Fire Officer

The goal of this program is to enhance firefighter skills by providing an educational pathway for current firefighters who do not need or want a basic fire science degree. It allows current fire and EMS personnel to gain the certifications they need for promotions and is appropriate for students intending to transfer to a Bachelor's program. This degree will also help fire departments because it advances their personnel at a local level and gives their department an advantage by making seasoned firefighters better at their job in the roles of human resources, budgeting, inspections and investigations, and all-risk incidents.

For the AS Fire officer degree, the student must complete the 7 required courses and a minimum of 2 units from the following courses: FIRET-22, 160A, 160K, 120A, or 120B. All program courses are eligible for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).  

As the word gets out, we are hoping to have realistically 10-20 annually.

The Fire Officer Associate’s Degree is designed for the mid-career firefighter pursuing advancement within their departments. By completing the State Fire Training Fire Officer certification track of nine classes, this program recognizes the Fire Officer certification as the core classes for the degree.

1. Demonstrate the need and use of Human Resource Management in the Fire service and how it applies to day to day activities.

2. Create a budget presentation based off of a new project or annual budget.

3. Interpret codes and laws to enhance inspection and investigation capabilities. 

4. Evaluate Incident Action Plans for use on Fire ground operations and HAZMAT incidents.

5. Employ learned wildland fire skills and abilities to positively affect incident operations.

The goal of this program is to enhance firefighter skills by providing an educational pathway for current firefighters who do not need or want a basic fire science degree. It allows current fire and EMS personnel to gain the certifications they need for promotions and is appropriate for students intending to transfer to a Bachelor's program. This degree will also help fire departments because it advances their personnel at a local level and gives their department an advantage by making seasoned firefighters better at their job in the roles of human resources, budgeting, inspections and investigations, and all-risk incidents.

For the AS Fire officer degree, the student must complete the 7 required courses and a minimum of 2 units from the following courses: FIRET-22, 160A, 160K, 120A, or 120B. All program courses are eligible for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).