FIRETEC 1
Emergency Services
Chaffey College · Fall 2026
Catalog description
This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives. This course is identified by the National Fire Academy and FESHE as an approved course as listed in the National Fire Academy FESHE Model Curriculum Associate's document produced in 2011. Revised in 2014, 2016, and 2019. The course units are transferable into the CSULA Bachelors Program. (C-ID FIRE 100X) Transfer: CSU
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
47972
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Jul 30, 2026, 10:59 AM- Days & times
- Mo · 5:30 – 8:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Oct 5
- Location
- FNLC 122Via CANVAS
- Instructor
- Overstreet-Murphy, P
47990
4 openSeats: 30/34 seats Last recorded: Jul 30, 2026, 10:59 AM- Days & times
- No scheduled meeting time
- Meeting dates
- Sep 8 – Dec 11
- Location
- Via CANVAS
- Instructor
- Stapleton, J
48016
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Jul 30, 2026, 10:59 AM- Days & times
- No scheduled meeting time
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Nov 20
- Location
- Via CANVAS
- Instructor
- Respicio, A
48026
10 openSeats: 25/35 seats Last recorded: Jul 30, 2026, 10:59 AM- Days & times
- No scheduled meeting time
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Oct 9
- Location
- Via CANVAS
- Instructor
- Spencer, F