About

The Firefighter I Program is designed to prepare students for a rewarding career in the fire service. Successful completion of this course will give students certification in Hazardous Materials Operations, S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter, L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (which are recognized as entry level for both USFS and BLM), IFSTA Firefighter I curriculum and Job Performance Requirements (JPR’s) for both NFPA 1001 and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. CDFPC Firefighter I certification testing is included as part of this program. Students must be 18 years old by the first day of class. This program is 13 credit hours.

Details

Upcoming Dates

  • January 2023
  • August 2023

Time

  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • 8:30am – 4:00pm

Pricing

  • $2526.00*
  • * approximate cost, not including assessment and state testing fees; subject to change

Program Information

  • Firefighter I is a 13 credit, 292.5 hour program
  • Firefighter 1 is 1 semester

Department Faculty

  • Bruce Fosdike (Program Coordinator, Instructor)

How to Apply

  1. Complete TCR application
  2. Send a copy of your Drivers License to admissions@tcr.edu
  3. Request Official High school and College Transcripts to be sent to admissions@tcr.edu

Pre-requisites

  • training.fema.gov/nims
  • ICS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
  • ICS-200 Basic ICS
  • ICS-700 Introduction to National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • ICS-800 National Response Framework

High School Students

This program is available to high school students. For more information click here https://tcr.edu/high-school-concurrent-enrollment/

Available at these locations

  • Main Campus
    1765 US-50
    Delta, CO 81416

Additional Links

Booklist

Supplies

Uniform Kit-Students must purchase this uniform from Galls at their own expense. Printable Supply List

T shirts (3)-TCR-$36.00 (purchased through TCR)

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