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Fire Academy 031 Fire Specialist Academy, Vehicle Rescue And Extrication Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 8 Lecture, 8 Laboratory total. A course in rescue incident management and includes police coordination/cooperation, assessment, triage, extrication, field equipment, stabilization. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 033 Swift Water Rescue Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Water rescue equipment and practices at a first responder level. Fire Academy 035 Confined Space Rescue: Operational Unit(s): 1.0 Class Hours: 23 Lecture, 17 Laboratory total. Prepares emergency responders for confined space entry and rescue. Meets CFSTES guidelines for professional certification. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/ No Pass only. Fire Academy 041A Reserve Firefighter Academy Unit(s): 3.5 Class Hours: 144 Lecture, 22 Laboratory total. Basic and predictable level of knowledge, skills, and ability among those individuals destined for assignment to an operational fire crew. Includes EMS and HazMAT First Responder. Meets minimum departmental requirements for safety. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/No Pass only.
Fire Academy 052 Flashover Unit(s): 0.2 Class Hours: 3 Lecture, 5 Laboratory total. Theory of fire characteristics and behavior with emphasis on ROLLOVER and FLASHOVER. Students will participate in live fire training, hose lays and correct nozzle methods. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/No Pass only.
Fire Academy 061 Basic Fire Academy Validation Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Assessment for OCFCA Entry Level Standards. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/ No Pass only. Fire Academy 062 Basic Incident Command Systems Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Lecture total. Basic principles of command, knowledge, and skills common to all positions in the Incident Command System. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 062A Strike Team Leader Orientation (ICS) Unit(s): 0.2 Class Hours: 8 Lecture total. State Office of Emergency Service procedures for fire departments assigned to OES when responding to a mutual aid incident. Fire Academy 063 Heavy Rescue Systems 1 Unit(s): 0.8 Class Hours: 20 Lecture, 20 Laboratory total. Specialized technical information regarding the analysis of rescue problems, preparation procedures, and the execution of rescue techniques. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 063A Heavy Rescue Systems 2 Unit(s): 0.8 Class Hours: 20 Lecture, 20 Laboratory total. Specialized technical information regarding the analysis of rescue problems, preparation procedures and the execution of rescue techniques. Grade: Pass/ No Pass only.
Fire Academy 063C HERS - Heavy Rigging and Equipment Specialist Unit(s): 0.5 Class Hours: 6 Lecture, 18 Laboratory total. This course is designed to prepare firefighters in HERS-HEAVY RIGGING AND EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST deployment when working with FEMA. Meets Orange County, L.A. City Fire Chiefs, and State Fire Marshall’s certification and FEMA standards. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/ No Pass only. Fire Academy 071A Ventilation Review Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 8 Lecture, 8 Laboratory total. Theory of positive pressure ventilation and panelized roofs; student will participate in walking, sounding, and cutting panelized roofs. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 072 Emergency Trench Shoring Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 8 Lecture, 8 Laboratory total. To update fire personnel in emergency trench operations. Includes general safety and OSHA regulations, relative to open trenches or excavations in potentially hazardous situations. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 076 Low Angle Rope Rescue Unit(s): 0.5 Class Hours: 12 Lecture, 12 Laboratory total. Designed to equip students with information, techniques, and methods for utilizing rope, webbing, hardware, friction devices, and stretchers in low angle, over-the-side rope rescue situations. May be repeated. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 076A High Angle Rope Rescue Unit(s): 0.5 Class Hours: 14 Lecture, 10 Laboratory total. Designed to equip student with information, techniques, and methods for utilizing rope, webbing, hardware, friction devices, and stretchers in high angle/ high rise rope rescue situations. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Fire Academy 079A Division/Group Supervisor Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Lecture total. Designed for fire personnel qualifying within the incident command system as a division group supervisor. Course focuses on the management skills required of a division group supervisor. Grade: Pass/ No Pass only.
COURSES
Fire Academy 050 Fire Suppression Training Academy Unit(s): 12.0 Class Hours: 266 Lecture, 294 Laboratory total. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Fire Academy 007. Medical exam in accordance with NFPA 1582 and Fire Academy 008. Does not meet requirements of OCFCA or California State Firefighter I criteria. Grade: Pass/No Pass only.
Fire Academy 060 Basic Fire Academy Unit(s): 12.0 Class Hours: 266 Lecture, 294 Laboratory total. Prerequisite: Fire Technology 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121 (121L must also receive a P = pass); Fire Academy 008 and EMT 100 with a minimum grade of C; meet NFPA 1582 medical examination, concurrent enrollment in Fire Academy 007, and certification in the State of California as an EMT. California State Board of Fire Services/ Firefighter I approved, criteria available.