Fire Academy

What is the program?

The San Antonio College Regional Fire Academy is a quality fire training facility providing the most realistic live fire training possible. The ability to consistently burn Class A fuels (wood) and Class B fuels (propane), utilizing a variety of props, makes the Regional Fire Academy unique among the live fire training facilities.

The Firefighter I, II & Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) Awareness/Operations Cadet Academy is a demanding sixteen-week program that provides comprehensive training in all aspects of Basic Firefighting Skills and Hazardous Materials. Cadets will participate in approximately 680 hours of Fire & Haz Mat training.

This face-to-face hands-on course prepares and trains Cadets to NFPA Fire Fighter I, II & Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations* levels. Meeting hiring standards established by fire departments as entry-level firefighters. This course meets all requirements for Firefighter I, II & Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations certification, as identified in NFPA 1001 and NFPA 472, through the TCFP & IFSAC process. EMT Basic is a prerequisite of Basic Structure Firefighter certification. San Antonio College also offers the EMT Basic Certificate through the Allied Health Department. (You do not have to have EMT to attend the Fire Academy)

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• Firefighter / Basic, Level I Certificate
• The SAC Regional Fire Academy (RFA) is part of the TCFP firefighter certification process. Prior to being appointed to fire suppression duties, personnel must complete a Commission-approved basic structure fire suppression program and successfully complete a Commission recognized emergency medical course.
• Required to get your Texas firefighter certification

What's special about program?

Our Instructors in this program are seasoned veterans in the fire service with many years of cumulative teaching and operational experience.

The goal of the San Antonio College Regional Fire Academy is to provide fire training of the highest quality while promoting professionalism and academic excellence. It is the intent of the academy to provide a climate that promotes safety and respect while maximizing training benefits. "We prepare safety professionals to confront emergencies." The Regional Fire Academy Staff & Instructor team sets the tone and provides the environment to achieve TCFP certification & IFSAC certification. The training curriculum is divided into instructional blocks. Each block contains certain basic skills that Cadets will learn and then apply in a variety of ways to accomplish a task. During the course of training, Cadets will respond to fire ground scenarios and will be evaluated on their ability to apply the knowledge as a responding company

(Course Break Down)

This course runs twice a year, Spring (January thru May) and Fall (August thru December) and is in-line with the San Antonio College Spring/Fall Semester’s. We run two separate college classes side by side throughout the entire course. The course is broke into 8 separate courses/blocks (5 Blocks for Firefighter I, 1 Block for Firefighter II, 1 Block for Haz Mat, 1 Block for PT Program)(Listed Below).

Block I Firefighter I 1301, Block II Firefighter I 1319, Block III Firefighter I 1407, Block IV Firefighter I 1429,

Block V Firefighter I 1433, Block VI Firefighter II 1423 Block VII Haz Mat Awr/Ops 1413,

Block VIII Firefighter Agility & Fitness 1103 (Runs all 16 weeks)

This 16 week Academy is conducted weekly - Monday thru Friday from 0630 thru 1700. (Occasional Saturdays Required)

What will I learn?

The knowledge and manipulative skills necessary to become certified through the Texas Commission of Fire Protection (TCFP) in Firefighter I & II, and Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations.

This course is designed to also teach “Firemanship”. This is where Cadets learn and understand what it means to be a firefighter,  what they represent as a firefighter, and how to be a professional leader in their department and most importantly their communities. 

What can I do with this course of study?

Once graduated and TCFP certified you can apply for entry-level firefighting positions in the State of Texas fire departments.

Once you complete the Fire Academy, you have now got the foundation needed to build on as a professional firefighter. The next step would be to get your Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree.

San Antonio College's (SAC) Fire Science program is designed to prepare the individual for a career in fire service and provide the opportunity for professional firefighters to achieve an Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree for career advancement.

The program offers two Associate of Applied Science A.A.S. degree tracts as well as a Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) approved basic structural firefighter academy.

• Fire Science/Fire Fighting with an Emphasis in Homeland Security, A.A.S. ♦︎
• The Fire Science / Fire Fighting with an Emphasis in Homeland Security program reflects the assessed needs of the community for careers in the fire service and the need for trained professionals in disaster preparedness.
• Certified firefighters can receive college credit for TFFP, IFSAC, or ProBoard Fire Inspector certification
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• Fire Service Leadership, A.A.S. ♦︎ 
• The Fire Service Leadership Program reflects the assessed needs of the community for careers in the fire service and in fire service management.
• Certified firefighters can receive college credit for TFFP, IFSAC, or ProBoard Fire Inspector, Fire Officer I & II, Fire Instructor I & II. Incident Safety Officer, and Haz-Mat Incident commander certifications.
• For more information click HERE

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