Academic Dishonesty Policy
Students may be subject to disciplinary proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty for academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. For additional information refer to the "Student Code of Conduct" in the Weatherford College student handbook.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop strategies and attack plans for various types of occupancies on fire.
- Discuss unique building construction techniques and their specific approach to extinguishment.
- Discuss the main functions within the Incident Command System (ICS), and how they interrelate during an incident.
- Evaluate fire scenarios and apply the appropriate strategies and tactics with emphasis on the use of incident commend in large scale command problems and other specialized fire problems.
Suggested Readings
(not required for course) Coleman, John. Incident Management for Street Smart Fire Officer. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Corporation, 2001. Coleman, John. Managing Major Fires. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Corporation, 2001. Dunn, Vincent. Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Corporation, 1999. Smith, James P. Strategic and Tactical Considerations for the Fireground. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc., 2002.
Students will be evaluated based on their overall averages from the assignments, quizzes, class participation, semester long project, research papers, examinations and participations in discussion forums. The students grade will be calculated from the above actions by utilization of the below model
Assignments 30%
Quizzes 30%
Exams (midterm 10%, final 20%)
Semester Long Project 10%
90% to 100% = A
80% to 89% = B
70% to 79% = C
60% to 69% = D
Below 60% = F
ADA Statement:
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.