5/3/2024 2:18:05 PM	FIRE 56 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FIRE 56	Title:  FIRE HYDRAULICS
Full Title:  Fire Hydraulics
Last Reviewed:12/12/2011

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Review of applied mathematics; hydraulics laws as applied to the fire service; application of formulas and mental calculation to hydraulics and water supply problems.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent and Mathematics 110 or equiv., plus completion of FIRE 71.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Review of applied math; hydraulics laws, formulas & mental calculation to hydraulics & water supply problems.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent and Mathematics 110 or equiv., plus completion of FIRE 71.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Fall 2018
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  COURSE GOALS:  To enable the student:

     1. to gain the knowledge required to apply the principles of

        hydraulics while pumping through various discharge devices

        and various hose configurations.

     2. to develop an understanding of how to utilize various

        kinds of water supplies.

     3. to recognize the various types and sizes of hose streams

        and their uses.

 COURSE OBJECTIVES:

     1. The student will solve problems using applied mathematics in

        elementary hydraulics.

     2. Analyze various pumping situations and while considering

        velocity and rate of flow, friction loss, and nozzle

        pressures.

     3. Identify strengths and weaknesses in various water supplies

        and systems, based on tests of the system and ISO grading

        criteria.

     4. Compare fire streams and their ranges and be able to

        identify the best uses for each.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Applied Mathematics

        a. Multiplication and division

        b. Square root

        c. Elementary algebra

 2.  Principles of Hydraulics

        a. Velocity, rate of flow, and friction loss

        b. Nozzle and engine pressures

        c. Other hydraulics formulas

 3.  Water Sources

        a. Static and organic

        b. ISO specifications

 4.  Fire Streams

        a. Fog and spray

        b. Straight streams

 5.  Pumping

        a. Various hose layouts

        b. Sprinklers and standpipes

Assignments:

  The student will:

     1. Prepare, with a group, a written and oral analysis of an

        engine pressure requirement when pumping above or below the

        eye of the pump.

     2. Prepare, describe, and identify the design and capabilities of

        a new purchase or current fire apparatus pumper.

     3. Describe in writing current hydraulic technology from research

        of trade technical magazines and analyze the effects on the

        fire service.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 10%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 20%
Homework problems, Field work, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 10%
Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 60%
Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  FIREFIGHTING HYDRAULICS by Robert Purrington.

 FIRE HYDRAULICS by Glenncoe Press.

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