Fire Service Technology

Associate in Science

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The main focus of the Fire Service Technology Program is to prepare our students for ENTRY level positions with Municipal, State and Federal Fire Service agencies using a combination of training and education as our main foundation. The Associate Degree incorporates the standardized Fire Technology curriculum identified by the offices of the California State Chancellor and State Fire Marshal. You’ll learn all the guidelines and regulations to ensure both the safety of you and the public. With this curriculum, you’ll be prepared for any fire-related crisis, minimizing loss of life and property on a daily basis. LPC FST technology program is aligned with FESHE National FIRE model curriculum. 

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities provided through the Fire Service Technology Program include Volunteer / Reserve Firefighter, Seasonal Wildland Firefighter, Full Time Professional Firefighter, Firefighter / EMT, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Cause and Origin Investigator and State Certified “Fire Officer” which is desired for promotion to a “Company Officer” in most Fire Service Agencies. Students in the Fire Service Technology Program have been very successful in finding employment in the Fire Service as “Professional Firefighters” throughout the United States due to their extensive training and knowledge that they have achieved here in comparison to the local competition of available candidates in many other states.

Required Core: (19 units) Units

Course	Units
FST 1 (Fire Protection Organization)	3
FST 2 (Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival)	3
FST 3 (Fire Behavior and Combustion)	3
FST 4 (Fire Prevention)	3
FST 5 (Fire Protection Systems)	3
FST 6 (Building Construction for Fire Protection)	3
FST 7 (Fire Service Conditioning & Physical Agility Development)	1

 

Program-Based GE: Select One (3 units)

Course	Units
CMST 1 (Fundamentals of Public Speaking)	3
CMST 10 (Interpersonal Communication)	3
PHIL 2 (Ethics)	3

 

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Units in the Major	19

Units

Units Category	Units
General Education Pattern	Total Units Required
AS	60
CSU GE-B	67
IGETC (CSU)	66

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

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. The 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.

Regional Fire Academy (FST 11) is a recommended elective in order to obtain a California State Fire Marshall Firefighter 1 Certificate.