Firefighter I Academy

The Firefighter I Academy is offered through partnerships with the Placer and Nevada County Fire Chiefs’ Associations and The City of Roseville Fire Department. Sierra College is recognized by the California State Fire Marshal and the State Board of Fire Services as an Accredited Regional Fire Academy.

Students must enroll in Fire Tec 100, Firefighter I Academy (476 hours) and P.E. 200 Fire Academy Physical Training (80 hours). Prerequisites to the Academy require completion of Fire Tec 1, Fire Protection Organization and H.Sci. 2, Emergency Medical Technician I.

The Firefighter I Academy is offered in an extended format (evenings and weekend classes), which enables students to maintain employment while preparing for a career in the fire service. The fall Academy is held August through December, and in the spring, January through late May or early June. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday nights and on Saturdays. Classes may also be scheduled on some Friday nights and Sundays. The Physical Training classes meet on Monday and Wednesday nights.

Individuals completing the Academy may apply to the State of California for a Firefighter I Certificate after successfully completing either one year as a volunteer firefighter or six months as a paid firefighter with a California fire department.

Other Certificates of training awarded upon completion of the Academy include: (subject to change)

• Basic Incident Command System- ICS 200
• Confine Space Awareness
• Hazardous Materials First Responder- Operational (CSTI)
• First Responder Operational—Decontamination (CSTI )
• Fire Control 3
• Fire Control 4A/4B
• Low Angle Rope Rescue Operational
• Rapid Intervention Crew Tactics
• Vehicle Extrication
• California Department of Forestry- Basic Firefighter
• S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter
• S-190 Beginning Fire Behavior
• Swift Water Rescue Awareness

Acceptance into the Fire Academy is by an application process, which includes a physical examination. Applications for the Academy are available in April for the fall academy and October for the spring academy.

• Fire Officer Courses
• Chief Officer Courses

FIRE TECHNOLOGY

A.A. or A.S. DEGREE and/or CERTIFICATE

Students must fulfill major requirements and all Associate Degree Requirements for the A.A./A.S. degree, see pages 42-43. A certificate is designed to provide vocational skills; it is not equivalent to an A.A. or A.S. degree. Grades of “C” or better must be earned in all courses required for the degree or certificate. Students earning certificates must complete 50% of required course work at Sierra College.