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FST 151
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Title: | Driver-Operator |
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Long Title: | Driver-Operator |
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Course Description: | Provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills to safely operate fire apparatus according to the NFPA professional standard. Enables the student to display and demonstrate knowledge of fire apparatus, operation of apparatus, pumps and pumping, hydraulics calaulations, maintenance and testing. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Max Credit: | |
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Course Notes: | Revisions made to competencies & outline 4/7/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Explain the responsibilities of a driver-operator
II. Demonstrate and explain emergency vehicle preventive maintenance and inspection requirements
III. Identify safe driving techniques
IV. Identify appropriate apparatus positioning at emergency scenes
V. Explain water supply systems
VI. Identify fire hose nozzles and flow rates
VII. Perform pressure calculations
VIII. Explain fire pump theory principles
IX. Demonstrate fire pump operations
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Driver-operator responsibilities
A. Requirements
B. Laws/standards
II. Maintenance and inspection
A. Preventive maintenance
B. Inspections
C. Cleaning
III. Safety
A. Driving techniques
B. Emergency response
C. Apparatus positioning
IV. Water supply
A. Systems
B. Sources
C. Relay operations
D. Tanker shuttles
V. Fire nozzles and flow rates
A. Nozzles
B. Fire streams
C. Flow rates/calculations
VI. Hydraulic theory
A. Pumps
B. Automatic control devices
C. Characteristics of water
D. Priming methods/devices
VII. Calculations
VIII. Pump operations
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Pueblo Community College |
PCC |
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Pikes Peak State College |
PPCC |
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Red Rocks Community College |
RRCC |
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