| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Firefighter I. Recommended
prerequisite: Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security.
Students shall be awarded three 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 II is the second course in a series
for students studying firefighter safety and development. Students
will understand 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. Students will demonstrate
proper use of fire extinguishers, ground ladders, fire hoses, and
water supply apparatus systems.
(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 information technology applications
as they pertain to fire management situations. The student is expected
to:
(A) apply protocols for managing emergency situations
using radio equipment, computer technology, and public address and
warning systems; and
(B) demonstrate use of word-processing and spreadsheet
software in fire management services.
(3) The student evaluates behaviors, strategies, and
protocols that demonstrate an understanding of duties while responding
to a variety of emergency incidents. The student is expected to:
(A) identify response procedures to emergency incidents;
and
(B) apply response procedures to simulated emergency
incidents.
(4) The student describes the characteristics and applications
for the classes of extinguishers. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the classification of types of fires as
they relate to the use of portable fire extinguishers and the materials
involved in each class of fire;
(B) identify the appropriate fire extinguisher for
each class of fire;
(C) identify and describe fire extinguisher characteristics
and operations; and
(D) describe and demonstrate the operation of fire
extinguishers using Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep (PASS).
(5) The student explains the purpose of the National
Fire Protection Association standards applicable to fire service ground
ladders. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the materials used in ladder construction
and the features;
(B) describe and demonstrate inspection and maintenance
procedures for different types of ground ladders and describe procedures
for conducting an annual service test on ground ladders;
(C) identify the load capacities for ground ladders;
(D) identify and select a ladder for a given task;
(E) demonstrate raising and positioning ground ladders;
(F) describe and demonstrate securing a ladder;
(G) explain and demonstrate proper ladder climbing
techniques while transporting tools and equipment or assisting a person
with a simulated injury; and
(H) demonstrate the deployment of a roof ladder on
a pitched roof.
(6) The student describes the purpose of the National
Fire Protection Association standards applicable to fire service hoses
and reviews the procedures for care, maintenance, and inspection of
fire hoses, couplings, nozzles, and water valves. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify and describe the use and construction
of fire hoses and couplings;
(B) explain the application of each size and type of
hose on a pumper as required to be carried by National Fire Protection
Association 1901;
(C) demonstrate the methods of connecting fire hose
couplings;
(D) demonstrate the one- and two-person methods of
connecting, dismantling, and rolling various sizes of hose lines;
(E) demonstrate advancing dry hose lines and charged
attack lines of different sizes;
(F) demonstrate methods of hose load finishes;
(G) describe and demonstrate extending a section of
hose and replacing damaged sections of hose using proper safety equipment
such as clothing for performing overhaul activities; and
(H) describe the methods of washing and drying a fire
hose.
(7) The student explains requirements for the production
of effective fire streams. The student is expected to:
(A) identify, define, and demonstrate characteristics
of fire streams;
(B) identify the type, design, operation, required
nozzle pressure, and flow of a given selection of nozzles and tips;
(C) demonstrate the proper use of nozzles, hose appliances,
water valves, adapters, and tools;
(D) identify various types of nozzles and their components;
and
(E) identify terms relating to the principles of fire
service hydraulics.
(8) The student identifies water supply sources and
methods to move water from the supply source to the fire. The student
is expected to:
(A) describe the operation of fire hydrants such as
fully opened fire hydrants and closed fire hydrants;
(B) identify the National Fire Protection Association
hydrant color code;
(C) describe making a hydrant-to-pumper connection;
(D) explain the hazards involved when the hydrant-to-pumper
connection is not properly sealed; and
(E) describe the apparatus, equipment, and appliances
required to provide water at rural locations.
(9) The student explains the duties of a firefighter
after a fire. The student is expected to:
(A) explain how debris is handled from fires, including
house fires and chemical fires;
(B) describe the duties for gathering information that
may lead to the determination of the fire cause;
(C) identify the proper procedure for restoration of
the premises after a fire; and
(D) describe the duties for fire and security surveillance
during and after the fire.
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