DurationThe Central Piedmont Fire Protection Technology curriculum is designed to provide you with technical and professional knowledge to make decisions regarding fire protection for both public and private sectors.
It also provides a sound foundation for continuous higher learning in fire protection, administration, and management.
What you will learn
Coursework includes classroom and laboratory exercises to introduce you to various aspects of fire protection. You will learn technical and administrative skills such as hydraulics, hazardous materials, arson investigation, fire protection safety, fire suppression management, law, and code.
Additionally, you are required to take a humanities or fine arts elective. Each fire protection technology course has laid out specific learning outcomes (PDF document).
At the completion of the fire protection technology program, you will be able to:
explain the history, development, methods, systems, and regulations as they apply to the fire protection field
discuss the development and maintenance of fire prevention programs, educational programs, and inspection programs
explain the importance of firefighting strategies to the fire service
identify and apply fundamentals of fire and building codes and procedures to conduct an inspection, review fire and building codes, write inspection reports, identify hazards, plan reviews, complete sketches, and other related functions
Our Vision:
Central Piedmont will be a champion of students, a catalyst for opportunity, and an exceptional provider of learning experiences that transform lives and strengthen our community.
Our Mission:
To facilitate student learning, success and completion, Central Piedmont provides exceptional education and globally competitive training in an engaging, supportive environment.
Our Values
Student-centered:
We are committed to students and learning. Student Success is the heart of everything we do. Student Success: Students intentionally and equitably navigating well-designed pathways to reach their educational, career, and life goals.
Collaboration:
We recognize the power of partnerships and effective communication and work collaboratively within our organization and externally in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community and beyond.
Excellence:
We strive to achieve excellence by recognizing opportunities, solving problems, and innovatively serving our students and community.
Accountability:
We demonstrate integrity, transparency, and effective use of resources by assessing our programs and services and using data to inform our decisions.
Equity:
We believe all individuals have the potential to succeed and we will provide student-focused pathways to achievement.
Courage:
We are passionate about our work. We are willing to acknowledge our strengths and weaknesses and confront challenges with intentionality.
Includes hands-on training using a propane-fueled Class B live fire simulator. This class provides the student with the necessary types and use of fire extinguishers.
Fire Safety training is offered by District 7 Fire and Rescue for all skill level.Â
The 1-Hour Fire Protection And Prevention training course will describe the different types of fires and how to extinguish them safely to prevent damages and injuries on the work site.
OSHA requires that the employer provide training on how to properly use and deploy the extinguishers? And, where the employer provides extinguishers, the employer must provide awareness training at employee orientation and then annually after that.
We teach Wildland Fire, crosscut and chainsaw classes. We have Oregon DPSST (Department of Public Safety Standards and Training) certified instructors. S-130/190 & L-180 S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws.
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