CALIFORNIA DRIVER OPERATOR COURSES:
Basic Emergency Vehicle Operations:
Designed For: All fire service personnel
Description: This course provides information and skills training. Topics include applicable laws,
defensive driving techniques, basic inspection, and maintenance. Each student also has the
opportunity to increase his or her driving skills during simulated driving conditions.
Prerequisites: None
Certification: None
Hours: 16
Class Size: 25
Restrictions: This course requires a site with adequate materials and equipment to deliver the
training according to the course outline
Basic Pump Operations:
Designed For: All fire service personnel
Description: This course provides the student with the information and skills training for operating
fire service pumps. Topics include types of pumps, engine and pump gauges, maintenance, unsafe
pumping conditions, pressure relief devices, cooling systems, water supplies, drafting, and field
hydraulics. Each student also has the opportunity to increase his or her pumping skills during
simulated pumping conditions.
Prerequisites: None
Certification: None
Hours: 16
Class Size: 25
Restrictions: This course requires a site with adequate materials and equipment to deliver the
training according to the course outline.
Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1A: Emergency Vehicle Operations:
Designed For: Fire service emergency response personnel
Description: Updated to reflect current California Vehicle Code (CVC) requirements and the 2009
NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications. This course
provides the student with information on driver responsibilities, recognized standards, and
related laws for fire apparatus. Topics include basic inspections, documentation, maintenance,
and troubleshooting fire apparatus, and techniques on driving and positioning fire apparatus.
Each student also has the opportunity to increase his or her driving skills during simulated
driving conditions.
Prerequisites: Fire apparatus driving experience on a public way. Option 1: Signed verification
from the Fire Chief (form is on the SFT website); Option 2: California Class B driver's
license, fire fighter restricted; or Option 3: California Class A, B, or C driver's license,
fire fighter endorsed.
Fire Fighter I training recommended
Certification: Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator I
Hours: 40
Class Size: 25
Restrictions: This course requires a site with adequate materials and equipment to deliver the
training according to the course outline.
Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1B: Pump Operations:
Designed For: Fire service emergency response personnel
Description: Updated to reflect the 2009 NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator
Professional Qualifications and requires a textbook and student supplement. This course provides
the student with information on pump construction and theory of pump operations. Topics include
methods for performing basic hydraulics and techniques on basic inspections, documentation,
maintenance, and troubleshooting fire pumps. Each student also has the opportunity to increase
his or her pumping skills during simulated pumping conditions.
Prerequisites: California driver’s license, Class A, B or C, with a fire fighter endorsement
Fire Fighter I training recommended
Certification: Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator I
Hours: 40
Class Size: 25
Restrictions: This course requires a site with adequate materials and equipment to deliver the
training according to the course outline.
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