FOD 160 - Tactics

3.0 Credits
Overview of planning, implementation and evaluation of basic fire tactics at the responding officer level. Includes pre-fire planning, evaluation, fire simulation and fire behavior, organizational structures, strategies, resource development/proper allocation of resources. Prerequisite: FOD 152. Fire Department affiliation. Permit code required.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the components of the fire suppression organization in the authority having jurisdiction including the authority and responsibility of each component. [REASON]
Define the lines of authority within the department. [COMMUNICATE]
Describe the fire hazard characteristics of various classes of materials including classes A, B, C, and D. [REASON]
Identify the leading causes of fire and fire spread as established by NFPA, local and state statistics where available. [REASON]