Fire Academy

Fire Fighter – 1 & 2 Academies:

The Rio Hondo College Fire Academy is a 16-week (Monday-Friday) program, meeting the California State Fire Marshal Requirements for Firefighter – 1 & 2.

Click here for program entry requirements.

Students receive training on:

  • Fire Service Organization
  • Search and Rescue
  • Fire Service Personal Protective Equipment
  • Forcible Entry
  • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
  • Ventilation
  • Incident Command System
  • Fire Behavior/Live Fire Training
  • Fire Service Tools
  • Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Vehicle Extrication (FSTEP Certification)
  • Hose Evolutions
  • Confined Space Awareness (FSTEP Certification)
  • Ladder Evolutions
  • Firefighter Survival (FSTEP Certification)
  • Ropes & Knots
  • Rapid Intervention Operations (FSTEP Certification)
  • Salvage & Overhaul
  • Low Angle Rope Rescue (FSTEP Certification)
  • Wildland Firefighting
  • Rescue Systems-1 (FSTEP Certification)