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The Fire Prevention degree program includes training and education for those entering the career field and for those already employed. Graduates of the program may be hired by public fire departments and industrial businesses as fire prevention specialists.

Our Cooperative Work Experience program allows you to apply your knowledge and skills while earning college credit for working in a state or local fire prevention bureau. With the approval of the program chair, you may enroll in FRP 280B - Cooperative Work Experience -FRP 280L - Cooperative Work Experience  and earn college credit hours. For more information, look under Cooperative Work Experience.

Program Outcomes

Students completing this program should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Exhibit safety practices under general supervision to prevent the occurrence and severity of hostile fires, to mitigate the effect of fire on people, and to assist in the determination of the cause of such fires. 
2. Demonstrate effective verbal and written communications skills to meet the needs of internal and external customers, resolve conflicts, and explain fire prevention concepts in a manner that places a high priority on customer satisfaction.
3. Exhibit the ability to collaborate with a diversity of colleagues in order to accomplish goals of the organization.
4. Demonstrate the ability to conduct risk reduction inspections through employing hazard identification, interpreting and applying codes and standards, and applying hazard abatement process.
5. Demonstrate the ability to conduct, coordinate, and complete basic fire cause and origin investigation and participate, under supervision, in the investigation of complex fire situations.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 97 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses. For information, call 503.399.5163.