Fire Administration Option
Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted) Fire Academy · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.FTFA.CA
Program Control Number: 21797
The certificate program in fire administration is designed to prepare students for careers as fire service officers. The program meets requirements of the California State Board of Fire Services Company Officer and college or university preparation. Transcript evaluation may allow up to a maximum of 18 units of credit for previous fire service education.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Demonstrate the ability to manage all-risk emergency incidents at the Fire Officer level.
- Apply leadership and management theories and decision-making models as they relate to the local, state and federal standards and practices.
- Analyze complex emergency response scenarios and effectively identify strategies and tactics for successful mitigation.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses - Complete all courses listed below. | 6.5 | |
| FOT 150A | Company Officer 2A: Human Resource Management for Company Officers | 1 |
| FOT 150B | Company Officer 2B: General Administration Functions for Company Officers | 0.5 |
| FOT 150C | Company Officer 2C: Fire Inspections and Investigations | 1.5 |
| FOT 150D | Company Officer 2D: All-Risk Command Operations for Company Officers | 1 |
| FOT 150E | Company Officer 2E: Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers | 1.5 |
| FOT 205 | Instructor I: Instructional Methodology | 1 |
| Core Electives- Complete a minimum of 9 units from the courses listed below. | 9-10 | |
| FTC 102 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
| FTC 103 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival | 3 |
| FTC 104 | Fire Prevention | 3 |
| FTC 105 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 |
| FTC 106 | Fire Protection Systems | 3 |
| FTC 121 | Physical Fitness for Public Safety Personnel | 3 |
| FTC 121L | Physical Fitness for Public Safety Personnel - Performance and Assessment | 0.3 |
| FAC 060A | Basic Fire Academy- Fire Fighter 1A Structure | 10 |
| FAC 060B | Firefighter 1B - Hazardous Materials / WMD | 1 |
| FAC 060C | Firefighter 1C - Wildland Firefighter 1 | 2 |
| Electives - Complete a minimum of 4.8 units from the courses listed below. | 4.8 | |
| FOT 008A | S-339 Division/Group Supervisor All Risk | 0.5 |
| FOT 016 | CSFA Terrorism | 0.3 |
| FOT 032 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | 0.5 |
| FOT 033 | ICS-400 Incident Command | 0.5 |
| FOT 044 | Fire Investigation 1A: Fire Origin and Cause Determination | 0.5 |
| FOT 045 | Fire Investigation 1B: Techniques of Fire Investigation | 0.5 |
| FAC 062 | Basic Incident Command Systems | 0.3 |
| FOT 078 | S-230 Crew Boss (Single Resource) | 0.4-0.5 |
| FOT 079 | S-404 Safety Officer | 0.5 |
| FAC 079B | AH-330 Strike Team/Task Force Leader – All Hazards (32 Hours) | 1 |
| FAC 079D | S-440 Planning Section Chief | 0.5 |
| FAC 084A | Hazardous Materials First Responder Operational, Decontamination | 0.3 |
| FOT 130A | Fire Inspector 1A: Duties and Administration | 1.5 |
| FOT 130B | Fire Inspector 1B: Introduction to Fire and Life Safety | 1.5 |
| FOT 130C | Fire Inspector 1C: Field Inspection | 1.5 |
| FOT 130D | Fire Inspector 1D: Field Inspector | 1 |
| FOT 206 | Instructor II: Instructional Development | 1 |
| FOT 210 | Community Risk Educator | 1 |
| Total | 20.3-21.3 | |