Title: Syllabus
Course: Firefighting I (15152-I)

Copyright: 2019

Course Code: 8705

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11

Duration: 36 weeks/ 280 hours

Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

Firefighting requires discipline and attention to academic and professional standards to successfully fight live fires, address hazardous-materials (HAZMAT) incidents, and conduct search-and-rescue operations. Students will become familiar with the procedures, equipment, and technologies used by fire departments. This course challenges students academically, mentally, and physically and meets the standards of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001-2013 leading to the opportunity to obtain a Firefighter I certification.

Note: Students must be at least 16 years old (40-1.79.1 Code of Virginia) by the first day of the course offering. Enrollment also requires parental consent. Additional requirements, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and HAZMAT operations, are stipulated for those students seeking NFPA 1001-2013 Firefighter I certification.

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter120/section150/) or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.