Certifications offered in the OC Wildland Fire Academy

Pack Test

S-110 - Basic Wildland Fire Orientation

S-130 - Firefighter Training

S-190 - Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

S-211 - Portable Pumps and Water Use

S-212 - Wildland Fire Chain Saws

S-215 - Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface

S-270 Basic Air Operations

L-180 - Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service

L-280 - Followership to Leadership

IS-200c - Basic ICS

IS-100c - Introduction to Incident Command

IS-700.b - An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

IS-800.d - National Response Framework, an Introduction Answers

Basic Land Navigation (Oxnard College Cert)

CAL FIRE Wildland Firefighter Safety and Survival

CAL FIRE Firefighter 1C 

State Fire Training Hazmat First Responder Awareness

 Applications for Spring 2024 Wildland Fire Academy

will be accepted between October 2, 2023 to December 8, 2023

The Wildland Fire Academy application process determines the student participants for each Wildland Academy. Applications are chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis to fill 30 seats.

Students can expect the following: 

• The Oxnard College Wildland Fire Academy will be held Wednesdays and Fridays beginning at 0800 and ending at 1700.
• The academy begins in January and lasts 18 weeks.
• Good physical condition is necessary to complete this course.

Admission to the Wildland Fire Academy is open to all students. Complete Application Packet is required. All documents must be submitted with the application. 

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

Applications can be mailed or hand delivered to the address below:

Oxnard College Public Safety

Attn. Samantha Agreda, Administrative Assistant

104 Durley Ave

Camarillo, CA 93010

OR

Applications can be emailed to sagredachavarry@vcccd.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Applications will only be accepted during the application window. Please do not submit your application prior to October 2, 2023.