Fire Science Technology Information

Associate in Applied Science

What You Will Learn

The Fire Science Technology program presents opportunities for students in the public sector as municipal firefighters, fire inspectors, fire investigators and fire protection engineers. Further opportunities are found in the private sectors as fire equipment manufacturers and vendors, governmental agencies, private industry and insurance industry.

As part of the Fire Science Technology program at CCM, students graduate with an understanding of fire safety, code enforcement and effective inspection, a narrow look towards identifying fire patterns, cause, origins and arson with a general overview of understanding
and evaluating management of fire service system.

Why Study Fire Science Technology at CCM?

The Fire Science Technology faculty teaching these courses have extensive experience as career professionals in the fire service. The college has well-equipped laboratories, classrooms and distant-education facilities. Students enrolled in these courses have opportunities to utilize the equipment at the Passaic County Public Academy.

The Fire Science Technology faculty teaching these courses have extensive experience as career professionals in the fire service. CCM has well equipped laboratories and classrooms on campus. However, the curriculum is a joint offering with Passaic County Community College (PCCC). The technical core is offered by PCCC to CCM students as online courses or via the college’s Inter-Active Television (ITV)
system and also in-person courses at the state-of-the-art Passaic County Public Safety Academy in Wayne.

Career Opportunities