| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisite: Principles
of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security. Students shall be
awarded two credits for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal
services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security,
including professional and technical support services.
(3) Firefighter I introduces students to firefighter
safety and development. Students will analyze Texas Commission on
Fire Protection rules and regulations, proper incident reporting and
records, proper use of personal protective equipment, and the principles
of fire safety.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to achieve business and industry employability skills standards such
as attendance, on-time arrival, meeting deadlines, working toward
personal/team goals every day, and ethical use of technology.
(2) The student uses communication skills as related
to fire management. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate the use of speech and written communication
platforms common to fire management services;
(B) practice steps involved in using radio communication
for fire management;
(C) apply the Incident Command System to manage emergencies;
and
(D) apply protocols in emergency management response
when working at an accident scene.
(3) The student executes safety procedures and protocols
associated with fire management services. The student is expected
to:
(A) apply local, state, and federal regulations pertaining
to safety issues;
(B) apply protocols for handling hazardous materials
at the awareness level; and
(C) practice personal safety procedures.
(4) The student comprehends the steps to develop an
institutional professional growth plan to develop team building and
leadership skills common for fire management systems. The student
is expected to:
(A) recognize techniques for functioning within a group
environment; and
(B) demonstrate model leadership within fire management.
(5) The student applies laws, ordinances, regulations,
and rules as defined by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection Certification
Curriculum Manual to perform duties within a set of rules or protocols.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify the correct laws and rules applicable
to basic firefighter certification by the Texas Commission on Fire
Protection;
(B) review the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
requirements for certification as a basic firefighter as stated in
the Standards Manual for Fire Protection Personnel;
(C) identify the various levels of firefighter certifications
by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as stated in the Standards
Manual for Fire Protection Personnel;
(D) identify the levels of instructor certification
by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as stated in the Standards
Manual for Fire Protection Personnel; and
(E) describe responsibilities of a firefighter as required
by the National Fire Protection Association 1500: Standard on Fire
Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.
(6) The student describes the stages of a fire, the
process of combustion, and the appropriate action to be taken for
extinguishment. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the four products of combustion commonly
found in structural fires that create a life hazard;
(B) define terms such as fire, flash point, ignition
temperature, fire point, flammable (explosive) range, boiling point,
oxidation, pyrolysis, reducing agent, vaporization, combustion, vapor
density, and specific gravity;
(C) describe the process of thermal layering that occurs
in structural fires and how to avoid disturbing the normal layering
of heat;
(D) define fire triangle and fire tetrahedron;
(E) describe heat energy sources such as chemical,
electrical, mechanical, and nuclear;
(F) identify the stages of fire development;
(G) explain the special conditions that occur during
a fire's growth such as flameover, rollover, flashover, thermal layering,
and backdraft; and
(H) identify the units of heat measurement and how
to convert units.
(7) The student describes the methods of heat transfer.
The student is expected to:
(A) describe methods of heat transfer such as conduction,
convection, and radiation; and
(B) describe examples of heat transfer in fire emergencies
such as conduction, convection, and radiation.
(8) The student analyzes the physical states of matter
in which fuels are commonly found. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the physical states of matter in which
fuels are commonly found such as solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels;
(B) explain terms related to the combustion process
such as specific gravity, vapor density, and the theory of surface-to-mass
ratio; and
(C) identify narcotic asphyxiant gases and irritants
common in smoke.
(9) The student comprehends the fire extinguishment
theory. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the fire extinguishment theory; and
(B) analyze methods of extinguishment such as temperature
reduction, fuel removal, oxygen exclusion, and inhibiting chemical
reaction.
(10) The student describes the characteristics of water
as it relates to fire extinguishing potential. The student is expected
to:
(A) explain the law of thermodynamics as it relates
to specific heat, latent heat, and heat flow; and
(B) compare the advantages and disadvantages of water
as an extinguishing agent.
(11) The student analyzes the internal systems that
sustain life in the human body and identifies the physical requirements
of a self-contained breathing apparatus wearer. The student is expected
to:
(A) describe the internal systems that sustain life
in the human body such as the respiratory and cardiovascular systems;
(B) describe the National Fire Protection Association
standards applicable to the self-contained breathing apparatus;
(C) identify the firefighter's physical requirements
for wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus;
(D) identify respiratory hazards during firefighting
that require the use of respiratory protection;
(E) identify the different types of self-contained
breathing apparatus; and
(F) describe the safety features and function of the
open circuit self-contained breathing apparatus.
(12) The student demonstrates confidence in performing
firefighting skills while wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify the safety requirements when using the
self-contained breathing apparatus;
(B) describe how to calculate the air supply duration
in the cylinder;
(C) describe the safety rules when wearing the self-contained
breathing apparatus;
(D) describe the uses and limitations of the self-contained
breathing apparatus;
(E) demonstrate the various methods of donning and
doffing the self-contained breathing apparatus while wearing protective
clothing;
(F) demonstrate the replacement of an expended cylinder
on a self-contained breathing apparatus assembly with a full cylinder;
(G) demonstrate rescue procedures without compromising
the rescuer's respiratory protection such as rescuing a firefighter
with functioning respiratory protection, a firefighter without functioning
respiratory protection, or a civilian without respiratory protection;
(H) perform firefighting skills while wearing the self-contained
breathing apparatus with a fully charged cylinder;
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