This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
The goal of the Fire Science program at Johnson County Community College is to provide comprehensive education and training, specifically designed to promote the academic and professional development of fire service personnel during their employment and provide education for advancement to company-level officers.
The program serves to provide a higher academic education, technical training, and lifelong learning for members of Johnson County fire-related organizations and those seeking employment in the metro area.
The fire science program at JCCC, in close cooperation with the Johnson County Fire Chiefs Association and the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute, has developed a degree for advancement in the fire service.
The program emphasizes general education in addition to technical education and is built around a core of fire science courses carefully selected by the members of the Fire Science Advisory Committee to prepare for your career growth. Technical electives may be pursued through courses available under a continuing cooperative agreement between area fire science programs or through other degree-granting institutions that are accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. You may fulfill technical education requirements through the advanced standing credit process.
Note: Mechanisms have been developed to compensate for the effect of students working 24-hour shifts.
For more information, call (913)469-4405.
(Major Code 3210; CIP Code 43.0203)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Fall Semester
| EMS 132 | Emergency Medical Technician* | 12 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| FIRE 112 | Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations* | 3 |
| FIRE 113 | Firefighter I* | 3 |
| FIRE 114 | Firefighter II* | 3 |
| FIRE 115 | Firefighter Practicum* | 3 |
| Humanities Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Summer Semester
| Science and/or Math Elective ^ | 3 | |
Fall Semester
| Program Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| FIRE 162 | Firefighting Tactics* | 3 |
| FIRE 220 | Fire Management* | 3 |
| FIRE 222 | Fire Science Law* | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Business Mathematics* (or higher) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Program Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| FIRE 136 | Fire and Emergency Management* | 3 |
| FIRE 152 | Codes, Detection and Suppression Systems* | 3 |
| FIRE 201 | Leadership in the Fire Service* | 3 |
| Social Science Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Total Program Hours: 63
Program Electives
| FIRE 126 | Historical Foundations of the Fire Service* | 3 |
| FIRE 127 | Building Construction for the Fire Service* | 3 |
| FIRE 133 | Fire Investigation* | 3 |
| FIRE 291 | Independent Study* | 1-7 |
| FIRE 292 | Special Topics:* | 1-7 |
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This course has registration requirements.
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