Fire Fighter/EMT Academy

Students will be prepared for entry-level employment as a professional and competent Emergency Medical Technician and meet the needs of the local health care community. Students will be prepared for entry-level employment as a professional and competent Fire Fighter and meet the requirements for Firefighter 1 Certification from California State Fire Training. The certification is two-fold; once certified as an EMT-1, employment can be gained in the emergency medical field until they complete the Firefighter 1 Academy. When both certifications are met, they are prepared for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT.

FPT Degrees Awarded for the 2017-2018 Academic Year up until today.

83 Associate of Science degrees awarded out of 405 to 420 major counts.

With the industry requirement of both Firefighter 1 Academy and EMT certification as a minimum requirement the completer rate for this certificate will be much higher than completer rates for the A.S. degree alone.

FPT Enrollment 2017-2019 gender breakdown

16.9% female

82.0% male

1.1% students of unknown gender.

FPT Enrollment 2017-2019 ethnic breakdown

3% African American students

10% Asian students

47% Hispanic students

1% Pacific Islander/HI Native students

29% White students

6% multi-ethnic students

2% students of other or unknown ethnicity

FPT Enrollment 2017-2019 age breakdown

32% aged 17-19

42% aged 20 to 24

22% aged 25 to 34

4% aged 35 and older

The program goal is to prepare a individual for the entry level position as a firefighter/EMT. This Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare an individual for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT. The certification is two-fold; once certified as an EMT, employment can be gained in the emergency medical field until they complete the Firefighter 1 Academy. When both certifications are met, they are prepared for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT.

Successfully complete the requirements to obtain EMT (FPT 65, FPT 65C and FPT 65L)

Successfully complete the requirements for Firefighter 1 Fire Academy (FPT 200)

Course Number, Course, and Title Units:

FPT065 Emergency Medical Technician I Theory 6

FPT065C Emergency Medical Technician Clinical Experience 0.5

FPT065L Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory 1.5

FPT200 Fire Fighter 1 Fire Academy 14.5

Total Units for Certificate of Achievement 22.5

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
FPT065	Emergency Medical Technician I Theory	6	S1
FPT065C	Emergency Medical Technician Clinical Experience	05	S1
FPT065L	Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory	1.5	S1
FPT200	Fire Fighter 1 Fire Academy	14.5	S2

The certification is two-fold; once certified as an EMT-1, employment can be gained in the emergency medical field until they complete the Firefighter 1 Academy. When both certifications are met they are prepared for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT.

Mission College is the only community college in Santa Clara County that offers a Fire Protection Technology Program and Degree. As such we will be the only program that offer this certificate in this county. There is only one other approved Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) that offers a Firefighter 1 Academy in the area, and that is through the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium. They currently offer approximately 25 seats per year. We met with Linda Vaughn, President of the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium, in Spring 2019 and discussed plans of offering a Fire Academy. All other ARTPs in the Bay area are at Community Colleges in neighboring counties: Community College of San Francisco, Chabot, College of San Mateo, and Monterey Peninsula College. Each college was contacted and they were all supportive of Mission College offering a Firefighter 1 Academy.