• ESFF 2410: Hazardous Materials Technician Fundamentals

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): ESFF 1340. Teaches the knowledge requirements of NFPA 470, and CFR 1910.120 regulation for a Hazardous Materials Technician. Includes emergency response plans, classification of materials, ICS roles, personnel protective equipment needs, masks, containment and confinement concepts, decon requirements, termination concepts, toxicological and chemical terms and definitions.
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• ESFF 2420: Hazardous Materials Technician Skills

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): ESFF 2410. Presents the manipulative skill requirements of NFPA 470, and CFR 1910.120 regulation for a Hazardous Materials Technician. Teaches handling simulated incidents, classifying materials, performing in ICS roles, using personnel protective equipment, containment and confinement operations, setting up and operating decon, diking, plugging, and patching operations.. Course fee of $55 for specialized clothing, state services & testing applies.
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• ESFF 2430: Hazardous Materials Chemistry

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Presents in-depth chemical information for hazardous materials responders. Teaches basic knowledge of how to evaluate potential hazards and behaviors of hazardous materials. Provides the underlying reasons for chemical reactions of hazardous materials. Includes decision-making abilities, safe operations, and handling.. Course fee of $40 for specialized clothing, materials applies.
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• ESFF 250A: Firefighter Recruit Candidate Academy I

  8.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Matriculated into the Recruit Candidate Academy or Department approval. Addresses the first part of the cognitive and psychomotor requirements of Firefighter I and Firefighter II certification. Includes basic firefighting topics and related skills, including fire behavior, building construction, personal protective equipment, tools, appliances, firefighter safety, forcible entry, and apparatus. Prepares students to certify at the Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II levels.
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• ESFF 250B: Firefighter Recruit Candidate Academy II

  8.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Matriculated into the Recruit Candidate Academy or Department approval. Pre- or Corequisite(s): ESFF 250A. Addresses the second part of the cognitive and psychomotor requirements of Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations certification. Includes basic firefighting topics and related skills. Addresses the Hazardous Materials First Responder requirements of NFPA 470 and 29 CFR 1910.120. Includes definitions, classes of hazardous materials, physiological and toxicological considerations, and labeling and placarding systems. Prepares students to certify at the Fire Fighter I, Fire Fighter II, and Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations levels.
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• ESFF 2700: Technical Rescue Principles

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  For those with limited fire and emergency services training. Addresses the prerequisite knowledge and skills for technical rescue job performance. Applies the Incident Command System to the management of technical rescue operations, resources and hazards. Includes search and rescue techniques, victim care and extrication, and the use of ropes and rigging.. Course fee of $70 for equipment, materials applies.
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• ESFF 2710: Environmental Rescue

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): ESFF 1220. Includes analysis and simulation of problems such as wilderness search and rescue, still and swift water rescue, avalanche and mountain rescue. Discusses disaster planning and management as well as rescues from the work place and industrial settings.. Course fee of $70 for specialized clothing, materials, and transportation applies.
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• ESFF 2730: Rope Rescue

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): ESFF 1340; or departmental approval. Meets the rope rescue job performance requirements of NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications. Addresses various types and configurations of rope rescue systems. Includes compound mechanical advantage systems, rescuer suspension systems, high-angle and vertical victim rescue systems, construction and operation of highline systems, and ascent/ decent procedures.. Course fee of $70 for equipment, materials applies.
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• ESFF 281R: Emergency Services Internship

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Department approval. Provides a paid or unpaid, on-the-job work experience that includes faculty, peer and/or employer evaluations. Includes on-site work visits when appropriate, written assignments, and oral presentations if required. Provides experience in writing and completing individualized work objectives and/or projects that improve present work performance. May require student advocate services to current students. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits towards graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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• ESFO 1100: Fire Behavior and Combustion

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread and how they are controlled. Addresses the fire problem in America, background of research, and how to approach the study of fire. Provides an overview of various flames, smoldering, and spontaneous combustion.
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