Fire Prevention is a dynamic public safety profession that requires a wide and ever-changing range of knowledge and skills. Areas of necessary knowledge include safety, fire behavior and suppression, rescue, emergency medical service delivery and operations, hazardous materials, building construction, detection and signaling systems and the incident command system. This program focuses on preparing the student for their first career in the fire prevention bureau. This program includes educational opportunities for those employed within the fire service, as well as those within volunteer fire agencies. Courses include those required for transfer to four-year colleges, those required to meet eligibility requirements for employment, and those required for incentive salary increases and promotions. Fire Prevention Interns will be required to complete 10-14 hours paid employment per week at a fire agency, Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Interns may be assigned to 2 different agencies. Internships may have eligibility requirements that vary according to agency. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: Career opportunities include the following: fire inspector, fire investigator, fire prevention specialist, fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, hazardous materials, and community education.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Students will utilize the Uniform Fire Code requirements and regulations when performing fire inspections.

✔ Explain how to determine Occupancy Classifications & Load

✔ Explain how Site Access & Emergency Access affect life safety

✔ Describe how to complete a Hood and Duct Inspection

✔ Describe the types of Fire Suppression Systems

✔ Identify the responsibility, authority and process for fire prevention inspections and fire cause determination

✔ Identify how to Determine the Operational Readiness of a Fire Detection and Alarm systems

✔ Describe the consequences of severe wildland fire conditions on unmitigated wildland urban interface areas.

✔ Identify the history of fire in the wildland urban interface environment.

✔ Achieve eligibility for certification on the State Fire Training Certification Tracks as a Fire Inspector I (Educational Requirements) from California State Fire

✔ Training through the completion of FPT301 - Fire Inspector 1A, FPT302 - Fire Inspector 1B, FPT303 - Fire Inspector 1C, FPT304 - Fire Inspector 1D.

✔ Demonstrate knowledge of building components, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials classifications, fire behavior and combustion, and rescue tec