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CLASS SCHEDULE and INSTRUCTORS

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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.

**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

The Full-Time and Part-Time Fall Academy starts each September and each February for Spring semesters.

**There will be no part time academy in the spring of 2010**

Applications

There is a deadline for submitting your application.  Please contact Debra Zavala at (310) 660-3593 x6589 for information on the last day that applications are accepted for the following semester

Completed applications have documentation of the minimum successful completion of Fire Technology I, plus EMT training and proof of passing Fire Chiefs physical ability test such as the biddle, C Pat, or the El Camino Physical Ability Test. 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

Fire & Emergency Tech 1 (Intro to Fire Tech) or equivalent

Verification of Successful completion of:

  • EMT 140 & EMT 141 (Emergency Medical Training) or equivalent

The above classes can be taken at any college.

   

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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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Ken Mays, Battalion Chief,
Inglewood Fire Department (RETIRED)
Training Coordinator of the El Camino Fire Academy

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Dean Rodriguez, Dean of Industry and Technology

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Captain Brownlie, LACoFD Hazmat / Wildland

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George Karnazes, Fire Captain,
Inglewood Fire Department (RETIRED)

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Chief Macphearson,

Gardena (RETIRED)

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Carl Whitaker, Chief, Arson, Fire Marshal
Redondo Beach Fire Department

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Dave Winkler, Fire Captain,
Torrance Fire Department


Kevin Huben, Fire Captain,
Los Angeles County Fire Department


COST

Tuition: 14.5 units @ $26 per = $377

Health Fee: $14.40

Lab Fee: $200

Uniform and P/T Gear: $300

Leather Steel Toe Zip Boots: $150

Firefighting Gear: $160-$500

Text Book and Study Guide: $130

Certificate Fee: $210

FIT MASK Test Fee: $30

Misc Costs: $200

Total Estimated Cost: $1700

 
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