Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is the first in a series of four courses that collectively serve as the San Diego Miramar College Regional Fire Academy (MCRFA). Fire Fighter 1A covers skills and knowledge needed for the entry level firefighter with a focus on the State Fire Training Requirements for Firefighter 1A, Behavioral Health and Cancer Awareness 1A, Confined Space Awareness, Fire Fighter Survival, Fire Fighter Rescue and Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC) Operations and Fire Control 3: Structural Fire Fighting. Other topics include firefighter personal protective equipment, hose lays, water supply, ladder carries and raises, fire fighter safety, communications, cleaning, maintaining, and utilizing equipment and tools, building construction and fire behavior, forcing entry into a structure, conducting search and rescue operations, attacking an live fire on a interior structure fire, horizontal and vertical ventilation, property conservation, fire scene overhaul, fire fighter survival, and fire suppression with Class A materials, vehicles, and ground cover. To receive a passing grade in this course, a score of 80% or higher on all written exams and 100% on all manipulative tests is required per California State Fire Marshal regulation. This course is intended for students majoring in the certificate of achievement for the Fire Academy or those interested in a career in the fire service. This course is a requirement for Fire Fighter I Certification.Usually HeldMon Tue Wed Thu Fri 8:00am–5:00pm 