Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Fire Prevention and Inspection certificate provides students with the knowledge necessary to conduct fire prevention and inspection activities within the fire protection community and related industries. These roles may be additional duties for firefighters, stand-alone positions, or promotional opportunities. This certificate provides the knowledge and skills often required for hiring or promotional consideration. Students will study a wide variety of topics including; fire prevention and safety, public education, building construction, building and fire codes, and fire characteristics.
Award Outcomes
Perform fire prevention, inspection, and public education activities
Identify the various forms and stages of fire and correlate appropriate prevention, mitigation, and response strategies
Demonstrate knowledge of building and fire codes
Utilize knowledge of building construction principles, fire protection systems and fire prevention codes to affect a safe community
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 prevention and inspection work.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Eden Prairie Only
First Semester
| FRPT1156 | Fire Protection Systems | 3 |
| FRPT1161 | Building Construction for Emergency Services | 3 |
| FRPT1270 | Introduction to Fire Prevention | 3 |
Second Semester
| FRPT2270 | Fire and Life Safety Education | 4 |
| FRPT2275 | Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement | 3 |
Graduation (16 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
1/19/2023 : BP / EP 7439