Fire
Science
 |
Plan of Study
Fire
Science- AS Degree
| Tools/Special Requirements |
| Students are encouraged to obtain the
basic EMT training to coincide with their
Fire Science degree. In the Billings area,
students can contact Big Sky EMS for the
training dates and information (406) 698-6430
or (406) 259-6713. |
|
|
| Career Opportunities |
| City fire departments |
| Volunteer fire departments |
| Airport fire departments |
| Fire marshals and government agencies such
as the Dept. of Natural Resources |
| Bureau of Land Management, etc. |
| |
Degree
& Certificate Options
Students earn an Associate
of Science degree in Fire Science upon successful
completion of this program. |
| |
| What
you will learn |
- history, traditions, terminology, organization,
and operation of the fire service
- provide insight into the inner workings
of the fire service
- the requirements of the fire service
in areas of infectious disease
control, firefighter
protective clothing, and fire
scene safety
- the basic requirements of the fire fighter
in the performance of his/her duty from suppression, code
enforcement, technical
rope rescue
- The student will have several opportunities
to use a simulator to promote an understanding
of fire tactics and fire behavior and to formulate strategies for utilizing
various resources within the fire organization
- Basic wildland firefighting knowledge, skills
- Principles of emergency incident
management
- Basic investigative techniques for fire
causes and origin
- Develops the student's speaking
and creative skills as well as
the ability to use instructional tools
and various media in an educational environment
|
|
|
|
 CAREER
CLOSEUP |
| Job
Outlook and Pay Info |
|
| Median Wage (MT)* |
$34,900 |
| Median Wage (US)* |
$38,700 |
|
| Average entry-level wage, COT grads (2003-2005) |
$31,363 |
|
| Expected growth (MT)* |
24% |
| Expected growth (US)* |
26% |
| (projections through 2012) |
|
|
| *Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Office of Employment Projections;
MT Dept. of Labor and Industry, Research and
Analysis Bureau |
 COT Graduate Placement Data |
|
| Skills,
Traits, Preparatory Classes that would be helpful |
- Customer and Personal Service - knowledge of principles and processes for
providing customer and personal services
- Mechanical knowledge
- Basic Chemistry
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking & Deductive
Reasoning
- Static Strength - The ability
to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push,
pull, or carry objects
- Spatial Orientation - The
ability to know your location in relation to
the environment or to know where other objects
are in relation to you.
- Speed of Closure - The ability
to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize
information into meaningful patterns.
|
|
