Wildland Fire Academy
Set your career on fire!
Wildland Fire Academy 7: January 26 - March 22, 2024 Hybrid class: online with lab week at CMC campus from March 11 - 15, 2024 Zoom orientation (applicants must attend an orientation): Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Contact Chief Rickman for Zoom orientation link: trickman@cmccd.edu
Go to work as a wildland firefighter for your local fire department or for a state or national service — that’s the primary goal of this certificate. You’re prepared to work with these aspects of fire service: Sizing up fire and emergency situations Fire detection & suppression equipment Emergency medical calls Calculating flow requirements Fire apparatus operation and maintenance Staying safe when responding to structure fires The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the U.S. Forest Service need trained firefighters to respond to wildfires and protect communities in their path.