Fire Protection & Safety Technology
Mission
Professional status begins with education. The Fire Protection and Safety program provides a systematic and deliberate educational program leading to a broad knowledge base which will be acceptable to the academic community as a professional program.
The program will assist persons involved in the fire protection field to acquire a sense of values that will give direction, meaning, and integrity to their chosen profession. Students will acquire basic abilities and skills that are transferable to their job and needed by professional fire service personnel in today's working world.
The program emphasizes creative interaction, focuses on developing a person's ability to think, to listen, to read, to write, to speak; and in all this the key word is critically.
Programs of Study
A high school diploma, GED, or passing score on a
federally approved Ability To Benefit Test is required for admission
to all programs. Contact the Admissions Office
for more information.
Announcements
FPS 142, Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground, online, is filled for the Summer 2006 semester.
Starting with the Fall 2006 semester, the Fire Protection and Safety Technology Program will offer a planned schedule of Fire Protection courses which will allow interested students to obtain an Associate Degree or a Certificate of Professional Development under a web based distance learning format.
For more information contact the Program Coordinator,Professor Francis Ryan at fryan@northshore.edu
Transfer Opportunities
Bachelor of Science, Fire Science Administration, Salem State College, Salem Massachusetts.
Program has recently been revised.
The degree program at Salem State is the junior and senior year of the degree program. Students are required to have an Associate Degree in Fire Science from a Community College.
Program Accreditation
At this point, there is no National or State Accreditation required.
Program Goals
To provide an imaginative academic program of high quality, designed for aspiring and experienced professional fire fighters and those in a variety of occupational roles related to the fire service which will:
Allow them to meet requirements for an Associate Degree in a timely manner.
Provide the opportunity to continue their education and earn a Bachelor's Degree in Fire Science Administration.
Allow them to gain the knowledge and intellectual skills necessary for flexibility and advancement in their careers.
Enrich their general education.
Provide a college-level certificate program designed to offer content and skills acquisition and other experiences appropriate for fire fighters who desire technicial courses but not a degree.
Provide a program of high quality that will take advantage of possibilities inherent in independent learning, standard examinations, national and state professional programs, accredited certificates and life experiences.
Encourage students to clarify and develop a system of values that will assist them to apply empirical methods in a manner appropriate to the fullment of their professional potential.
Continue to identify educational needs of the fire service and provide courses, seminars and workshops as a supplement to in-service training.
Establish a resource center with texts, periodicals, audio-visual aids and other material developed by professionals in the fire service that will allow fire fighters to become familiar with current developments in the fire protection field.
Program Web Page
The Fire Protection Program now has it's own web page. It is suggested that you access this web page and save it to your favorites so you can access it fast in the future.
The web page gives you information about program requirements, schedules of course for the future, required textbooks, advisement and much more.
Each class has limits and availability is first come/first served. So, having advance notice of schedules can be very helpful.
As of September 2006, the Fire Protection Program has a total online degree option. Advanced notice is important if you are interested in taking one course, two courses or the full degree online.
You can view the web page here: http://myweb.northshore.edu/users/fryan/fire_science_information/
If you have a question, you can email me at fryan@northshore.edu.
Frank Ryan
Questions or comments to fryan@northshore.edu.
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