Merced College Courses

Fire Inspector provides students with a basic knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector including legal responsibilities and authority, codes and standards, the inspection proces

• California Community Colleges System
• 3 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to arson, laws related to arson, types of incendiary fires, and methods of determining fire cause and recognizing and preserving evidence. A special emphasis will be pla

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course covers evidence related to arson and fire deaths, interviewing, and interrogating. Investigation of structure, wildland, and vehicle fires are covered as well as fire scene documentation;

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Provides the firefighter with basic knowledge of fire behavior and control and basic skills to safely perform essential fire ground tasks with minimal supervision. Student must supply instructor-appro

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 hours
• Paid Course

Fire 63A is the first course in the Merced College Fire Academy sequence designed to prepare students for Firefighter 1 certification through California State Fire Training (SFT). This course provides

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

Fire 63B is the second course in the Merced College Fire Academy sequence, designed to prepare students for Firefighter 1 certification through California State Fire Training (SFT). This course builds

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

This State Fire Training - Firefighter 2 course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the firefighter to take on increased leadership roles and responsibilities in fire department communication

• California Community Colleges System
• 7 hours
• Paid Course

This course stresses the fundamentals of initial-attack wildland firefighting and how to apply wildland firefighting strategy and tactics during the suppression effort which also includes live fire co

• California Community Colleges System
• 1 hour
• Paid Course

This course is a general introduction to hazardous materials awareness with emphasis on placards, identification and recognition, decision-making in emergencies, detecting hazardous materials presence

• California Community Colleges System
• 30 minutes
• Paid Course

This course covers how hazardous materials can harm people, the environment, and property, and how the first responder may use clues to recognize a hazardous materials incident and implement actions t

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course covers how to safely and competently perform “Fully/ Primary” decontamination in at least “Level B” personal protective equipment based on agency or generic Decon SOP. This course builds u

• California Community Colleges System
• 30 minutes
• Paid Course

This course provides the firefighter with basic knowledge of radio communications use regarding size-up and report conditions. Forms and reports related to operating equipment and incidents are covere

• California Community Colleges System
• 2 hours
• Paid Course

This course is designed to introduce the novice to the basics of equipment nomenclature, rope design and construction, care and maintenance, and knots and webbing as they apply to rope rescue emergenc

• California Community Colleges System
• 1 hour
• Paid Course

This course provides classroom instruction of vehicle rescue concepts. It introduces students to common vehicle rescue tools and hands-on practice of basic techniques used to free persons entrapped in

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 hours
• Paid Course

This course is designed for the entry-level and veteran firefighter. The subject matter relates to principles and features of ICS, organization, incident facilities, incident resources and responsibil

• California Community Colleges System
• 1 hour
• Paid Course