**NOTE: Students wishing to register in more than 18 units on line must
obtain a counselor’s permission in advance of registration.
MTWTH 9:00A-10:00A Klitgaard 5006
MTWTH 7:00A-6:00P* Marley/Staff
*Includes ˝ hour lunch
FIRS 104 Firefighter I
Academy (21 Units)
ENGL 191 Writing in the
Workplace: Grammar in Context and
Basic Essay Structure (2 Units)
ENGL 193 Writing in the
Workplace: Process and Report
Writing (1 Unit)
ENGL 194 Writing in the
Workplace: Comparison/Contrast
and Basic Argumentation (1 Unit)
See the catalog for applicable prerequisites
for the above courses.
SKILLS TRAINING
Orientation & Administration (30 hours)
First Responder - EMS (46 hours)
Fire Control (24 hours)
Fire Prevention/Investigation (7.5 hours)
Hose and Nozzles (52.5 hours)
Ladders (60 hours)
Rope/Knots (22.5 hours)
Salvage (22.5 hours)
Wildland Fire Control (82.5 hours)
Ventilation (15 hours)
Auto Extrication (22.5 hours)
Breathing Apparatus/Search & Rescue (45
hours)
Hazardous Materials (37.5 hours)
Tools and Forcible Entry (30 hours)
Facilities Maintenance (8 hours)
Communications (4 hours)
ICS (15 hours)
Safety & Survival (15 hours)
Vehicle Fires (live) (7.5 hours)
Propane Fires (live) (7.5 hours)
Flashover Container (live) (7.5 hours)
Confined Space Rescue (7.5 hours)
Physical Training 138 hours
Written testing 22.5
Final Comprehensive Testing (15 hours)
Note: Fire Academy 104 emphasizes
attitude, teamwork, self-confidence, self-discipline, quick thinking, and
the ability to follow exact instructions and orders.
The
Academy meets on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:00A-6:00P
with a ˝ hour break for lunch. While Fire Academy does not meet every day of
the week, students should anticipate date and day changes based on weather,
facilities use and instructor availability issues. In addition to class
hours, students will be required to complete an extensive amount of
homework, meet in study groups and, if needed, come in on their own time to
practice technical skills. In short, this is a full-time commitment for the
semester. The above referenced courses make up a Learning Community.
Learning Communities are an advanced learning system designed to improve the
students’ knowledge, skills, and reasoning abilities. This particular
Learning Community will assist students by linking English courses that
develop reading and writing skills with the technical material of the Fire
Fighter I Academy. This Learning Community is directed at increasing the
students’ ability to successfully pass both the Firefighter I Academy and
the English courses.
Note 1: A certification fee will be required for those students intending to
be certified by the California State Marshall.
Note 2: Students who have not completed an EMT, First Responder or Advanced
First Aid class will need to complete an EMT or First Responder class prior
to the last week of the academy.
Students should anticipate a very demanding, yet highly rewarding semester
while completing this course.
A
mandatory pre-meeting is scheduled for all students enrolled in this course.
Please contact Shasta College's Department of Natural Resources, Industry &
Public Safety at 225-4660 for the next scheduled pre-meeting date, time and
location.
Advanced Wildland
Firefighting Learning Community
Please read this section
in its entirety. It has detailed information concerning the intent of this
course, performance standards and certification requirements.
While this course can be
taken by anyone, the Advanced Wildland Firefighting Learning Community (LC)
is offered for those students who are currently employed in, or desire
employment in a wildland firefighting agency, and:
Have already completed and fully
passed a California State Fire Marshal’s Office Firefighter 1 Academy
(see the detail instructions within this letter),
Or
Completed S-130, S-190 and have had at least one year of PAID wildland
firefighting experience.
Students who do not meet the requirements listed in “a” or “b” can enroll
and attend the course, but will under no circumstances, be eligible for
course completion certificates. Additional certification requirements, attendance and
performance standards are listed in the first day handouts, and the
pre-letter.
If you do not have a
dedicated commitment to learning, teamwork, leadership development,
physically arduous and mentally demanding fieldwork you should not enroll in
the course. If you are only interested in pieces of paper (certificates)
you should not take this course. If you cannot work as part of a team under
adverse and demanding environmental conditions (heat and cold), you should
not take this course.
This
course is not a Firefighter 2 Academy.
You should enroll in
this course if your natural tendency is to be the best at what you do. You
should enroll in this course if you want to become a “student of wildland
firefighting.” You should enroll in this course if you are looking for an
incredibly unique and highly demanding training and educational experience.
You should enroll in this course if you want an opportunity to challenge
yourself during exceedingly complex field exercises. You should enroll in
this course if you are interested in improving your understanding of
followership, leadership, teamwork, and group dynamics. You should enroll
in this course if you want to develop your personal wildland firefighting
skills, knowledge and abilities. Simply stated, I am looking for energetic,
motivated, and dedicated students who want to learn.
For those students who
meet the certification requirements, additional fees, requirements and
standards will be required. I highly encourage you to come by my office
during the fall semester to discuss this course and pick-up a full program
description which includes the course graduation requirements.
The Firefighter II Academy is an extended format of the
Firefighter I Academy with advanced skills. The courses are designed to
provide the Firefighter I with both manipulative and technical skills, and
will train students to operate, or
directly supervise, the operation of chain saws on wildfires. The
Academy will cover hazardous building materials/
construction methods, rescue strategies, ventilation techniques, pre-plan
methods, cautions regarding lab fires and instructional techniques for new
personnel and provide advanced wildland firefighting training and education
for those who wish to become qualified in the first level supervision
position of Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss. Upon successful
completion of course work, Firefighter II Certification will be granted.
Courses making up the Firefighter II Academy vary from semester to semester.
This Academy provides a review of fire behavior,
equipment, and apparatus. Additionally the Academy will cover basic
wildland firefighting tactics and strategy, methods of attack, and
pre-planning fire problems. Course meets or exceeds the minimum
requirements for entry-level firefighter positions in the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), and the United States
Forest Service (USFS).
FIRS 73 Wildland Firefighter I Academy
(4 Units)
For further course information, you may contact the
Natural Resources, Industry & Public Safety office at 225-4660 or email
sheisler@shastacollege.edu.
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