Fire Service Technology

• The focus of the Fire Service Technology Program is to prepare our students for ENTRY level positions with Municipal, State and Federal Fire Service agencies using a combination of training and education as our main foundation. The Associate Degree incorporates the standardized Fire Technology curriculum identified by the offices of the California State Chancellor and State Fire Marshal. You’ll learn all the guidelines and regulations to ensure both the safety of you and the public. With this curriculum, you’ll be prepared for any fire-related crisis, minimizing loss of life and property daily. LPC FST technology program is aligned with FESHE National FIRE model curriculum 2018 edition.

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The Fire Service Technology program prepares the student for a career in the Fire Service through the provision of highly specialized curriculum, which involves both cognitive and psycho motor applications of education and training along with providing stack able industry certificates.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

REQUIRED CORE: (29 units)

EMS 30                                                                                                                            3
Emergency Medical Responder

FST 1                                                                                                                              3
Fire Protection Organization

FST 2                                                                                                                              3
Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival

FST 3                                                                                                                              3
Fire Behavior and Combustion

EMS 20                                                                                                                           7
Emergency Medical Technician

FST 4                                                                                                                               3
Fire Prevention

FST 5                                                                                                                              3
Fire Protection Systems

FST 6                                                                                                                             3
Building Construction for Fire Protection

FST FSC1                                                                                                                      1
Fire Service Conditioning &Physical Agility Development  

 

Program-Based General Education: SelectOne (3 units)

 

CMST 1                                                                                                                       3
Fundamentals of Public Speaking

                                                                                                                  

CMST 10                                                                                                                      3
Interpersonal Communication

                                                                                                                                       

PHIL 2                                                                                                                         3
Ethics

Total Elective                                                                                                              3

Approved by the FST Advisory Board.

The week of November 7th the following individuals were contacted via text, phone calls and emails and inform of the new programs at LPC which include: LPC-East Bay Regional FIRE Academy, Certificate of Achievements in Fire Prevention, Fire Suppression and the updates to our AS FST Degree Program (now FESHE 2018 aligned) and FST Certificate of Achievement (2018). Ricky Hurtado and Mike Grillo from Los Medanos College – Feedback: “good luck German” via email. Bob Buell from Chabot College face to face, email and text. In support. Doctor Demmond Simmons from Meritt College Fire Technology phone and email. In support.