Fire Officer Leadership and Management

Associate in Science 
2022-2023

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About the Program

Las Positas College Fire Service Technology "“core” curriculum is aligned with the National FESHE (Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education) 2018 model Fire Service curriculum, in addition several course offerings provide entry level industry certificates from the Office of State Fire Marshal, State Fire Training Division.

The Associate of Science Degree program focuses on both the technical training and the general education course work required for a degree. This program will prepare completers to enter gainful employment in the fire industry the fire technology program provides educational courses that prepare students to enter the field of fire technology as a firefighter. The program supports working partnerships with county and city fire departments forming a regional training center.

Las Positas College Regional Fire Academy is an accredited Regional Training program (ARTP) as designated by the Office of the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM). As an ARTP, Las Positas College Regional Fire Academy is authorized to deliver a CSFM Accredited Fire Fighter I Academy and a full suite of CSFM courses leading advanced levels of certification. In addition, Las Positas College Regional Fire Academy is authorized by CSFM to deliver Fire Fighter I certification examinations in support of CSFM’s accreditation by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) and the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board).

The Las Positas College Regional Fire Academy is an accredited California State Fire Marshal program providing certificates from State Fire Training (SFT) and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). This program and other similar programs statewide are intended to provide an educated recruit base for Fire Departments in the state of California. This program is designed to meet the dynamic challenges of fire department needs for pre-service recruits in the 21st century and enabling students to successfully become employed by fire departments throughout the state of California and within the Alameda County Community College District's service area. Las Positas College Fire Academy graduates are employed in every Fire Department in Alameda County and many departments in California as well as out of state.

Career Opportunities

Company Officer Lieutenant or Captain or Fire Battalion Chief

About the Degree

The target audience for our Fire Officer Leadership and Management Degree is working Firefighters who hold Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 certifications and are looking to promote to the rank of Lieutenant/Captain of Fire or above. There are many options to completing this degree which may include: Credit by prior learning, credit by work experience, and credit by examination, in addition attending DE or Face-to-Face classes. Here is a brief overview of our AS-FOLM degree: A Fire Officer is a mid-level supervisor who performs both supervisory and first-line managerial functions who has met all the job performance and certification requirement of Fire Officer I as defined in NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications. Additionally, this individual has satisfied all the requirements in the Company Officer Certification Track with State Fire Training. Graduates of LPC FOLM AS Degree should be able to perform the following duties germane to the profession: 1. Evaluate member job performance; 2. Prepare a project or divisional budget, news releases, and/or new policy or changes in existing policies; 3. Conduct inspections to identify hazards and address violations, and conduct fi re investigations to determine origin and preliminary causes; 4. Supervise multi-unit emergency operations, deploy assigned resources, and develop and conduct post-incident analysis; 5. Review injury, accident, and health exposure reports, identify unsafe work environments or behaviors, and take approved action to prevent their re-occurrence.

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Required Core: (20 Units) Units

Course	Units
BUSN 87 Organizational Management and Leadership	3
FST 8 Fire Strategy and Tactics	3
FST 20 CO 2A Human Resource Management for Company Officers	2.5
FST 21 CO 2B General Administrative Functions for Company Officers	1.5
FST 22 CO 2C Fire Inspections and Investigation for Company Officers	2.5
FST 23 CO 2D All - Risk Command Operations for Company Officers	2.5
FST 24 CO 2E Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers	2.5
FST 25 Instructor 1	2.5

Program-Based GE Requirement: (3 Units)

Course	Units
PHIL 2 Ethics	3

ᅀRequired if a student uses the Las Positas College General Education Pattern for Associate of Science (AS) Degree

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Units in the Major	18 - 20

The Associate Degree is conferred upon those students who complete the required 60 or more semester units of the degree pattern with a grade-point average of 2.0 or better, of which 12 units must be earned at Las Positas College. In addition, students must complete a General Education pattern in order to earn a degree: see the Las Positas College General Education Pattern for Associate of Science (AS) Degree, California State University General Education-Breadth, or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (for CSU) patterns for listing of areas and courses. Double counting courses in GE and the major is permissible. Th e number of units that may be double counted will depend on the entry point to the degree
program, the optional course(s) taken, and the GE pattern selected. Elective units are degree applicable. Consult with an adviser or a counselor to plan the courses necessary to achieve your academic goal.

Updated: July 2022