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STr �P of hv,� UNI V ERS I TY of HAWA I'I° � 9 HAWAII . COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTICULATION AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF HAWAII, HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT Effective: August 2015 INTRODUCTION In 2015,the Hawai'i State Legislature passed House Bill 981 (HB 981),which established within the universities and community colleges of Hawai'i a mandate to establish a College-Credit Equivalency Program whereby the universities and community colleges would assess students' professional, educational, military and personal backgrounds to determine if their knowledge is college-level and equivalent to courses offerred for credit at the University of Hawaii System. Per current and previous legislation The University of Hawai`i Communty College System Policy 5.302 established a process through which college-level learning can be measured and awarded as college credit. It is through this process that Hawai'i Community College (HawCC) will recognize and award college credit relating to the HawCC Fire Science Program for relevant training received at the County of Hawaii, Hawai'i Fire Department (HFD). The HawCC Fire Science Program prepares students with the academic knowledge for entry employment in the Fire Service field as well as meeting the needs of in-service professionals. Upon completion of the program, students have the knowledge to prepare for a career with federal, state and local fire and emergency service agencies,with an emphasis on Structural Fire Fighting, Wildland Fire Suppression, Hazardous Materials Incidents, Fire Prevention and Investigation, Fire Management and Administration, and the Incident Command System. Fire Science faculty teach students according to the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) standards. The Hawaii Fire Department is responsible for fire protection and suppression, pre-hospital emergency medical services,land and sea search and rescue, hazardous materials response, ocean safety, and fire prevention and public education for the County of Hawai`i. HFD Firefighters are trained according to NFPA standards. PURPOSE The primary purpose of this Articulation Agrement is to facilitate the process of awarding college credit for college-level learning received during training in the County of Hawai'i, Hawaii Fire Department. Moreover,through this agreement students will have the opportunity to reduce the potential problem of having to retake similar courses, reduce the time it will take to complete a degree and reduce the amount of tuition and potential debt students incur in pursuit of a college certificate or degree.