Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

A program focusing on the application of fire science and technology to problems of reducing fire risk, limiting loss, supervising substance removal, conducting safety inspections and investigations, and advising on matters of safety procedures and fire prevention policy. Includes instruction in fire behavior, fire simulation, structural risk assessment, materials analysis, detection and suppression systems, smoke management, supply and evacuation, public education, legal aspects of fire prevention, and related research and communications methods.

For all the 2,280 degrees granted in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician annually, the majority of them are Associates degree. Out of the 1 students graduating with degrees at the Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years level in the US, 0% percent identify as women and 100% percent identify as men. While students at schools all over the US study Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician, California has the most graduates. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician is $41,340.