Company Officer Courses for

Fire Officer AS Degree

Oxnard College Public Safety Division will begin offering Company Officer Courses. Those members that complete all of the required Company Officer classes and the required General Education will be eligible for the new "Fire Officer" AS degree.

The Fire Company Officer Associate in Science degree program provides comprehensive instruction in the skills necessary for success as a Company Officer/first line supervisor in the Fire Service industry. This program is designed to meet the needs of in-service professionals interested in pursuing a supervisory position where an Associate degree is required in order to take the Captain’s promotional exam as well as those seeking to advance their knowledge in this area. The major courses in this program are aligned with California Fire Marshal Company Officer model curriculum and all courses within the program are aligned with C-ID. Career opportunities after completion of the program include Fire Captain or Lieutenant.

Company Officer Courses required for Fire Officer AS Degree

• FT R160 - Fire Tactics and Strategy (3 units)
• FT R200 - Human Resource Management for Company Officers - 2A (2 units)
• FT R210 - General Administrative Functions for Company Officers - 2B (1 unit)
• FT R220 - Fire Inspections and investigations for Company Officers - 2C (2 units)
• FT R230 - All Risk Command for Company Officers - 2D (2 units)
• FT R231 - Introduction to the Incident Command System (.5 units)
• FT R232 - Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (2 units)
• FT R240 - Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers - 2E (2 units)
• FT R241 - Intermediate Fire Behavior (2 units)
• FT R250 - Instructional Methodology, Instructor-1 (2 units)
• FT R251 - Ethical Leadership for Instructors (.5 units)

The following Company Officers will be offered Fall 2021

• FT R160 - Fire Tactics and Strategy (3 units) - 08/16/2021 - 12/15/2021
• FT R200 - Human Resource Management for Company Officers - 2A (2 units) - Delivered 09/13/2021 - 09/17/2021
• FT R210 - General Administrative Functions for Company Officers - 2B (1 unit) - Delivered 09/27/2021 - 09/28/2021
• FT R220 - Fire Inspections and investigations for Company Officers - 2C (2 units) - 10/11/2021 - 11/05/2021
• FT R231 - Introduction to the Incident Command System (.5 units) - 11/08/2021 - 11/09/2021
• FT R241 - Intermediate Fire Behavior (2 units) - 10/25/2021 - 10/29/2021

The following Company Officers will be offered Spring 2022

• FT R160 - Fire Tactics and Strategy (3 units) - 01/10/2022 - 05/18/2022
• FT R230 - All Risk Command for Company Officers - 2D (2 units) - 02/07/2022 - 02/11/2022
• FT R232 - Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (2 units) - 01/10/2022 - 01/14/2022
• FT R240 - Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers - 2E (2 units) - 03/14/2022 - 03/18/2022
• FT R250 - Instructional Methodology, Instructor-1 (2 units) - 04/04/2022 - 05/02/2022
• FT R251 - Ethical Leadership for Instructors (.5 units) - 05/09/2022 - 05/09/2022