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Victoria College's Fire Academy is designed to prepare you for a career in firefighting. Firefighters work to control and extinguish fires and respond to emergency situations where life, property or the environment is at risk. They are often the first emergency personnel to arrive at the scene of a traffic accident or medical emergency.
In addition to firefighting courses, the Fire Academy curriculum includes Emergency Medical Technician-Basic courses to prepare you for the growing emergency medical services responsibilities included in firefighting duties.
The Firefighting program is approved by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection for paid firefighters and the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course is approved by the Texas Department of Health. Students that complete all appropriate program requirements are eligible to apply for firefighter certification from TCFP and EMT-Basic certification from TDH.
The Fire Academy is a certificate program, but it includes 27 credit hours that may be applied towards an Associate of Applied Science degree in fire technology.
Coursework includes:
- Firefighting principles
- Theory lectures
- Hands-on skills training in firefighting techniques and equipment
After you have completed the cousework. you may apply for a Certificate of Completion in Firefighting from Victoria College and are eligible to apply for certification from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the Texas Department of Health.
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