# Fire Technology (AA or AS)

Sierra College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Fire Technology

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/fire-technology/#firetech

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 |  |
| ↳ FIRE 0011 | Legal Aspects of Emergency Services |  |
| ↳ FIRE 0012 | Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services |  |
| ↳ ADMJ 0077 | Terrorist Tactics and the Role of the First Responder |  |
| ↳ 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 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 | ICS/IS 200 Course: Basic ICS for Initial Response |  |
| ↳ FIRE 0242 | I-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents |  |
| ↳ SPAN 0019 | Spanish for Public Safety |  |
| **Total Units** | | **30** |