Wildland Fire Academy

The Rio Hondo College Widland Fire Academy is 13 weeks (currently scheduled Tuesday – Friday) and only offered during the spring semester. The Wildland Fire Academy is designed to prepare applicants to operate safely and adapt quickly as entry level wildland fire fighters. It is imperative that applicants arrive prepared to be challenged both mentally and physically. The academy cadre utilize real world physical training as well as classroom instruction to achieve certification through the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and specialized training through many of our Subject Matter Experts (SME). Certificates and training that will be received during the academy are (but not limited to):

Basic Wildland Fire Orientation (S-110)	Basic Wildland Fire Training (S-130)
Firefighter Type 1 (S-131)	Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (S-134)
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190)	Portable Pumps and Water Use (S-211)
Firing Operations (S-219)	Basic Air Operations (S-270)
Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (L-180)	Followership to Leadership (L-280)
Hazardous Materials First Responder Operational Awareness (NWCG)	Basic Land Navigation – Maps, Compass and GPS use (NWCG)
CPR/AED & First Aid	Medical Emergencies and Stop the Bleed (Cert.)
Introduction to the ICS (FEMA IS-100)	Basic ICS for Initial Response (FEMA IS-200)

An Introduction to the NIMS (FEMA IS-700)

Students will receive the classroom portion, but only selected cadets who are hired with Crew 77 will receive the psychomotor portion of Wildland Fire Chainsaws (S-212)

Additional training includes:

Wildland Fire Hand Tools	Wildland Fire Hose Evolutions
The Belt Weather Kit	Fire Shelters
Sand Table Exercises	Entry Level Radio Operations

 ** For more information, please contact the Office of Public Safety at (562) 463-7756.