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CERTIFICATE IN FIRE OFFICER

The Fire Officer Certificate is a three-semester program designed for candidates who are interested in taking fire science courses to obtain the knowledge and skills needed for Fire Officer positions within the fire department.

Note: This certificate does not require additional general education courses nor completion of the TSI placement tests. However, completion of these courses will apply to the Fire Protections Technology AAS should students later decide to pursue the degree.

Fire Officer Certificate Courses:

The courses included in the certificate are listed below with the semester in which they will tentatively be offered:

Fall Semester

• FIRT 2309 Firefighting Strategies and Tactics I
• FIRT 2407 Fire Instructor II (TCFP Fire Instructor I and II)

Spring Semester

• FIRT 1443 Fire Officer II (TCFP Fire Officer I and II)
• FIRT 1450 Fire Investigator (TCFP Fire Investigators)

Summer Semester

• FIRT 1353 Legal Aspects of Fire Protections
• FIRT 2111 Incident Safety Officer (TCFP Incident Safety Officer)

Credit by Petition

Candidates that have successfully completed any of the above TCFP courses with their department or as the continuing education course with another educational agency may be eligible to file a Petition for Credit for the associated course towards the Certificate, provided they satisfy the petition’s requirements. Contact the Director of Fire Technology for the details and to initiate the petition.

Note: The maximum number of hours that may be obtained by the Petition for Credit is 25 hours.

Firefighter’s Exemption of Tuition Enrolled in Fire Science Courses:

Firefighters currently employed by a political subdivision of the State of Texas, e.g. a fire department, are eligible for an exemption of tuition for the credit or continuing education fire science courses. Note: Regular college fees are not covered by the exemptions.

Volunteer firefighters that have been active members of the organized volunteer fire department of the state for three years and hold SFFMA Firefighter II or TCFP Firefighter II certification are also eligible for this exemption.

In order to obtain the exemption, candidates must obtain a letter from their department verifying employment or service to their volunteer department and provide it to the cashiers when registering and paying for the courses.

Registration

To enroll in the Fire Technology courses, candidates new to COM must file an online application to become COM student and comply with Admissions requirements.

Course Curriculum:

All Fire Technology courses are offered as Internet courses with the course materials being completed through the Blackboard Learning System. The following courses also include labs:

• FIRT 1443, Fire Officer
• FIRT 1450, Fire Investigator
• FIRT 2111, Incident Safety Officers
• FIRT 2407, Fire Instructor

For these courses, candidates will be required to attend labs to complete skills that are required to be completed in person by the TCFP. Specific dates that lab sessions meet will be listed in the course syllabus.

Since all the Fire Technology courses in the Certificate are Internet courses, candidates must complete the Online Learners Workshop, WBCT 1003, before they will have access to their course. After being admitted to COM, candidates may enroll for this course through the Web Advisor.

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