Fire Technology - Odessa College

Fire Technology from Odessa College is a Campus Associate Fire Fighting degree that prepares you for a Fire Protection career. The Fire Technology program at Odessa College offers students the opportunity to be trained for careers in the fire service field. The program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring to become entry-level certified firefighters through the Certificate of Technology curriculum. Firefighters who are currently certified can advance in the profession by pursuing an Associate?s of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Fire Administration. The Certificate of Technology curriculum is offered as an innovative online Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) certified Basic Firefighter Academy. College?s Fire Academy offers on-site and online firefighter training which combines traditional and contemporary methodologies and is designed to allow the student to be gainfully employed upon completion of 24 college credit hours. While taking the 16 week course of study Monday through Friday online, the student will be required to attend 16 Saturdays of mandatory all day on-site skill practice. The online interactive study will provide the student with basic emergency care and fire suppression knowledge and procedures needed to take and pass the TCFP written state test for certification. The Saturday practicum will be used to develop skill proficiency, enabling the student to pass the TCFP state skill test and give the student opportunity to develop additional practical skills needed in the career of firefighting. It is preferred that all students enrolled in the Certificate of Technology program receive an EMT-Basic certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) in the semester immediately before or immediately following the Basic Firefighter Academy. This will allow the student to earn an additional six college credit hours and enhance employment opportunities with fire departments throughout the State of Texas. The 24 college credit hours obtained from the successful completion of the Basic Firefighter Academy, as well as the six college credit hours earned for EMT-Basic, can then be applied toward an AAS in Fire Administration if the student desires to further their education. The goal of the Fire Academy is to provide a well-rounded educational experience and give the student the necessary training to become certified through the TCFP and TDSHS and obtain a career in the profession of firefighting. The High School Fire Academy is a certified Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Academy. The academy offers on-site firefighter training that begins at the start of the student?s junior year of high school and is completed in the fall semester of the senior year. The training will provide the student the basic knowledge to pass the TCFP state test. In the spring semester of their senior year, students will take the EMT-Basic courses. The training will provide the student the basic knowledge to pass the EMT-Basic certification through the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) upon graduation from high school. The student is able to attend the academy during high school hours with some Saturday scheduling in their second year. The student can earn dual credit while enrolled in the academy and graduate the academy with 30 college credit hours and 4 high school credits upon completion. After completing training at the end of the senior year, the student will be state certified in both Basic Firefighter and EMT-Basic upon successfully passing both certification examinations. The goal of the High School Fire Academy is to provide the youth of our community the opportunity to pursue a career in the fire service and to be certified through the TCFP and TDSHS and to become employable in fire service immediately following graduation from high school. View more details on Odessa College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Fire Fighting courses.