Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Fire Investigation certificate includes training in various categories of fire hazards, fuel and oxygen supply, hazards, and analysis and identification of heat sources. Topics including the cause and origin of fires, fire chemistry, fire behavior, structural fire patterns, signs of arson, and roles and responsibilities of involved parties will be covered. This certificate will also include the study of building construction and its effects on fire conditions, address speaking to the public and interviewing parties, and how to professionally document fire scenes. This certificate will assist established career, industrial fire protection, paid-on-call, or volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel in promotional and career opportunities.
Award Outcomes
Perform the duties of a fire investigator
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of fire growth and development on fire investigations
Explain the interaction between public safety organizations, the courts, corrections, and the community in the legal process
Identify, collect, transport, preserve, and explain the evidentiary value of physical evidence
Establish, implement, and maintain life safety education and youth fire setting prevention programs
Career Opportunities
Completion of this certificate provides the firefighters, building officials, insurance personnel, electrical engineers and lawyers the knowledge needed to perform fire investigations.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Eden Prairie Only
First Semester
| FRPT1126 | Introduction to Fire Investigation | 3 |
| FRPT1161 | Building Construction for Emergency Services | 3 |
| FRPT1260 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
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| BIOL1300 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
Second Semester
| FRPT2121 | Advanced Fire Investigation | 3 |
| FRPT2260 | Legal Aspects of Emergency Services | 3 |
| FRPT2270 | Fire and Life Safety Education | 4 |
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| SOCI1500 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
Graduation (25 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
2/14/2023 : BP / EP 7437