Training Opportunities

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Training News & Information
California State Certified Fire Related Courses
Training Related Organizations and Associations
Fire & EMS Related Training Conferences
Fire Training & Education (Initial & Continuing)
Personnel Providing Fire Related Training/Education & Speaker Services
Firefighter 1 Academies
Two Year Degree Programs
Four Year Degree Programs
Paramedic Programs
EMT Programs
EMS Continuing Education for EMTs and Paramedics

Training News & Information:

The Spring 2008 issue of the California State Fire Training "Fireline" is now available - CLICK HERE

California State Certified Fire Related Courses

For a current list of many of the various courses that are being offered around the state that are certified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, click on the following link - http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/training/training_classschedule.php
(This list is updated regularly and is an extensive list of what is available)
Check out California Wildland Training (a great website with statewide courses relating to ICS and wildland certification related courses). If you are looking to get certified and qualified in any ICS position relating to CICCS (California Incident Command Certification System).
Check out the Sacramento Regional Fire Training and Rescue Authority at:
www.fireandrescuetraining.ca.gov - once there, click on "SCHEDULED COURSES."
Check out Fire Nuggets at www.firenuggets.com
Check out the Industrial Emergency Council's class schedule on their web site at
http://iec-caer.org and navigate to "CLASS SCHEDULE" for classes such as:
-    Rescue Systems 1
-    Confined Space Rescue Operations
-    Trench Rescue
-    Level 1, 2 and 3 Fire Officer courses
-    Hazardous Materials courses
-    ICS courses
Check out the Nobody Gets Left Behind Group, who offer a wide variety of training primarily focusing on firefighter safety, Rapid Intervention Crew tactics and deployment, SCBA Air Management, Search and Rescue techniques, and much, much more: www.leerescue.com/NGLB/Home.html
Check out the Solano-Napa Fire Training Officers Association website for many classes offered in the Solano County area: www.sntoa.com/ - scroll down to the bottom: Current Class/Activity Schedule.
Check out the San Diego County Training Officers Association website at: www.sdctoa.org/
Check out the Monterey County Fire Training Officers Association website at: www.mcftoa.org/
Check out the Riverside County Fire Department website at www.rvcfire.org/opencms/quick_links/Training_Flyers.html
Check out the Riverside County Fire Training Officers Association website at: www.rctoa.org/
Check out the Cal FIRE / San Benito-Monterey Unit Training website at www.beutraining.org
Check out the Cal FIRE / San Luis Obispo Unit Training website at www.calfireslo.org/Traininig.html
Check out the CAL FIRE / San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit Training website at: www.czutraining.org

International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
International Fire Service Training Association
International Society of Fire Instructors
Monterey County (CA) Fire Training Officers Association
National Fire Academy/U.S. Fire Administration
Northern California Training Officers Association
Riverside County (CA) Fire Training Officers Association
San Diego County (CA) Fire Training Officers Association
Solano-Napa County (CA) Fire Training Officers Association
Southern California Training Officers Association

California Fire Service Training Conference (Los Angeles)
California Fire Training Officers Association Annual Symposium (Fresno)
EMS Today Conference (Baltimore)
Fire Department Instructors Conference (Indianapolis)
Firehouse Central (Las Vegas)
Firehouse Expo (Baltimore)
Firehouse World (San Diego)
Fire Nuggets
Fire Rescue Conference & Exhibition (Las Vegas)
Fire Rescue International (Rotating locations, typically Dalls, TX, Atlanta, GA and Denver, CO)
International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services
Northwest Fire Rescue Expo (Portland)
Pittsburgh Fire Rescue & EMS Expo (Pittsburgh, PA)
Southwestern Fire Rescue Expo (Galveston, TX)

Fire Training and Education (Initial and continuing education)

American Health Education (CA Fire Officer, Chief Officer and ICS courses)
California State Fire Marshal's Office - Regularly Updated Class Schedule (the best one stop shopping resource for state certified courses!)
Firecourse.com (NWCG Wildland Certification Courses)
Fire-Fighter-Exam.com (Designed to assist firefighters with their entrance exams, including FF 1 and 2 tests)
Fire & Rescue Training Authority - Sacramento
Fresno Fire Department Training Division
Industrial Emergency Council (IEC) (CA Fire Officer, Chief Officer and ICS courses)
Long Beach Fire Department Training Division (A great resource for any firefighter interested in furthering their knowledge)
Los Angeles Fire Department Training Division (A great resource for any firefighter interested in furthering their knowledge)
Rescue 3 International (Swiftwater and other rescue type classes)
Rookie 2000 (website dedicated to providing in depth information on fire service tools & equipment: specifications, owner's manuals, etc. A must for every probationary firefighter trying to learn as much as they can about their tools & equipment).
University of Nevada - Reno (Variety of offerings including aircraft rescue firefighting, rescue, hazardous materials and many more!)
Wildland Fire Training (ICS related certification courses of all levels)

Personnel Providing Fire Related Training & Education, and Speaker Services

Bennie Crane (Retired District Chief from the Chicago F.D.)
Captain Bob (Entry-level and promotional level oral board preparation)
Career Survival Group (Legal related fire classes to keep yourself out of the headlines!)
Cynthia Tablak & Associates (Fire Service Consultant)
Dan Noonan (Retired FDNY Firefighter)
Harry Carter
Emergency Services Consulting
Mark Emery (Competent Command - (Company Officer and Chief Officer level training)
Five Alarm Leadership (F.D.N.Y. Battalion Chief John Salka and Lewisville, TX Fire Chief Rick Lasky)
Fire Nuggets.com
Gordon Graham
Ed Hadfield (Firetown Training Specialist and Captain with the Huntington Beach F.D.)
Holman Training and Development
Lee & Associates Rescue Related Training
Nobody Gets Left Behind - Excellent training opportunities in a variety of fire related subjects
Paul Lepore (Battalion Chief, Long Beach F.D.; Entry-level and promotional level oral board preparation))
Gary Ludwig (Deputy Chief - Memphis F.D.)
Al Mozingo
John Salka (F.D.N.Y. Battalion Chief)
The Bravest Seminars (Active and retired F.D.N.Y. members, and members from other departments)
Tim Sendelbach (TES2 Training & Education Services)
Vincent Dunn (Retired F.D.N.Y.)
Chuck Wilson (Promotional preparation seminars)

Firefighter 1 Academies

Chabot College (Hayward) - General College web site for information/registration
Chabot College (Hayward) - Fire Technology and EMS web site
Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria)
Butte College (Oroville)
Cabrillo College (Santa Cruz area)
City College of San Francisco
College of San Mateo
College of the Sequoias (Visalia)
College of the Siskiyous (Weed)
Columbia College (Sonora)
Crafton Hills College (Yucaipa)
El Camino College (Torrance)
Fresno City College
Glendale Community College
Los Medanos College (Pittsburg)
Modesto Junior College
Mount San Antonio College (Walnut)
Oxnard Community College
Palomar College (San Marcos)
Rio Hondo (Whittier)
Santa Ana College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Shasta College (Redding)
Sierra College (Rocklin)
South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (Hollister)
Yuba College (Yuba City)

Two Year Degree Programs in Fire Technology

Chabot College (Hayward) - General College web site for information/registration
Chabot College (Hayward) - Fire Technology and EMS web site
Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria)
American River College (Sacramento)
Antelope Valley College (Lancaster)
Bakersfield College
Barstow College
Butte College (Oroville)
Cabrillo College (Santa Cruz area)
Cerro Coso Community College (Ridgecrest)
City College of San Francisco
College of San Mateo
College of the Desert (Palm Desert)
College of the Sequoias (Visalia)
College of the Siskiyous (Weed)
Columbia College (Sonora)
Consumnes River College (Sacramento)
Copper Mountain Community College (Joshua Tree)
Crafton Hills College (Yucaipa)
East Los Angeles College
El Camino College (Torrance)
Fresno City College
Glendale Community College
Hartnell College (Salinas)
Lake Tahoe Community College
Las Positas College (Livermore)
Lassen Community College (Susanville)
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Medanos College (Pittsburg)
Marin College (Marin County)
Merced College
Miramar College (San Diego)
Mission College (Santa Clara)
Modesto Junior College
Monterey Peninsula College
Mount San Antonio College (Walnut)
Mt. San Jacinto College
Oxnard Community College
Palomar College (San Marcos)
Pasadena City College
Rio Hondo (Whittier)
Riverside Community College
San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton)
Santa Ana College
Santa Monica College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Shasta College (Redding)
Sierra College (Rocklin)
Solano College (Fairfield)
Victor Valley Community College (Victorville)
Yuba College (Yuba City)

Four Year Degree Programs in Fire Technology (or closely related fields)

Cogswell College (Sunnyvale)
California State University Los Angeles
California State University Sacramento
Humboldt State University, California

Or, for a one-stop resource that includes colleges of all types from across the United States, check out EDU Registry.org at www.eduregistry.org

Four Year Degree Colleges; California State University System

CSU - Bakersfield
CSU - Channel Islands
CSU - Chico
CSU - Dominquez Hills
CSU - Fresno
CSU - Fullerton
CSU - Hayward
Humboldt State University
CSU - Long Beach
CSU - Los Angeles
CSU - Monterey Bay
CSU - Northridge
Cal Poly - Pomona
CSU - Sacramento
CSU - San Bernardino
CSU - San Diego
CSU - San Francisco
San Jose State University
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
CSU - San Marcos
Sonoma State University

Paramedic Schools

Abrams College (Modesto)
American River College (Sacramento)
Butte College (Oroville)
California EMS Academy (Redwood City)
City College of San Francisco
Crafton Hills College (Yucaipa)
EMSTA (El Cajon)
EMSTI (Stockton / Bay Area)
Emergency Training Services (Santa Cruz)
Foothill College (Los Altos Hills)
Los Medanos College (Pittsburg)
Mendocino College (Ukiah)
Northern California Training Institute (NCTI)
Palomar College (San Marcos)
Saddleback College (Mission Viejo)
Santa Rosa Junior College
UCLA / Daniel Freeman (Los Angeles)
Westmed Training (San Jose)

To view a website dedicated to assist the student with passing the HOBET test (an entry-level assessment test utilized by some paramedic programs such as NCTI), click here

EMT Programs

Chabot College (Hayward) - General College web site for information/registration
Chabot College (Hayward) - Fire Technology and EMS web site
Absolute Safety Training, Inc.
Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria)
American Health Education (Dublin & other bay area locations)
American River College (Sacramento)
Antelope Valley College (Lancaster)
Bakersfield College
Barstow College
Butte College (Oroville)
California EMS Academy (Redwood City)
City College of San Francisco
College of San Mateo
College of the Desert (Palm Desert)
College of the Redwoods (Eureka)
College of the Sequoias (Visalia)
College of the Siskiyous (Weed)
Contra Costa College
Crafton Hills College (Yucaipa)
El Camino College (Torrance)
Emergency Medical Sciences Training Institute (Stockton/Bay Area)
Emergency Training Services (Santa Cruz)
EMSTA (El Cajon)
Fast Response (Berkeley)
Foothill College (Palo Alto)
Fresno City College
Las Positas College (Livermore)
Los Medanos College (Pittsburg)
Marin College (Marin County)
Merced College
Merritt College (Oakland)
Miramar College (San Diego)
Mission College (Santa Clara)
Modesto Junior College
Napa Valley College (Napa)
Northern California Training Institute (NCTI)
San Francisco Paramedic Association
San Jose City College
Santa Ana College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Sierra College (Rocklin)
Skyline College (San Bruno)
Solano College (Fairfield)
Victor Valley Community College (Victorville)
Westmed Training (San Jose)
Yuba College (Yuba City)

EMS Training and Education for Paramedics and EMT (Continuing Education)

ACLS.net (a great resource to prepare for your ACLS classes)
American Health Education (Dublin and other Bay Area locations)
California EMS Academy (Redwood City)
CE3000.com (on-line Continuing Education service)
EMSTA (El Cajon)
Emergency Training Services (Santa Cruz)
Fast Response (Locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, Walnut Creek)
My Web CE (on-line Continuing Education service)
Northern California Training Institute (NCTI)
Pace Symposia (ACLS, PALS, CPR classes around California)
Paramagician.com (a great free site for the paramedic student, working paramedic, or future paramedic)
San Francisco Paramedic Association