# Fire Technology (FIRE) — Fall 2026 schedule

Palomar College · 42 sections · Seat counts as of 2026-10-18

Source: https://my.palomar.edu/psc/palc9prd/EMPLOYEE/SA/s/WEBLIB_HCX_CM.H_CLASS_SEARCH.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?institution=PALMR

Term dates: Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 (from the sections' dates) · 5 sessions, with dates: /c/palomar-college/schedule/fall-2026/index.json · Academic calendar: https://www.palomar.edu/enrollmentservices/calendars/

Course descriptions: 2026-2027 catalog, /c/palomar-college/catalog/2026-2027/courses/fire.md

## FIRE 51 — Fire Academy Preparation (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 71287 | 1 | In person | Tue/Thu 7:00–7:50am, PSTC 2A | Aug 24–Dec 19 | George Thompson | Full (49/42), 2 waitlisted |
| 71288 | 2 | In person, Laboratory | Tue/Thu 8:00–9:30am, PSTC 2A | Aug 24–Dec 19 | George Thompson | Full (49/42), 2 waitlisted |

## FIRE 98 — Firefighter Skill Maintenance and Update (1.5 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 71290 | 10 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Michael Spaulding | 14 of 35 open |
| 71291 | 17 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Brian Salazar | Full (48/35) |
| 71292 | 18 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Daniel Barron | 6 of 35 open |
| 72254 | 25 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Steven LaCorte | 11 of 35 open |
| 71293 | 27 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Bret Davidson | 20 of 35 open |
| 71294 | 28 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Thomas Duncan | 33 of 35 open |
| 71295 | 29 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Brian Tucker | Full (62/35) |
| 71296 | 30 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Bret Davidson | 13 of 35 open |
| 71297 | 31 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Collin Ray Baker | 8 of 35 open |
| 71298 | 32 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Dave McQuead | 3 of 35 open |
| 71299 | 33 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Chip Duncan | 7 of 35 open |
| 71289 | 9 | Online anytime, Laboratory | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Jessamyn Specht | 5 of 35 open |

## FIRE 100 — Fire Protection Organization (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 72853 | 1 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Christopher Lawrence | Full (43/42), 4 waitlisted |
| 72729 | 10 | In person | Tue/Thu 11:10am–12:35pm, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Christopher Lawrence | Full (45/42) |
| 73324 | 11 | In person | Tue/Thu 9:30–10:55am, FEC N01 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | David Miller | 7 of 42 open |
| 73797 | 12 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Joseph Schloss Jr | 2 of 42 open |
| 72854 | 50 | In person | Tue/Thu 6:00–7:25pm, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Sean Peck | 7 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 101 — Firefighter Safety (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70290 | 1 | In person | Mon/Wed 7:50–9:20am, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | James Colston | Full (42/42), 2 waitlisted |
| 71998 | 10 | In person | Tue/Thu 7:50–9:15am, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Michael Vanbibber | 10 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |
| 70291 | 2 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Danny Delgado | Full (43/42), 4 waitlisted |
| 73325 | 50 | Hybrid | Wed 6:00–7:25pm, FEC N01; Plus online work | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Sean Peck | Full (42/42) |

## FIRE 115 — Hazardous Materials I (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70591 | 1 | In person | Tue/Thu 9:30–10:55am, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Christopher Lawrence | 10 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 118 — Fire Prevention Technology (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70592 | 50 | In person | Thu 6:00–9:10pm, HS 204 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Cynthia Wong | Full (41/40), 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 120 — Building Construction for Fire Protection (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70593 | 1 | In person | Tue/Thu 1:10–2:35pm, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Christopher Lawrence | Full (48/42) |
| 73387 | 50 | In person | Tue 6:00–9:10pm, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Ed Sprague | 2 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 130 — Fire Protection Equipment and Systems (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70594 | 1 | In person | Tue/Thu 9:30–10:55am, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Michael Vanbibber | 3 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |
| 73388 | 51 | In person | Wed 6:00–9:10pm, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Kenneth Kim | 3 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 131 — Introduction to Emergency Management (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70595 | 1 | In person | Mon/Wed 9:30–11:00am, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | James Colston | 2 of 42 open |

## FIRE 132 — Disaster Response And Recovery (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70596 | 1 | In person | Mon/Wed 11:10am–12:40pm, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | James Colston | 1 of 42 open |

## FIRE 133 — Disaster Mitigation (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70597 | 1 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | James Colston | 5 of 42 open, 5 waitlisted |

## FIRE 142 — Fire Ethics (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 71167 | 1 | In person | Mon/Wed 9:30–11:00am, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | David Miller | 3 of 42 open |
| 70598 | 2 | In person | Tue/Thu 7:50–9:15am, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Christopher Lawrence | Full (42/42) |

## FIRE 151 — Fire Fighter I Academy (20 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70603 | 1 | In person | Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 7:00–9:05am, PSTC 1A | Aug 24–Dec 19 | George Thompson | 7 of 42 open |
| 70604 | 2 | In person, Laboratory | Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 9:15am–12:30pm, PSTC 1A; Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:15–4:30pm, PSTC 1A | Aug 24–Dec 19 | George Thompson | 7 of 42 open |

## FIRE 160 — Wildland Fire Control I (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70599 | 1 | In person | Mon/Wed 7:50–9:20am, ESC 805 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Peter Montgomery | 8 of 42 open |

## FIRE 165 — Fundamentals of Fire Protection Chemistry (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70600 | 1 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Ed Sprague | Full (45/42), 2 waitlisted |
| 70601 | 2 | In person | Mon/Wed 1:10–2:40pm, ESC 804 | Aug 24–Dec 19 | James Colston | 1 of 42 open, 1 waitlisted |

## FIRE 171F — Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (1 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 73130 | 1 | In person | Wed/Thu 8:00am–12:10pm, PSTC 3A; Wed/Thu 1:10–4:30pm, PSTC 3A | Nov 4–Nov 5 | Michael De Guzman | 24 of 25 open |

## FIRE 171G — S 290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (2.5 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 72556 | 1 | In person | Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 8:00am–12:50pm, PSTC 3A; Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:20–6:10pm, PSTC 3A | Dec 1–Dec 4 | Bret Davidson | 25 of 25 open |

## FIRE 173 — Legal Aspects of Emergency Services (3 units)

| CRN | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 72403 | 1 | Online anytime | Online, no set time | Aug 24–Dec 19 | Joseph Schloss Jr | 5 of 42 open |