COURSE DESCRIPTION: This California State Fire Marshal certified course provides information on conducting inspections, identifying hazards and addressing violations, performing a fire investigation to determine preliminary cause and securing the incident scene and preserving evidence. This course is intended for practicing firefighters seeking advancement to the company officer level.

DATES: November 18-22, 2024

LOCATION:  City of San Marcos Fire Training Facility / Palomar College Fire Academy, 182 Santar Place, San Marcos CA  92069.  Classroom 3A (classroom door is on the East end of the Palomar College Public Saftey Administration building (Sheriff’s station)).

REGISTRATION:Prior to registering, please obtain a student ID number (nine digit number only; you do not need a physical ID card) by applying to Palomar College from the main website (https://www2.palomar.edu/). IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PALOMAR COLLEGE STUDENT ID, YOU MAY HAVE TO UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THE COLLEGE. IF THIS IS NECESSARY, HERE IS THE LINK WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE UPDATE: https://www.opencccapply.net/gateway/apply?cccMisCode=061

You are eligible to skip orientation as you are taking a Career, Technical, and Extended Education (CTEE) class for professional growth and development.

When we confirm you have the prerequisites, you will be enrolled prior to the first day of class. You will be sent an email to prompt you to go to your MyPalomar account and pay the appropriate fees.

COLLEGE FEES: $115.00 College registration fee (2.5 units), $26.00 Health Fee if this is your first class of the semester.

MATERIAL FEE: $140.00 Collected by Palomar College during registration process for California State Fire Marshal CFSTES class certification

INSTRUCTOR: Jason Nailon, Fire Marshal City of San Marcos, Adjunct Faculty with Palomar College (jnailon@palomar.edu).

PREREQUISITE:    Meet the educational requirements for Fire Fighter II, or four (4) years as a career fire fighter or six (6) years as a volunteer fire fighter.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Fire Officer, 3rd Edition. Jones and Bartlett, 2015. ISBN 9781284068368.

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