Fire Investigation Specialist (FIS)
28 Credit Career
This Fire Investigation Specialist Certificate includes training in various categories of fire hazards, fuel and oxygen supply hazards, and analysis and identification of heat sources. Techniques and procedures used in fire investigation including cause and origin of fires, fire chemistry, fire behavior, structural fire patterns, detecting arson as cause of fire, and roles and responsibilities associated with an investigator and crime laboratories will be covered. This certificate will also include the study of building construction and its effects under fire conditions, and will address speaking to the public and compiling written reports upon interviewing witness for investigation of fire incidents. This certificate will assist established career, industrial fire protection, paid-on-call, or volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel in promotional opportunities.
Certificate Requirements
Required
| FIR 120 | Hazardous Materials | 3 |
| FIR 150 | Introduction to Fire and Emergency Services | 3 |
| FIR 180 | Fire Investigation I | 3 |
| FIR 240 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIR 270 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
| FIR 280 | Fire Investigation II | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric I | 3 |
| SPE 101 | Principles of Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHM 100 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
NOTE:
*Students must complete all FIR courses with a minimum grade of “C.”