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Training to meet the requirements mandated by the California Office of State Fire Marshal for Certified Fire Fighter I.  Covers fire ground procedures, tactics, strategy, safety methods, fire dynamics, equipment usage and deployment, and subject material pertaining to the role of fire fighters within the fire service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepares students for a career in fire suppression, fire prevention and\/or fire protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Outcome(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Students will be able to define the firefighter role in the community, including knowledge of; firefighter safety, fire prevention, building construction, fire protection systems, fire behavior, wildland fires, hazardous materials, ethics and morality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Students will understand and demonstrate the fire department structure and command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    COURSE<\/th>UNITS<\/th>FACE-TO-FACE at FEC<\/th>PRE-REQ<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Program Requirements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 100: Fire Protection Organization<\/td>3<\/td>Fall 2026, Spring 2028, Fall 2028<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 101: Fire Fighter Safety<\/td>3<\/td>Fall 2026, Fall 2028<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 118: Fire Prevention Technology<\/td>3<\/td>Spring 2027, Spring 2028<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 120: Building Construction for Fire Protection<\/td>3<\/td>Spring 2027<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 130: Fire Protection Equipment and Systems<\/td>3<\/td>Fall 2027<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 142: Fire Ethics<\/td>3<\/td>Fall 2027<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 165: Fundamentals of Fire Protection Chemistry<\/td>3<\/td>Spring 2028<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total Units 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Electives (Select 15 units)<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 51: Fire Academy Preparation<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 98: Firefighter Skill Maintenance and Update<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>Must have completed an accredited Firefighter 1 Academy or Must have completed an approved internal Fire Department training program that follow State Fire Training 2013 standards for Firefighter 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 115: Hazardous Materials I<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 131: Introduction to Emergency Management<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 132: Disaster Response And Recovery<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 133: Disaster Mitigation<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 151: Fire Fighter I Academy<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>EME 106; certification as an EMT-1; admission to the Fire Fighter I Academy program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 160: Wildland Fire Control I<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 171A: Company Officer 2A\/Human Resource Management for Company Officers<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>Meet the educational requirements for Fire Fighter II or experience as a career or volunteer firefighter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 171B: Company Officer 2B\/General Administrative Functions for Company Officers<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>Meet the educational requirements for Fire Fighter II or equivalent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 171C: Company Officer 2C \/ Fire Inspections and Investigations for Company Officers<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>Completion of a CA Regionally accredited Fire Academy or a signed statement by the agency’s Fire Chief or designee stating the sponsored student has completed all SFT training requirements and skills sheets for Firefighter 1 or equivalent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 171D: Company Officer 2D\/All Risk<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>Completion of the following: ICS-200.B: Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents Hazardous Material Incident Commander (as offered by the California Specialized Training Institute)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 171E: Company Officer 2E\/Wildland Incident Operations<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior (Classroom Delivery Only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 172A: Instructor 1 \/ Instructional Methodology<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 197A: Fire Technology General Topics<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 197B: Fire Technology Command Topics<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 197C: Fire Technology Field Topics<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EME 106: Emergency Medical Technician (Lecture)<\/td>3<\/td>Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Fall 2027, Spring 2028<\/td>Must be age 18 by the first day of class.; Current American Heart Association CPR for BLS Provider or American Red Cross for the Health Care Provider.; EME 105 with a minimum grade of B; Corequisite (Course required to be taken concurrently): EME 106L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CE 100: Cooperative Education<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    FIRE 173: Legal Aspects of Emergency Services<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total Units 36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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    Fire Technology Department<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Palomar College Catalog 2026-2027<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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