WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE FOR OBTAINING CREDIT FOR OTHER TRAINING OR SUBSTITUTING WORK EXPERIENCE FOR MAJOR REQUIREMENTS?
Fire Technology courses Our program substitution policies are rigid for these programs due to the severity of California fire regulations. California has the strictest requirements in the nation for firefighters and offers no reciprocity for training or certifications obtained from other states. It would be very unusual to receive credit for training such as military or from out-of-state institutions or even for out-of state fire fighting academies and work experience. Military training is very different from public sector fire fighting training and the State and Federal agencies often don’t recognize it. Such people will need to “re-certify” here in CA. Typically, however, a California firefighter can go to another state and have their certification recognized. Even for training taken within California there is very limited acceptance. Often people will have Courses taken through the California Fire Academy that sound much like our FT courses. They are, however, not equivalent but mor
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