El Camino Fire Academy - Class Schedule

CLASS SCHEDULE

INSTRUCTORS

El Camino offers the Fire Academy four times a year.

Each semester there are two choices: Full-Time or Part-Time Academy; whichever best suits their needs.

Full-Time Class

Full-Time is a ten-week class that runs Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. There are three to four hours of homework each night and over the weekends. Students find it difficult to hold down a job and attend the Full-Time Academy, because the class workload is so extensive.

PLEASE NOTE for both the Full-Time and Part-Time Academy our students are not allowed to continue with any score below 80% in the classroom, and 100% in the drill yard!

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Part-Time Class

The sixteen-week class is referred to as the Part-Time Academy which runs Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 5:30pm to 9:40pm and Saturdays from 8am to 5pm, and every other Sunday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Again, there is also three to four hours of homework for each evening class, while the Saturday class is primarily hands on work in the drill yard. Students are able to work and attend the Part-Time class, however the schedule is very demanding.

After Mid Term Exams the schedule may vary to accomodate the full time fire service instructors work schedule.

**Attendance is mandatory for both classes and any absence that cannot be made up will result in the student not being able to continue!**

Semesters

Full Time starts the last monday in August for fall, and the third monday in February for spring.

Applications

There is a deadline for submitting your application. Please contact Debra Zavala at (310) 660-3600 for information on the last day that applications are accepted for the following semester

Completed applications have a current EMT card that reflects your passing of the National Registry. The Physical Ability Test is valid for a year and MUST be valid when the semester begins.

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To apply go to the contact us link.

PREREQUISITES

Verification of Successful completion of:

EMT 140 & EMT 141 (Emergency Medical Training) or equivalent
Proof of passing the National Registry and possession of a valid EMT Card
Fire & Emergency Tech 1 (Intro to Fire Tech) or equivalent

The above classes can be taken at any college.

Students must be able to pass the El Camino Fire Academy physical ability test, which is identical to the "Biddle PhysIcal Ability Test"- We train on this ability test and you must pass the test to continue past mid-term.

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We have seven primary instructors at El Camino Fire Academy.

Students operate our fire engines and utilize our fire hydrants located strategically around the drill yard.

Our instructor to student ratio is another reason our Fire Academy is so well received. Our instructors are from the Los Angeles area and represent nearly a dozen different professional fire departments.

Many of our instructors are training officers in their own departments.

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Carl Whitaker, Div Chief,
Redondo Beach FD (RETIRED)
Fire Academy Coordinator