# California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) courses College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · 20 courses Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/courses/csfm/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### CSFM 070 — Confined Space - Awareness - **Units:** 0.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 9 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/csfm.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides instruction in identifying permit and non-permit required confined spaces, hazards associated with confined spaces, state regulations, communications, and equipment requirements. This course does not qualify participants to enter confined spaces. This course is approved by the California State Fire Marshal and California Fire Service Training and Education System (CFSTES). The CSFM 070 course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 071 — Rapid Intervention Crew Operations - **Units:** 0.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 4, Lab Hours: 20 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Fire Fighter I training, Fire Fighter Survival or,IAFF course Fire Ground Survival. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS The Rapid Intervention Crew Operations course trains volunteer and career students to rescue a downed fire fighter in an immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) environment. Students will learn about the continuing effort of how to reduce the number of fire fighter injuries and deaths that occur annually in the fire service. Students will learn Rapid Intervention Crew terminology and study Line of Duty Death case studies. Course content will include the three phases of a Rapid Intervention Crew operation that consists of Pre-deployment, Deployment and Rescue. The CSFM 071 course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 075 — Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness Level - **Units:** 0.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 9 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This courses provides students information on Hazardous Materials notification and reporting requirements for Fire Department personnel who may witness or discover a Hazardous Materials leak, spill, or discharge. This course meets and exceeds the requirements of CFR 29 1910.120 & CCR Title 8. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 077A — Fire Investigation 1A: Fire Origin & Cause Determination - **Units:** 2.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 45 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides the students with an introduction and basic overview of fire scene investigation. The focus of the course is to provide information on fire scene indicators and to determine the fire's origin. The CSFM 077A course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 077B — Fire Investigation 1B: Techniques of Fire Investigation - **Units:** 2.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 45 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 077A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides a deeper understanding of fire investigation and builds on Fire Investigation 1A. Topics include the juvenile fire setter, report writing, evidence preservation and collection, interview techniques, motives, and fire fatalities. The CSFM 077B course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 079B — Basic ICS for Initial Response - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course describes the principal features that constitute the ICS. Collectively, these features identify the unique quality of the ICS as an incident or event management system. Features are: five primary functions, management objectives, unity and chain of command, transfer of command, organizational flexibility, unified command, span of control, common terminology, personnel accountability, integrated communications, resources management and the incident action plan. The CSFM 079B course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (Equivalent to ICS 200.) ### CSFM 079C — I-300: Intermediate ICS - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 27 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 079B. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides a description and detail of the Incident Command System (ICS) organization and operations in supervisory roles on expanding or Type 3 incidents. Topics include: ICS fundamentals review, incident/event assessment and agency guidance is establishing incident objectives, Unified Command, incident resource management, planning process,demobilization, transfer of command and close out procedures. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 079D — I-400: Advanced ICS - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 079C. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course directs students towards an operational understanding of large single-agency and complex multi-agency-jurisdictional incident responses. Topics include: review of command and general staff, major and or complex incident/event management, area command and multi-agency coordination. The CSFM 079D course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $75 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 082A — Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1A: Emergency Vehicle Ops - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18, Lab Hours: 27 - **Advisory:** ENG 061. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Limitation on enrollment: Hold a valid Class C driver's license (minimum) - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on fire apparatus preventive maintenance and driving/operating. Topics include: routine tests, inspections, and servicing functions, operate, back, maneuver, and turn a fire apparatus in a variety of conditions and operate all fixed systems and equipment on a fire apparatus. This course is based on the 2014 edition of NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications . This course fulfills the requirements for a Class C Firefighter Endorsement. A minimum of 40 hours is required. The CSFM 082A course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 082B — Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1B: Pumping Apparatus Ops - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18, Lab Hours: 27 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 082A. - **Advisory:** ENG 061 & ESYS 004. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Limitation on enrollment: Valid California Class C Firefighter Endorsed,driver's license and meet the educational,requirements for OSFM Firefighter I. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on pumping apparatus preventive maintenance and operations. Topics include: routine tests, inspections, and servicing functions; producing hand, master, and foam fire streams, relay pump operations; and supplying water to fire sprinkler and standpipe systems. This course is based on the 2014 edition of NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications. A minimum of 40 hours is required. The CSFM 082B course is a California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) course. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 083A — Company Officer 2A: Human Resource Management - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 40 - **C-ID:** FIRE 200 X - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Must meet the educational requirements for Fire,Fighter II as stated in the California State Fire ,Training certification process. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on the use of human resources to accomplish assignments, evaluating member performance, supervising personnel, and integrating health and safety plans, policies, and procedures into daily activities as well as the emergency scene. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 200 X) ### CSFM 083B — Company Officer 2B: General Administration Functions - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 20 - **C-ID:** FIRE 210 X - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Must meet the educational requirements for Fire,Fighter II as stated in the California State Fire ,Training certification process. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on general administrative functions, the implementation of department policies and procedures, and addresses conveying the fire department's role, image, and mission to the public. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 210 X) ### CSFM 083C — Company Officer 2C: Fire Inspections and Investigations - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 40 - **C-ID:** FIRE 220 X - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Must meet the educational requirements for Fire,Fighter II as stated in the California State Fire ,Training certification process. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on conducting inspections, identifying hazards and addressing violations, performing a fire investigation to determine preliminary cause and securing the incident scene and preserving evidence. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 220 X) ### CSFM 083D — Company Officer 2D: All Risk Command Operations - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 40 - **C-ID:** FIRE 230 X - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/csfm.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Must meet the educational requirements for Fire,Fighter II as stated in the California State Fire ,Training certification process.,ICS-200.B: ICS for single resources and initial,action incidents.,Hazardous Material Incident Commander (as offered,by the California Specialized Training Institute) - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on conducting incident size-up, developing and implementing an initial plan of action involving single and multi-unit operations for various types of emergency incidents to mitigate the situation following agency safety procedures, conducting preincident planning, and develop a post-incident analysis. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 230 X) ### CSFM 083E — Company Officer 2E: Wildland Incident Operations - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 40 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 083D. - **C-ID:** FIRE 240 X - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Limitation on enrollment: Completion of S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior,(classroom delivery only),Must meet the educational requirements for Fire,Fighter II as stated in the California State Fire ,Training certification process. - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides information on evaluating and reporting incident conditions, analyzing incident needs, developing and implementing a plan of action to deploy incident resources, completing all operations to suppress a wildland fire, establishing an incident command post, creating an incident action plan, and completing incident records and reports. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 240 X) ### CSFM 084A — Instructor 1: Instructor Methodology - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 40 - **C-ID:** FIRE 250 X - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/csfm.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the entry level professional instructor to perform his or her duties safely, effectively, and competently. The curriculum is based on the 2012 edition of NFPA 1041 (Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications). At the end of this course, candidates for Instructor I certification will be able to teach and deliver instruction from a prepared lesson plan utilizing instructional aids and evaluation instruments. The Instructor I will also be able to adapt a lesson plan and complete the reporting requirements to the local jurisdiction. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. (C-ID FIRE 250 X) ### CSFM 085A — Fire Inspector 1A: Duties and Administration - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 24 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including legal responsibilities and authority, codes and standards, the inspection process, confidentiality and privacy requirements, and ethical conduct, and administrative tasks including preparing inspection reports, recognizing the need for a permit or plan review, investigating common complaints, and participating in legal proceedings. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required for this course to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 085B — Fire Inspector 1B: Fire and Life Safety - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 24 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 085A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides students with a basic knowledge of fire and life safety aspects related to the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including building construction, occupancy classifications, occupancy load, means of egress, hazardous conditions, fire growth potential, fire flow, and emergency planning and preparedness measures. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 085C — Fire Inspector 1C: Field Inspection - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 24 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 085B. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides students with a basic knowledge of field inspection roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I. This includes basic plan review, emergency access for an existing system, hazardous materials, and the operational readiness of fixed fire suppression systems, existing fire detection and alarm systems, and portable fire extinguishers. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion. ### CSFM 085D — Fire Inspector 1D: Field Inspection- California Specific - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** CSFM 085C. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course provides students with a basic knowledge of a Fire Fighter I's field inspection roles and responsibilities specific to California including tents, canopies, and temporary membrane structures; fireworks and explosives; and wildland urban interface environments. Upon successful completion of the course, a CSFM diploma fee of $140 is required to cover the California State Fire Training Certificate of Completion.