Fire Protection Technology (AAS)
67 Total Credits
The Fire Protection Technology program is an Associate in Applied Science degree, and is a collaborative effort between MVCC and the Utica Fire Academy. The program is for individuals that are working in, or preparing to work, in the areas of fire prevention and protection. The program provides the education and training necessary to function in the delivery of emergency fire service, and fire protection and safety. The student is required to take 37 credit hours of course work at MVCC and successfully complete a rigorous 500 plus hours of training at the Utica Fire Academy. Students must meet the criteria established by the Utica Fire Academy prior to being accepted into this program. Students also will be responsible for passing national and state credentialing exams.
The two-year degree program is appropriate for advancement opportunities in the field of municipal and industrial fire protection.
The academy is located at 1320 Bleecker Street, once an active firehouse in Utica, offering comprehensive training of New York State career fire department recruits. The recruits live and train at this academy for approximately 15 weeks.
First Semester 15 Credits
*Admissions granted by the Utica Fire Academy
This course provides initial entry level training for firefighting personnel. It covers instruction and skill activity in these areas: fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, ropes and knots, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices, fire streams, loss control, tactics, vehicle supression, water supply, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, and fire prevention practices.
This course completes the initial training for the entry level firefighter. It covers instruction and skill activity in these areas: incident command implementation, building materials, building collapse, special rescue, hydrant flow, hydrant operability, hose tools, foam operations, flammable liquid and gas emergencies, alarm and detection systems, pre-fire planning, and strategy and tactics.
This course provides training in the organization, terminology, and common responsibilities for personnel operating in the Incident Command System. It provides information for personnel to work in a support role at an emergency incident.
This course continues ICS instruction, describing the principal features that constitute the Incident Command System. Collectively, these features identify the unique quality of the ICS as an incident or event management system. It is designed for personnel who will operate at an emergency incident in a functional capacity.
This course prepares emergency responders to respond effectively and safely and stabilize a hazardous materials incident from a defensive position. It includes material on recognizing and identifying potential hazardous materials, the classification of such material, research material to identify such material, and the hazards associated with such material.
This course prepares emergency responders to respond effectively and safely and stabilize a hazardous materials incident in an offensive mode. It includes material and skill sessions in these areas: chemistry and toxicology of materials, dangerous properties of materials, use of detection equipment, use of protective equipment, confinement and mitigation concepts, and decontamination procedures.
Second Semester 15 Credits
*Admissions granted by the Utica Fire Academy
This course provides a basic education and awareness of technical rope rescue operations, specifically low-angle rescue. Material includes instruction and skill sessions in ropes and knots, technical rescue management, understanding the risks associated, establishing rescue systems, and helicopter landing areas.
This course provides training in FAST operations. The material covered involves the following knowledge and skills: proper equipment and make-up of a FAST company. Rescue planning for a missing, lost or trapped firefighter, and removal techniques for rescuing trapped firefighters.
This course enables firefighters to recognize the type of events on the fire ground that contribute to firefighter disorientation and entrapment. The material covers the following knowledge and skills: techniques to stay oriented during the interior operations, and skills that will enable the firefighter to perform self-rescue should they become disoriented.
This course provides instruction and skill sessions in the safe technique of auto extrication. Material includes instruction and skills in these areas: scene safety, vehicle stabilization, rescue theory, rescue life cycle, and automotive design and technology.
This course provides instruction on using ladder company equipment. Material includes knowledge and skills in these areas: duties and responsibility of a ladder company, operating and maintaining tools and equipment, ventilation skills, forcible entry skills, search and rescue skills, and placement and operation of ground ladders.
This course provides vehicle operators with the understanding of the seriousness of vehicle operations. This course includes material on and skills in these areas: the potential for tragedy, understanding of the responsibilities of emergency response vehicles, and skills in the operation and handling of emergency vehicles.
This course introduces the basic elements of the American criminal justice system, from its legal roots and history to its most current concerns. It analyzes the criminal justice process - from arrest to trial and disposition - emphasizing the function and structure of each component. It provides an understanding of how each component responds to crime and how the key question of individual rights and public safety is addressed. Attention is given to the elements of crime, the role of the police, courts, and corrections, and to the challenges facing this system in an increasingly diverse democratic society.
This course provides the necessary knowledge in the operation of aerial devices used in the fire service. This course includes material and skills in these areas: classification and typing of aerial devices, and proper placement, setup, and stabilizing of aerial devices.
Third Semester 18 Credits
This course introduces the principles and methods of physical science.It stresses the structure and properties of materials and their interactions. Careful measurement, observation, and the scientific method are covered in lecture and laboratory to develop quantitative reasoning ability. Prerequisite: An appropriate Mathematics Placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.
English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.
This course is designed to introduce students to the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis throughout the course will be on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral and emotional experiences and training.
SO101 is an introductory sociology course. Its main objective is not to make sociologists, but rather to give an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed in this course relate to humanity, its culture and society, to those forces which contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces which contribute to conflict and social problems. Key topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population and patterns of social organization. Various forms of media will be used to present the topics of this course.
This course introduces the basic elements of the American criminal justice system, from its legal roots and history to its most current concerns. It analyzes the criminal justice process - from arrest to trial and disposition - emphasizing the function and structure of each component. It provides an understanding of how each component responds to crime and how the key question of individual rights and public safety is addressed. Attention is given to the elements of crime, the role of the police, courts, and corrections, and to the challenges facing this system in an increasingly diverse democratic society.
This course is a survey of mathematics for students in those programs that do not require a mathematics sequence. It provides an appreciation of mathematical ideas in historical and modern settings. Topics include problem solving, logic, geometry, statistics, and consumer mathematics. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.
This course introduces probability and statistics. Topics include graphs, tables, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, normal distribution, correlation and regression, probability, and inferential statistics. This course is available in two formats: lecture only, or lecture plus laboratory using technology. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.
Fourth Semester 18 Credits
This introductory course provides a general understanding of the methods that forensic anthropologists use to identify human skeletal remains. It introduces the human skeleton, anthropological techniques used in forensic investigations, and how to discriminate between human and non-human remains. This course involves actual human skeletal material.
This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication.
This course details the basic procedures followed by law enforcement officers as they investigate crimes. Topics include questioning complainants and eyewitnesses, interrogating suspects, preparing statements, investigating crime scenes, and applicable search and seizure laws. Techniques of crime scene investigation are studied, including photography, charting, note-taking, and the handling of evidence. These techniques are applied to specific property and personal crimes. Prerequisite: CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.
This course seeks to deepen the students' understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in both imaginative literature and a full-length book of non-fiction. To this end, students use and develop critical thinking and language skills. They do so mainly in their attempts to raise and answer questions in their readings, discussions, and expository writing tasks, which may include exploratory writing, an academic journal, reports and essays. A library-oriented research project is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN105 English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the organization, operation and issues of state, county and city government. Particular emphasis will be placed on comparative politics in the fifty states and current problems of federalism. Local governmental units and issues will be considered in the study of developments on that level. Student projects may be expected. The course is taught through lecture and discussion.
