Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersSummer 2026, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits14PrerequisiteNone. Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionrequirements including but not limited to; drug screening, background check, physical, physical ability test, and possession of a valid California driver's license and have Public Safety First Aid or higher qualification and CPR healthcare provider certification or equivalent. This course provides the knowledge necessary to assume the role of fire fighter with the ability to work effectively and safely within a fire agency. Topics include indoctrination into the fire service, fire fighter 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, fire fighter survival, wildland firefighting techniques, tools and equipment, hazardous materials, and weapons of mass destruction. Pass/No Pass only. 