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Protective Services
The Protective Services Occupations program provides students with the training required to perform entry-level duties as a police officer, firefighter, paramedic, and other safety services. The program stresses the techniques, methods, and procedures unique to the areas of criminal justice, emergency medical services, and fire protection. Instruction covers communication skills, social and psychological skills, equipment operations, the judicial system, pre-hospital emergency care, appropriate emergency assessment, treatment, and communication. Special emphasis is placed on safety, physical development, and self-confidence skills, due to the nature of the specific occupation(s). The majority of activities and exercises are hands-on and protective clothing is provided when necessary. Although many of the activities are hands-on, students will also be required to complete the related theory and reading that is critical for the successful completion of this course.The program has a specialized lab area for practical learning experiences, including a smokehouse used for searches and venting, laddering windows and roofs, hose line advancement, safe fire ground scenarios, and forcible entry. The other sections of the facility are used for handcuffing procedures, crime scene investigation, evidence collection, photographic evidence, documentation skills and report writing, safety checks of the facility, and PowerPoint presentations. During EMS, the students have the equipment to properly obtain a patient’s vitals and scenarios on how to provide care for a patient. The students also complete a physical fitness test that is constructed by the students. The test is built from several area standards from the State Police, County Police, Military, and Firefighting PT standards.
Topics of Study:
Firefighting
Fire Safety
Building Construction
Hose Lays
Water Sources
Searches
Ventilation
Ladders
PPE and SCBA
Extinguishers
Law Enforcement
Constitution of the United States
Amendments
History of Law Enforcement
Felonies
Misdemeanors
Fingerprinting
Crime Scene Photography
Handcuffing
Crime Scene Documentation
Crime Scene Evidence Collection
EMS
EMS Patient Vitals
Medical Patients
Trauma Patients
EMS Patient Care
Equipment Use
Equipment Identification
Post-Secondary Opportunities:
Luzerne County Community College
Fire Science; EMS; Criminal Justice
Lackawanna County College
Criminal Justice; ACT 120 program; EMS
Pennsylvania College of Technology
EMS; Criminal Justice
ITT-Tech
Criminal Justice
McCann
Criminal Justice; EMS
Military
