FIRE 1500 - Firefighter Academy

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    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
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    Credits
    11
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Health and Safety code 1797.182 or equivalent This course provides the knowledge necessary to assume the role of firefighter with the ability to work effectively and safely within a fire agency. Topics include indoctrination into the fire service, firefighter health and safety, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), emergency scene operations, ropes and knots, hand and power tools, building construction and related hazards, fire behavior, fire hose use and maintenance, ground ladder operations, forcible entry, structural search and rescue operations, structural firefighting operations, ventilation techniques, overhaul, firefighter survival, wildland firefighting techniques, tools and equipment, hazardous materials, and weapons of mass destruction. This course was formerly listed as FIRE 1090 prior to September 2010. Pass/No Pass only.
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