Fire Science

Location

Butte College
Allied Health Public Services Building, Room 144
3536 Butte Campus Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 895 - 2402

Campus Map

Butte College is located between Chico and Oroville.  You can reach the college by taking Pentz-Durham Road from Highway 99 or Clark Road off Highway 70.  Once on campus, the AHPS building is located next to Parking Lot 4.
General Information

The Fire Science Program is designed to give students a broad working knowledge base to pursue a career in firefighting.  They will gain insight to the many aspects of municipal and wildland fire fighting in addition to building construction and inspection.
Fire Science Courses
  • FSC 2*  - Introduction to Fire Science - 3 units
  • FSC 4*  - Fundamentals of Fire Behavior and Control - 3 units
  • FSC 6    - Fire Tactics and Strategy - 3 units
  • FSC 8    - Personal Fire Safety - 3 units
  • FSC 10* - Building Construction and Fire Protection - 3 units
  • FSC 12* - Fundamentals of Fire Protection - 3 units
  • FSC 14* - Fire Protection Equipment and Systems - 3 units
  • FSC 16   - Fire Company Organization and Management - 3 units
  • FSC 18   - Basic Wildland - 3 units
AS Degree / Certificate of Achievement

  • AS Degree Program  - In addition to General Education requirements, students seeking an AS Degree must complete 24 units of Fire Science course work. Courses listed above that are denoted with an (*) are the core courses that the student will build their degree around.  These are the 15 units of required course work that must be taken.  The remaining 9 units of Fire Science to be completed are electives and are to chosen from the remaining list of classes.

  • Certificate of Achievement - A certificate of Achievement in Fire Science will be awarded upon sussessful completion of the following courses below.  To receive a certificate, an official request must be filed with the Office of the Dean of Career and Technical Education and Departmental approval must be obtained.

FSC 2    FSC 4   FSC 8    FSC 10    FSC 12    FSC 14    as well as POS 2 (US Gov't)   PE 18 (Fitness) - twice  and  an ENGL requirement.

See Course Catalog for complete information on specific requirements and course options to fulfill degree requirements.  Also, a Butte College counselor may be of assistance for program planning and career guidance assistance.
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