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California Regional Consortia

Certificate of Achievement: Wildland Fire Technology

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Submitter's Information

Name

Eduardo Galeana

Title

Director - Perkins, Strong Workforce, and Special Programs

Region

Los Angeles

College

Rio Hondo College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Bridgette Hernandez

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Certificate of Achievement: Wildland Fire Technology

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Wildland Fire Technology (213310)

Projected Start Date

08/17/26

Catalog Description

The Certificate of Achievement in Wildland Fire Technology offers the required courses and learning domains for students to apply for employment with wildland firefighting agencies such as the United States Forest Service; California Department of Forestry; United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; as well as municipal fire departments.

To acquire the Certificate of Achievement in Wildland Fire Technology, it is necessary to complete the following courses:

Enrollment Completer Projections

85 annual enrollments 

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

This is a request to modify an existing program. Reducing total number of units to 12 units. 

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

12

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

12

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

12

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The Certificate of Achievement in Wildland Fire Technology offers the required courses and learning domains for students to apply for employment with wildland firefighting agencies such as the United States Forest Service; California Department of Forestry; United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; as well as municipal fire departments.

To acquire the Certificate of Achievement in Wildland Fire Technology, it is necessary to complete the following courses:

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
EMT 100Emergency Medical Responder3
FTEC 044Physical Fitness and Ability for the Firefighter3
FTEC 107Hazardous Materials3
WFT 078Wildland Basic Fire Academy*9
WFT 101Wildland Fire Behavior3
WFT 102Wildland Firefighter Safety and Survival3
WFT 103Wildland Fire Operations3
WFT 104Wildland Fire Investigation, Prevention, and Public Information3
WFT 105Wildland Fire Logistics, Finance, and Planning3

Supporting Documents

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Los Angeles Regional Questions

District

Rio Hondo Community College District

College

Rio Hondo College

LA Workforce Council Voting Member

Bridgette Hernandez

Email

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Phone

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Reason for program recommendation request

Program Modification

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program

Not applicable. Program Modification Only. 

List similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles Region

Collegial Consultation not conducted, this is a program modification only. 

Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)

85 non-duplicative 

Advisory Minutes
Collegial Consultation Email
Priority Sector

Wildland Fire

If this is a program modification, please provide a brief description of the changes to the program. A bulleted list of key changes is acceptable.

Removed FTEC 108, WFT 077, EMT 093 courses. Unit change from 24 to 31 TO 12 Units

Submission Details

Published at

06/16/26 - 01:01 PM

Status

Submitted

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Certificate of Achievement: Wildland Fire Technology". to Eduardo Galeana's drafts. This message will be sent to egaleana@riohondo.edu

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