Fire Technology
Welcome!
The Porterville College Fire Technology program has been serving both working and prospective firefighters since the early 1980s. At the heart of the program is our State Fire Marshal Accredited Firefighter I Academy, conducted each Fall, and our Interagency Wildland Firefighter Academy which is held in the Spring. Other courses are offered on an “occasional” basis to fulfill local needs.
Our academy instructors are working fire service professionals from local, state, and federal municipal and wildland fire agencies in Tulare, Kings and Kern Counties. The program is coordinated by a retired fire department chief officer with over 35 years of “hands-on” fire experience and an extensive fire service training background.
The Tulare and Kings Counties’ Fire Chiefs Association, and the South Valley Training Officers Association both offer tremendous support to this program and serve as our program advisory group. They also graciously make available the fire apparatus, equipment and professional training facilities necessary to ensure the continued success of this program.
Contact
Jose "Martin" Hernandez
jose.hernandez@portervillecollege.edu
Please limit inquiries to essential questions. Due to the volume of emails received about our Fire Academies, response to inquiries may not be immediate, but your email will be answered as soon as possible.
Fire Technology Certificate
The goal for the Fire Technology Structural Fire Fighter Certificate program is to provide an opportunity for students to complete a short-term, intensive, hands-on program preparing them for employment in fire fighting and the public safety industry.
