Basic Fire Company Officer Technical Certificate of Credit BF11

The Basic Fire Company Officer Technical certificate of Credit program is conducted in cooperation with the Georgia Fire Academy and Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training to ensure graduates have the skills, knowledge and credentials to serve as firefighters in paid and volunteer fire departments. Those students successfully completing the program will graduate from Savannah Technical College with a Basic Fire Company Officer Technical Certificate of Credit, will be certified as a Basic Fire Company Officer by the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Center, and will receive a Basic Fire Company Officer National Professional Qualification Certification Application. Completion and submission of the application to NPQ will result in Basic Fire Company Officer Certification by NPQ at no additional cost to the graduate.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 224
Writing: 236
Arithmetic: 229

Curriculum

Program Courses

FRSC 1121Firefighting Strategy/Tactics

3

FRSC 2110Fire Service Hydraulics

3

FRSC 2130Fire Service Bldg Construction

3

FRSC 2141Incident Command

4

Minimum Length of Program: 1 Term(s)

Total Credit Hours: 13