Fire Technology
AA or AS Fire Technology · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog
For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:
- Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education)
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FIRE 0001 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services | 3 |
| FIRE 0003 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
| FIRE 0004 | Fire Protection Equipment and Systems | 3 |
| FIRE 0005 | Fire Prevention Technology | 3 |
| FIRE 0008 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIRE 0010 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival | 3 |
| Select 12 units from the following: | 12 | |
| HSCI 0002 | Emergency Medical Technician | |
| HSCI 0007 | Emergency Medical Responder | |
| ADMJ 0077 | Terrorist Tactics and the Role of the First Responder | |
| FIRE 0007 | Fundamentals of Fire Service Operations | |
| FIRE 0050 | Basic Wildland Firefighter Training | |
| FIRE 0073 | Fire Hydraulics | |
| FIRE 0074 | Fire Apparatus and Equipment | |
| FIRE 0075 | Wildland Fire Control | |
| FIRE 0078 | Fire Tactics and Strategy | |
| FIRE 0079 | Fire Investigation | |
| FIRE 0080 | Introduction to Public Safety Dispatch (ALso ADMJ 0078, HSCI 0080) | |
| FIRE 0095 | Internship in Fire Technology | |
| FIRE 0098 | Fire Technology Career Pathways | |
| FIRE 0099 | Introduction to Fire Academy | |
| FIRE 0100 | Firefighter Academy | |
| FIRE 0100A | Fire Academy Physical Training | |
| FIRE 0101 | Firefighter Certification Testing | |
| FIRE 0102 | Firefighter II Training | |
| FIRE 0170 | Hazardous Materials - Operational Level | |
| FIRE 0171 | Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior S-190 | |
| FIRE 0172 | Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior S-290 | |
| FIRE 0173 | Hazardous Materials - Incident Commander | |
| FIRE 0174 | Human Resource Management for Company Officers - CO 2A | |
| FIRE 0175 | General Administrative Functions for Company Officers - CO 2B | |
| FIRE 0176 | Fire Inspections and Investigation for Company Officers - CO 2C | |
| FIRE 0177 | All-Risk Command Operations for Company Officers - CO 2D | |
| FIRE 0178 | Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers - CO 2E | |
| FIRE 0179 | Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 1 | |
| FIRE 0180 | Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 2 | |
| FIRE 0181 | Fire Investigation 1A, Basic Fire Investigation | |
| FIRE 0182 | Fire Investigation 1B, Evidence and Documentation | |
| FIRE 0183 | Fire Investigation 1C, Preparation for Legal Proceedings | |
| FIRE 0190 | Human Resource Management for Chief Fire Officers - 3A | |
| FIRE 0191 | Budget and Fiscal Responsibilities for Chief Fire Officers - 3B | |
| FIRE 0192 | General Administrative Functions for Chief Fire Officers - 3C | |
| FIRE 0193 | Chief Fire Officer 3D: Command of Expanding All-Hazard Incidents | |
| FIRE 0241 | I-200: Incident Command System | |
| FIRE 0242 | I-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents | |
| FIRE 0243 | I-400: Advanced ICS for Complex Incidents | |
| SPAN 0019 | Spanish for Public Safety | |
| Total Units | 30 | |