Apr 14, 2026  
Course Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Course Catalog 2025-2026

FST 258 - Fire Inspector 1B: Fire and Life Safety


Credits: 1.25

Prerequisite: FST 257  
Description: This course provides students with a basic knowledge of fire and life safety aspects related to the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including building construction, occupancy classifications, occupancy load, means of egress, hazardous conditions, fire growth potential, fire flow, and emergency planning and preparedness measures.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify building construction safety features.
  2. Identify occupancy classifications.


Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 24
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 1.33