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| The Fire Protection Technician Program offers the student an |
| exciting career in fire protection, fire prevention and fire |
| engineering. The field of the fire science is concerned with |
| the preservation of like and property from fire and related |
| hazards. The fire protection technician is a highly-skilled |
| specialist with a unique blend of technical knowledge, |
| management abilities, and public education and communication |
| skills. Graduates are ideally suited to careers in public |
| and private fire protection. Another area of employment |
| opportunity exists in the field of sales and service with |
| companies which manufacture and distribute fire protection |
| equipment and related supplies. Expanding industrialization |
| and population growth have created new fire problems which |
| must be solved. In this area, the fire protection technician |
| can be part of the team to design and research the answers |
| to solve these problems which are making many demands upon |
| communities, business, and industry. |