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MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE and
MERCER COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
offer a
One-Year Career Prep Program for High School Seniors
in
Fire Science Technology
And
Emergency Medical Technology

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Course Descriptions: Fall Semester

Program Objective
Designed to prepare students for challenging fire science opportunities leading to a career, a two-year degree program, certificate of proficiency, state certification, or for professional and volunteer fire service personnel that lead to supervisory and/or management level positions. Students will also be certified as Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) and telecommunicator. Classes will be conducted at the Mercer County Fire Academy’s Dempster Center in Lawrence Township. The total program includes approximately 500 hours of classes and training. (This program conforms to the schedule and format of MCTS).

1st Marking Period

Building Construction FIR 104
Building design and construction with emphasis on fire protection and life safety. Review of pertinent standards and codes. Offered spring semester of even numbered years.
College Credits: 3

Introduction to Fire Science FIR 101
History and philosophy of fire protection and prevention. Survey of equipment, tactics building construction, extinguishing agents, hazardous materials, and fire department organization included.
College Credits: 3

2nd Marking Period

911 Dispatch
Second marking period consists of three courses listed below, which are averaged into one final grade:
Non-credit

Basic Communications Operator
This is the first of the courses required to work in a 911 communications center in New Jersey. It teaches the basic skills necessary for employment as a dispatcher. Success-ful completion of the NJ state standard test at the conclusion of the course provides the necessary certification.
Non-credit

Emergency Medical Dispatcher
This course provides the skills necessary to work in a communications center providing emergency medical services dispatching and enables the student to provide pre-arrival emergency instructions to the caller prior to the arrival of the ambulance. Successful completion of the standard NJ Test provides the necessary certification.
Non-credit

Fire Dispatcher
This course provides the student with the skills necessary to work in a communications center providing fire-dispatching services. Successful completion of the APCO standard test provides certification in this area.

3rd Marking Period

Emergency Medical Technician
This course provides the student with the skills necessary to become an emergency medical technician. Successful completion of the course and the New Jersey EMT test leads to NJ State certification.
College Credits: 6

4th Marking Period

Essentials of Fire Fighting
This course provides skills necessary to function as a firefighter. Successful completion of the course and the New Jersey standard Firefighter 1 test leads to NJ certification as Firefighter 1. Additional certifications in Hazardous Materials Awareness, Operations, and Confined Space Awareness are included in this course.
Non-credit

Program Entry Requirements:
Participants must be High School Seniors in good standing, have passed the NJ HSPA examination, and must be 18 years of age by May to participate in “live burn” exercises. Participants must be mature, physically capable of and truly interested in EMT/Fire Fighter training.