EMS/Fire Science Technology

In many areas, emergency medical services are provided through the fire service agencies. This unique Associate of Technical Studies degree provides the student with the opportunity to combine these two programs into a degree with specific preparation for entering or advancing in such agencies.

The Associate of Technical Studies degree offers the EMT-Basic Certificate and the EMT-Paramedic Certificate accredited by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS (certificate # 311). The Columbus State Community College EMT-Paramedic Certificate is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions. (CoAEMSP # 600009)

Students must first complete the EMT-Basic course and then pass the State/National EMT-B Certificate written and practical exams. By state law a student must be certified as an Ohio EMT-Basic before enrolling in the EMT-Paramedic Certificate program. In addition to EMT-Basic certification as above, students must also complete EMS 201 (Paramedic Preparation Course) as a prerequisite, and a pretesting process, which includes the Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test (HOBET).

Good mental and physical health is critical in emergency services; therefore students must have a physical examination, meet the program health requirements and be covered by the EMT-student liability insurance. To meet clinical affiliation agreement requirements, students in the Paramedic courses must successfully complete a Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification background check and SAM-5 drug screen.

Upon completion of the Associate of Technical Studies in Emergency Medical/Fire Science, the graduate will be able to:

• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills with supervisors, peers and the public.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic and EMT-Paramedic, after successfully achieving certification in these areas.
• Explain the history and basic principles of the fire service.
• Recognize and respond to changing fire conditions and potential for collapse in structures.
• Demonstrate the duties and responsibilities of Incident Command.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the legal aspects of the fire service and emergency medical service.
• Demonstrate necessary proficiencies with extinguishment hydraulics and fire protection systems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of fire investigation principles.

For student outcomes for EMT- Basic Certificate and EMT- Paramedic Certificate, see Emergency Medical Services.

NOTE: If you currently have EMT-Basic, Paramedic, Firefighter I and II and/or Apprenticeship certification, you may qualify for nontraditional credit which may apply toward the degree. Contact EMS or Fire Science Technology faculty (email: ems@cscc.edu) to determine your individual status.

 

Associate of Technical Studies Degree

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
MATH 102	Beginning Algebra I	4
EMS 110	EMT- Basic	9.5
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	16.5

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 102	Essay and Research	3
CHEM 100	Introduction to Chemistry	4
FIRE XXX	Fire Elective	3
COMM 105	Speech	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	13

Quarter 3

Course	Name	Credits
COMM 200	Business Communications	3
LAWE 268	Hazardous Materials	3
CIT 101	PC Applications 1	3
FIRE XXX	Fire Elective	3
FIRE XXX	Fire Elective	3
LAWE 266	High Rise Safety	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	17

Quarter 4

Course	Name	Credits
PSY 100	Intro to Psychology	5
EMS 211	EMT- Paramedic I	7
EMS 281	Hospital Clinical	2
EMS 291	Field Clinical	1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	15

Quarter 5

Course	Name	Credits
HUM XXX	Humanities 111, 112, 113, 151, 152 (or) 224	5
EMS 212	EMT- Paramedic II	7
EMS 282	Hospital Clinical II	2
EMS 292	Field Clinical II	1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	15

Quarter 6

Course	Name	Credits
FIRE XXX	Fire Technical Elective	3
FIRE XXX	Fire Technical Elective	4
EMS 213	EMT- Paramedic III	6
EMS 283	Hospital Clinical III	2
EMS 293	Field Clinical III	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	17

Quarter 7

Course	Name	Credits
SSCI 1XX	Social Science 101, 102, SOC 239 (or) GEOG 240	5
FIRE XXX	Fire Elective	3
EMS 214	EMT- Paramedic IV	4
EMS 284	Hospital Clinical IV	2
EMS 294	Field Clinical IV	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	16
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS	.	109.5

Technical Electives (FIRE) must be selected from the following:

Course	Name	Credits
FIRE 100	Introduction to Firefighting	3
FIRE 102	Fire Inspector I:  Prevention Practices	3
FIRE 104	Fire Investigation Methods	4
FIRE 106	Protection Systems	3
FIRE 108	Command I:  Basic Concepts	4
FIRE 109	Fire Fighting Command II	3
FIRE 117	Firefighter I and II	12
FIRE 151	Fire Inspector II:  Fire Prevention Codes	4
FIRE 153	Fire Hydraulics	4
FIRE 156	Building Construction/Collapse: Basic Concepts	4
FIRE 160	Legal Issues for Public Safety Personnel	3
FIRE 200	Building Construction/Collapse for Experienced FF	4
FIRE 202	Hazardous Materials II	4
FIRE 204	Fire Service Rating System:  Fire Insurance	2
FIRE 205	Fire Service Company Officer	3
FIRE 206	Administration of a Fire Department	3
FIRE 207	Customer Services for the Fire Services	3
FIRE 209	Firefighting Problems	3
FIRE 211	Incident Command for Experienced Firefighters	4
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
EMS 201	Paramedic Preparation	4
EMS 295	Public Safety Services Instructor	6

NOTE:  PRIOR TO ENROLLING in any Fire Science courses, you must have completed ONE of the following:  FIRE 100 or FIRE 117 or have documented Firefighter I and II certification.