The Repository

Plain firefighters partnering with schools to train next generation

Plain Local Schools and the Plain Township Fire Department have partnered for 24 years on a fire science program. The program allows high school students to earn college credits and certifications for ...
Firehouse

Purdue Global’s Fire Science Program Leading the Way in Online Fire and Emergency Management Education

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Early in his career, firefighter and Purdue Global professor Jonathan Mead developed a training academy for his local fire department and surrounding departments to use. This ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

PSC offering new fire science courses in the fall

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College is offering three new courses in the Fire Science program, beginning in the fall semester. The Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) course is a personal ...
University of New Haven

‘The Fire Science Department Gives Students the Ability to Perform at a Higher Level Globally’

Trevor Holmes ’23 and his classmates in New York. Trevor Holmes ’23 is a volunteer firefighter in Seaford, Delaware. There have been many opportunities I have had during my time at the University of ...
Western Illinois University

Law Enforcement and Justice Administration

Why Pursue a Degree in Fire Protection Services? Often, prospective students, or their parents ask the question; “Many fire departments only require a high school diploma, why should I get a degree in ...