Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionHealth and Safety code 1797.182 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 introduction to 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. Students who have successfully completed FIRE 1500 are not eligible to take this course. Pass/No Pass only. 