Certificate & Degree Details

• Fire Officer Certification

  Technology and Health Division
  Certificate E0381
  The Fire Officer Certificate is intended for in-service firefighters preparing for promotion. It meets the prerequisite educational requirements for fire officer promotional exams.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  FIRE 100	Company Officer 2C: Fire Inspections and Investigations	2
  FIRE 101	Company Officer 2D: All Risk Command Operations	2
  FIRE 102	Company Officer 2B: General Administrative Functions	1
  FIRE 103	Company Officer 2E: Wildland Incident Operations	2
  FIRE 104	Instructional Methodology	2
  FIRE 107	Company Officer 2A: Human Resource Management for Company Officers	2
  FIRE 108	ICS 300: Advance Incident Command	1
  Total Units		12

• Fire Technology

  Technology and Health Division
  Degree S2105
  The Fire Science major has been developed to offer pre-employment education for the undergraduate who desires to enter the field of fire science. It also provides the employed firefighter an opportunity for a professional education. Students intending to pursue a bachelor’s degree (transfer program) should consult with a counselor or advisor to discuss transferability of courses.

  This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses
  FIRE 1	Fire Protection Organization	3
  FIRE 2	Fire Prevention Technology	3
  FIRE 3	Fire Protection Equipment and Systems	3
  FIRE 4	Building Construction for Fire Protection	3
  FIRE 5	Fire Behavior and Combustion	3
  FIRE 13	Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival	3
  Required Electives
  Choose two courses from the following:		5.5-22.5
  FIRE 6	Hazardous Materials/ICS
  FIRE 7	Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy
  FIRE 8	Fire Company Organization and Management
  FIRE 9	Fire Hydraulics
  FIRE 10	Arson and Fire Investigation
  FIRE 11	Fire Apparatus and Equipment
  FIRE 12	Wildland Fire Control
  FIRE 86	Basic Fire Academy
  KINF 53	Physical Training for the Basic Fire Academy
  Total Units		23.5-40.5