Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits11PrerequisiteNone. Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionHealth 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.Usually HeldMon Tue Sat, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri