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Submitter's Information
Susan Wyche
Dean of Career, Technical, and Extended Education
San Diego/Imperial
Palomar College
CTE Dean
Susan Wyche
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Program Details
Fire Technology - General
Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)
Fire Academy (213350)
08/22/22
Prepares students for a career in fire suppression, fire prevention and/or fire protection.
31 or more
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
- A.S. Degree (S)
Students will be able to understand and demonstrate the fire department structure and the role in the community, fire prevention, building construction, fire protection systems, ethics and morality, fire behavior, firefighting tactics and strategy, ethics and hazardous materials.
Course Units and Hours
21
36, 41, or a max of 51
60 to 87 (maximum includes GE requirements)
Course Report
The intent of this proposal is to add Fire 173 Legal Aspects of Emergency Services that was recently approved via the curriculum process as an elective. The course will be added to the class offerings as an online course and provide additional flexibility to students employed in the emergency services sector and work on 12 and 24 hour shifts.
Further, the deletion of Fire 71 - Trench Rescue and Fire 72 - Swiftwater Rescue as elective options is because the classes are specialty hands-on classes that are rarely offered and contain little academic value in preparation for the major.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire 100 | Fire Protection Organization | 3 | S1 |
| Fire 101 | Fire Fighter Safety | 3 | S1 |
| Fire 118 | Fire Prevention Technology | 3 | S1 |
| Fire 120 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 | S1 |
| Fire 130 | Fire Protection Equipment and Systems | 3 | S2 |
| Fire 142 | Fire Ethics | 3 | S3 |
| Fire 165 | Fundamentals of Fire Protection Chemistry | 3 | S3 |
| Elective of Fire 151, or 15 units of other electives (see below), or both | Fire Fighter 1 Academy | 20 | S4 |
| Up to 15 units of electives from Fire 51, Fire 98, Fire 125, Fire 115, Fire 131, Fire 132, Fire 133, Fire 145, Fire 160, Fire 173 | Various | 15 | Various |
Supporting Documents
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Submission Details
01/20/22 - 11:50 AM
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Return to Drafts
Please list the reason(s) for returning "Fire Technology - General". to Susan Wyche's drafts. This message will be sent to swyche@palomar.edu
Comments, Documents, Voting
Comments
All Comments
Jennifer Lewis · 02/11/22
SWC Supports
Larry McLemore · 02/10/22
Cuyamaca supports
Jesse Lopez · 02/10/22
SD Miramar College endorses the program modification.
Cassandra Storey · 02/09/22
SDCCE supports program mod
Dr. Javier Ayala · 02/03/22
GC supports.
Efrain Silva · 01/31/22
IVC supports the program modification.
Dr. Al Taccone · 01/27/22
MiraCosta College endorses this modification.
John Edwards · 01/27/22
Palomar College submitted the appropriate LMI from the COE. The COE recommends proceeding with developing a program or a program modification because 1) the occupations’ entry-level and median earnings are above the living wage; 2) a supply gap exists; and 3) a low number of programs currently exist.