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Introduction - Fire Protection Technology
The Fire Protection Technology department teaches the principles of fire protection, prevention and suppression. The program is designed for career, volunteer and industrial firefighters. Emphasis is placed on the discipline of codes, standards, regulations, and administrative factors of training personnel in fire protection technology. The curriculum includes a combination of class lectures, skills and field training.

The Fire Protection Technology program at San Jacinto College meets the Texas Fire Commission and Texas Department of Health certificate training requirements. Successful students may be tested at Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced firefighter certification levels as well as Emergency Medical Technician-Basic certification, respectively. A fee is charged by each agency for their certification examinations.

Persons who are Certified Basic Firefighters by the Texas Commission on Personnel Standards and Education may enter the program with special permission from the department chairman.

Central Campus Only
The Fire Protection Technology Department of San Jacinto College offers three different educational programs for aspiring firefighters and current firefighters.

1. For aspiring firefighters, the College offers the Firefighter Training Academy. The academy meets and exceeds all state requirements for paid/career firefighters. See below for further information regarding the Firefighter Training Academy.

2. For academy graduates and entry-level firefighters, the College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in firefighting. This program provides additional fire related education as well as courses in general education.

3. For currently certified firefighters who are working towards promotions, the College has a Fire Services Administration program. Currently completion of this program results in a Certificate of Technology. The courses in this curriculum meet and exceed state requirements for Fire Officer I and II certification.

Students in the Fire Protection Technology Program must be potentially eligible to participate in certification examinations for firefighters upon successful completion of the prescribed course work. The applicant who has been convicted of a felony, implicated in substance abuse, or involved in activities considered inappropriate by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection may be ineligible to participate in the certification examination. Such an applicant should contact the Texas Commission on Fire Protection in Austin, Texas for guidance in petitioning the Commission for a decision of eligibility. A copy of the Commission’s statement of eligibility must be submitted to San Jacinto College’s Fire Protection Technology Chief Training Officer.

Firefighter Training Academy

1. The Firefighter Training Academy begins in the fall semester and ends at the completion of the following spring semester. Potential students are encouraged to contact the Fire Protection Technology Office in the spring prior to enrollment, as available student slots are limited.

2. Firefighter Training Academy cadets must undergo a medical examination and physical performance test as defined in NFPA 1582 and submit approval documentation to the department’s Chief Training Officer. Students not completing or failing the medical examination or the physical performance test are not eligible to continue in the academy and will be withdrawn. Students failing the medical examination or the physical performance test will be eligible for a 100% refund in accordance with the current refund policy if officially withdrawn in the Registrar’s Office on or before the 12th class day.

3. Firefighter Training Academy students must earn a grade of C or better in each of the academy courses in order to graduate from the academy. Failure to earn a grade of C or better in any course in the academy will result in the student being administratively withdrawn from all Firefighter Training Academy courses.

4. Each Firefighter Training Academy cadets must satisfactorily demonstrate each of the required performance skills in the curriculum manual of the Texas Fire Commission on Fire Protection in order to complete the Basic Fire Academy.

5. Student-initiated withdrawals from the required physical education courses, or instructor-initiated withdrawals due to excessive absences shall result in administrative withdrawal from the Firefighter Training Academy.

6. In order to complete the Firefighter Training Academy, the student must earn a grade of C or above in each of the required physical education co-requisites. Failure to earn a grade of C or above in each of the required physical education co-requisites shall result in administrative withdrawal from the Firefighter Training Academy.

7. Administrative withdrawal from any San Jacinto College course due to disciplinary action shall result in administrative withdrawal from the Firefighter Training Academy.