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
- Complete TCR application
- Send a copy of your Drivers License to admissions@tcr.edu
- 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
Supplies
Uniform Kit-Students must purchase this uniform from Galls at their own expense. Printable Supply List
- Shirt – Law Pro Poly Cotton, Light Blue, SR997
- Pant – Law Pro Twill, Midnight Navy, TT091
- Black leather plain belt with nickel buckle
- 4” minimum height black leather boots
shineable toe, no steel toes
T shirts (3)-TCR-$36.00 (purchased through TCR)