Fire Technology CA

The Fire Technology Certificate of Achievement program prepares students for a career in the fire service and provides educational and training opportunities for employment with Career, Combination, and Volunteer agencies.  In addition, this program provides courses to enable student to advance in their career and apply for promotion at the driver operator and company officer level.  The Fire Technology Certificate program incorporates the standardized Fire Technology curriculum identified as model curriculum through the offices of the California State Chancellor.  

In addition, the required courses and many electives are compliant with the National Fire Administration's Fire Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) model.  Many elective courses are developed under the guidelines of related fire service training and educational programs such as the California State Fire Marshal (C.F.S.T.E.S, and F.S.T.E.P.), DOT (Department of Transportation), FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), and the National Fire Academy.

The projected annual completers is 4.00 based upon two year enrollment data.  Staff expects increases during the next few years as more students become aware of the benefits of the Certificate of Achievement.  Most firefighters working in the field can obtain higher wages once this certificate is achieved.

The goal of this certificate is to provide foundational knowledge in compliance with industry standards as outlined by the National Fire Academy, Fire and Emergency Service Higher Education Model for an apprentice level knowledge and expertise.  Additionally, students obtaining this degree may complete courses to prepare them for promotional opportunities at the driver operator and company officer level.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

1. Apply prevention, fire protection, and fire-fighting theories, principles, and concepts to address real-life situations in the field.

2. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate fire prevention, fire protection, and fire-fighting theories, policies, practices, and procedures to develop strategies to prevent, control, and fight fires.

3. Discuss the role of the fire service in the community and the importance of its Mission Statement in relation to customer service.

Fire Technology CA (Total 30)

Complete the following number of credits

     Required Courses (Total 18)

     Complete the following number of credits: 18

FIRTC 1- Fire Protection and Emergency Services

FIRTC 2- Fire Prevention Technology

FIRTC 3- Fire Protection Equipment and Systems

FIRTC 4- Building Construction for Fire Protection

FIRTC 5- Fire Behavior and Combustion

FIRTC 6- Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival

Required Electives: Select a minimum of twelve (12) units from the following courses (Total 12) 

Complete the following number of credits: 12

FIRTC 65- Firefighter I Certificate Testing

FIRTC 66- Basic Wildland Firefighter

FIRTC 69- Firefighter II Academy

FIRTC 70A- Company Officer 2A- Human Resources

FIRTC 70B- Company Officer 2B- General Administrative Functions

FIRTC 70C- Company Officer 2C- Fire Inspection and Investigation

FIRTC 70D- Company Officer 2D- All Risk Command Operations

FIRTC 70E- Company Officer 2E- Wildland Incident Operations

FIRTC 70F- Instructor 1- Instructional Methodology

FIRTC 74- Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-290

FIRTC 75- Hazardous Materials- FRO/Decon

FIRTC 77- HAZMAT Incident Commander

FIRTC84- Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations

FIRTC60- Title 22 Public Safety First Aid / CPR Course (21 hour)