Ba sic Wi ld land

F i re f ighe r Ac ade my

Provides

• Entry-level employment training

to prepare for employment and

more advanced training

• Fire Service Certifications

• Eligibility to apply for CAL FIRE

Basic Firefighter

• High School credits may be ap-

plied to graduation (contact your

high school counselor to verify)

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age by June

1, 2018

• Pass Category I, arduous physi-

cal work medical exam recom-

mended

• Student must have all leather

boots & gloves

• CCOE/CTE provides educational

opportunities without regard to

race, color, national origin, ac-

cent, religion, political affiliation,

sex, age, or handicap

Class Duration

• 1/5/2018 to 3/24/2018

• Fridays: 5:30-9:30pm 8-5pm

Sat. & Sun.—total: 240 hours

• NOTE: all cadets will be required

to attend a pre-training work-

shop held 11/12/17:10am-2pm

C o lu sa C ou nty

Of f ice of E du ca t io n:

A du lt Edu cat ion. . . I n par t n er ship wi t h

Basi c

Wi ldland

Fi ref ighter

Acad emy Colusa County Of f ice of Education

“ Educ at ion Vi l la ge”

499 Margueri te Street, Sui te B

J eremiah Karlonas

Jermiah.Karlonas@fire.ca.gov

530-908-0583

Or

Maria Arvizu-Espinoza

Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services

530-473-1350, ext.10310

maespinoza@ccoe.net

A ca demy Beg in s

Ja nu ar y 5, 2 018

Succ essf ul Comple t ion

Prepares Participants for Fire Service

Employment Opportunities and ad-

vanced training opportuunities

Wildland Firefighting

Agencies

• CAL FIRE

• United States Forest Service

• Bureau of Land Management

Municipal Fire Departments &

Private Industry

T he B asic Wi ld land

F i r ef ight er T rainin g Prog ram I s a Career T echnical Edu cat ion to

p repa re s tud en ts fo r a ca reer in th e

pu bl ic s ervi c e in dus try s ec to r.

T his P rog ram Wil l P rovide

th e Opportun ity to Earn

• CAL FIRE Basic Wildland

Firefighter Certificate

• NWCG S-190, S-130, L-180, ICS-

100

• Emergency Care Provider CPR

Certificate D.O.T. First Responder

EMS Certification CCOE/CTE

Certificate of Completion

Adu lts & H igh Schoo l S tudent s,

Who ar e age 18 by June 1, 201 8

The program has a maximum limit of 30 students,

and priority registration will be given to graduating

high school seniors.

Course Fees:

• Tuition—$1,000.

Additional costs:

• Applicants are responsible for all costs

associated with physical evaluation and

inoculations

• Applicants must purchase their own uni-

form pants & shirts and wear undamaged

100% leather boots and gloves during

the course.

Scho larsh ips May be Avai l able

Through California One-Stop Career Centers

www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/local-help.aspx

Space i s L imit ed, Apply Soon

The Basic Wildland Fire Academy application

packet may be found online

www.ccoe.net

Training will be held at the

CCOE Education Village

499 Marguerite Street (Rm. E-2)

Williams, CA 95987

For additional information, call

J eremiah Karlonas

Jermiah.Karlonas@fire.ca.gov

530-908-0583

Or

Maria Arvizu-Espinoza

Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services

530-473-1350, ext.10310

maespinoza@ccoe.net

T ra in ing M ay Inc l ude

• Fire Attack Strategies

• Wildland Fire Control

• Interior Structure Operations

• Fire Engine Operations

• Fire line Construction

• Firefighter Safety

• Job Search Techniques

Ac tiv i t ies M ay Include

• Structure Firefighting

• Fire stream Deployment

• Search and Rescue

• Wildland Fire Operations

• Structure Fire Operations

• Wildland Hose Lays

• Hand line Construction

• Helicopter Operations

• Rope Rescue Tactics

• Injury Triage

• Ambulance Operations