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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
FIRE 54 FIRE COMMAND 2E
Units: 2.0 - 32-36 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.
Pass/No Pass)
This course prepares the fire fighter student to manage
the large wildland fire incident. Topics of discussion
include: California’s wildland fire problem, fire safety,
weather effects, wildland fuel behavior, attack methods,
using support equipment, strategy and tactics, air attack
operations, and using maps. Simulation is featured.
Chief Officer certified.
FIRE 55 FIRE INSTRUCTOR 2A
Units: 2.5 - 40-45 hours lecture. (Prerequisite: FIRE 70
and FIRE 71. State mandated. Grade Option)
This course is designed to provide the fire technology
student the skills to evaluate students. Topics include:
construction of written (technical knowledge) and
performance (manipulative skills) tests, as well as test
planning, test analysis, test security, and evaluation of
test results to determine instructor and student
effectiveness. Essential course for writing valid,
objective tests.
FIRE 56 FIRE INSTRUCTOR 2B
Units: 2.5 - 40-45 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course is designed for the fire technology student
who require skills leading groups of people in staff
meetings, group discussions, and training sessions to
solve problems, determine objectives, generate new
ideas and provide instruction to subordinates.
FIRE 58 INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. (No Prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course provides the history, terminology, goals and
mission of the Emergency Management occupation and
profession. The roles, responsibilities, lines of authority
and characteristics of effective program managers are
presented. Professional associations, federal support
programs, model state practices and functional activities
are also discussed.
FIRE 58A COMMUNITY DISASTER PLANNING
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. (No Prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course provides the student with the information
and details to develop a community or company disaster
plan. Topics of discussion include: developing a disaster
plan for a company or community, developing a hazard
analysis and capability assessment, building consensus,
leveraging political assets to insure community
readiness, and the process of adoption and revision.
Students also will receive certificates from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): IS-15,
Special Event Contingency Planning; IS-3, Radiological
Emergency Preparedness; IS-324, Community
Hurricane Planning; IS-11, Animals in Disasters,
Community Planning.
FIRE 58B EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. (No Prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course provides the student with the information
and details of coordinating and operating a community
emergency operations center (EOC). How to coordinate
the resources of a community or company, identify
specific threats, and the operational requirements of an
EOC are presented. Students will also receive certificate
of completion from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA): IS-275, The Role of the
EOC in Community Preparedness, Response and
Recovery; IS-271, Anticipation of Weather and
Community Risk; IS-301, Radiological Emergency
Response; Q-534, Emergency Response to Terrorism;
IS-288, Managing Volunteer Resources.
FIRE 58C EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RECOVERY
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. (No Prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course provides the student with the information
and details of making the transition from response to
recovery to a company disaster. Case studies examine
mass fatality management, earthquakes, flooding and
terrorism incidents. Students receive certificates of
completion from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA): IS-7, Citizens Guide to Disaster
Assistance; IS-208, State Disaster Management; IS-
600, Special Considerations for FEMA Public
Assistance Projects; IS-630, Introduction to the Public
Awareness Process.
FIRE 58D INTRODUCTION TO MITIGATION FOR
DISASTERS
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. (No Prerequisite.
Grade Option)
This course provides the student with the information
and details to plan and implement mitigation strategies
for a community or business. Mitigation includes all
activities that improve a community or business’s
survivability from an identified threat. Identifying needs,
obtaining funding and executing mitigation programs are
the objectives of this course. Students also will receive
certificates of completion from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA): IS-393, Introduction to
Mitigation; IS-394, Mitigation for the Homeowner; IS-8,
Building for the Earthquake of Tomorrow; IS-9,
Managing Floodplain Development.
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
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