Firefighter Operations

Details

Field of Interest

Behavioral Science and Human Services

Degree Type

Certificate of Completion (CCL)

Academic Plan

Firefighter Operations (CER)

Academic Plan Code

5557

Effective Term

Fall 2026

Full-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
FSC105	Hazardous Materials/First Responder		OR Permission of Program Director	0–3
FSC130	Fitness for Firefighters/CPAT		OR Verification of CPAT completion	0–1
EMT101	Basic Life Support/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Health Care Providers		OR Current validation in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer (0) AND Credit By Evaluation	0.5
EMT104 and EMT104AB and EMT104LL	Emergency Medical Technology and Applied Practical Studies for Emergency Medical Technology and Emergency Medical Technology Practicum	Prerequisites: Appropriate score on Reading placement test to demonstrate minimum tenth grade level reading, or completion of an Associate's degree or higher from an accredited institution. and Corequisites: EMT104. and Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in EMT104 or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: EMT104.	OR Arizona State EMT Certification OR Arizona State Paramedic Certification OR Permission of Program Director	0–12.5

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
FSC102	Fire Department Operations	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in FSC105, FSC130, and permission of Instructor. Corequisites: (FSC134 or FSC234) and FSC174.	Critical course Gateway course	11
FSC134	Fitness and Conditioning for Firefighters		Critical course	3
FSC174	Functions of Command	Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Corequisites: FSC102.	Critical course	2

Courses Not Currently Offered

Phoenix College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Phoenix College
Course Number	Course Name	Offering Colleges
FSC130	Fitness for Firefighters/CPAT	Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley

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