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Wildland Fire Academy

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Submitter's Information

Name

Shannon Davis

Title

Articulation Officer

Region

South Central Coast

College

Oxnard College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

vacant

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Program Details

Program Title

Wildland Fire Academy

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Wildland Fire Technology (213310)

Projected Start Date

08/01/25

Catalog Description

The Wildland Fire Academy Certificate of Achievement will prepare students with the basic fire behavior knowledge and firefighting training as required by the U.S. Forest Service, US Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Forestry and other local agencies for seasonal or permanent employment in wildland firefighting. This Academy provides the students with all the required knowledge, skills and abilities as required and dictated by the United States Forest Service (USFS ) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF or Cal-Fire) for a certificate required by those two wildland fire agencies for seasonal wildland firefighter employment. The focus of this academy is wildland fire control and safety in the wildland fire environment, preparing students who successfully complete this academy for entry level employment as a wildland firefighter.

Enrollment Completer Projections

30 annually 

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)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

Students completing this certificate will have the basic firefighting training as required by the U.S. Forest Service, US Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Forestry and other local agencies for seasonal or permanent employment in wildland firefighting. This Academy provides the students with all the required knowledge, skills and abilities as required and dictated by the United States Forest Service ( USFS ) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF or Cal-Fire) for a certificate required by those two wildland fire agencies for seasonal wildland firefighter employment. The focus of this academy is wildland fire control and safety in the wildland fire environment. Students who successfully complete this academy obtain the very basic skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform at the entry level as a wild land firefighter.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
1. Identify and explain environmental factors of fuels, weather, and topography that affect the start and spread of wildland fires and how these factors can affect safety.
2. Explain what LCES (Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones) system is and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders and firefighter safety.
3. Establish wildland fire control measures using various methods on simulated fire ground situations while communicating clearly and effectively.
4. Demonstrate competency and skills to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot and shut down portable water delivery systems.
5. Explain and demonstrate basic chain saw operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and fireline construction techniques.
6. Describe how to operate safely and effectively in a wildland urban interface incident using situation awareness, performing structure triage and citing appropriate structure protection actions.
7. Demonstrate how to interpret a topographical map to determine slope, aspect, acreage, distance and coordinates.
8. Identify the fundamental leadership principles, human factors and techniques used to communicate effectively.
9. Identify wildland firefighting aircraft and operate safely around them.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

13-18.5

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

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Oxnard College has been offering FT R180 Wildland Fire Academy since 2018 but completers were only eligible for a Proficiency Award (departmental award). By combining the prerequisites of the Academy with the Academy itself, we can create a Certificate that recognizes the accomplishments of the Academy graduates. Prospective students would complete either EMT R169 or EMT R109 in Fall, followed by FT R180 in the spring semester. 



Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
FT R180Wildland Fire Academy 10 YR 1
EMT R169 Emergency Medical Technician 8.5YR 1
OR


EMT R109Emergency Medical Responder3YR 1




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Submission Details

Published at

06/27/25 - 10:08 AM

Status

Recommended

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