The Fire Protection Technology curriculum is designed to provide individuals with technical and professional knowledge to make decisions regarding fire protection for both public and private sectors. It also provides a sound foundation for continuous higher learning in fire protection, administration, and management.
Course work includes classroom and laboratory exercises to introduce the student to various aspects of fire protection. Students will learn technical and administrative skills such as hydraulics, hazardous materials, arson investigation, fire protection safety, fire suppression management, law, and codes.
Graduates should qualify for employment or advancement in governmental agencies, industrial firms, insurance rating organizations, educational organizations, and municipal fire departments. Employed persons should have opportunities for skilled and supervisory-level positions within their current organizations.
Articulation agreements between Blue Ridge Community College Fire Protection Technology Program, Fayetteville State University (FSU) and Western Carolina University (WCU) provides for transfer from the Fire Protection program at Blue Ridge to the B.S. in Fire Protection at either FSU or WCU.
Currently enrolled North Carolina high school students may be eligible for the Career and College Promise (CCP) program:
Career and College Promise (CCP)
Students enrolling in these programs must meet specific emotional, behavioral, physical, and cognitive standards. This information is found in Technical Standards. Students qualifying for special accommodations to these standards must contact Disability Services at (828) 694-1813 for more information.
Casey R. Silvers
Fire and Rescue Coordinator
(828) 694-1736
c_silvers@blueridge.edu
