Southwest Virginia Community College: Principles of Emergency Services

Principles of Emergency Services - FST 100 at Southwest Virginia Community College

FST 100 - Principles of Emergency Services: Provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; fire loss analysis; organization and function to public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics.

Lecture 3 hours per week.

3 credits

Schedule at Southwest Virginia Community College

Fall 2026 ➜

Class #	Section	Credits	Day	Time	Start	Location	Mode
97077	FST 100-W1	3		0:00 a.m.-0:00 a.m.	2026-08-24	SWVCC Virtual Distance Learn	WW

Spring 2027 ➜

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Reynolds Southwest Virginia Tidewater Virginia Peninsula

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