Bakersfield College

Units: 4.00

Dates: 6/4/2013 - 8/10/2013 (9 weeks)

Recommended: FIRE B1 with a grade of C or better.
Description: Designed to certify students as California State Emergency Medical Technicians and gain employment as a Firefighter or ambulance driver or ambulance attendant or law enforcement officer. After successful completion of this course, students will be authorized to take the Kern County EMS, California State Fire Marshal and/or the National Registry EMT examinations. Topics discussed include pre-hospital care terminology, cardiovascular emergencies, pre-hospital childbirth, communicable disease, extrication tools and equipment, automatic external defibrillation and an understanding of the emergency medical system. Course content is based on the guidelines and authority of Title 22, Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations, as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Medical Technician-Based Standard National Curriculum, National Registry EMT Examinations. Students must be 18 years of age and have a current CPR card (Title 22, Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations). Students are responsible for paying any certification fees.
Note for 50366: Must be 18 years of age and have current CPR card to enroll in this class. Please take your CPR card to the first class meeting. The lab hours for Saturday are 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. P.m.

Units: 4.00

Dates: 6/4/2013 - 8/10/2013 (9 weeks)

Recommended: FIRE B1 with a grade of C or better.
Description: Designed to certify students as California State Emergency Medical Technicians and gain employment as a Firefighter or ambulance driver or ambulance attendant or law enforcement officer. After successful completion of this course, students will be authorized to take the Kern County EMS, California State Fire Marshal and/or the National Registry EMT examinations. Topics discussed include pre-hospital care terminology, cardiovascular emergencies, pre-hospital childbirth, communicable disease, extrication tools and equipment, automatic external defibrillation and an understanding of the emergency medical system. Course content is based on the guidelines and authority of Title 22, Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations, as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Medical Technician-Based Standard National Curriculum, National Registry EMT Examinations. Students must be 18 years of age and have a current CPR card (Title 22, Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations). Students are responsible for paying any certification fees.
Note for 50366: Must be 18 years of age and have current CPR card to enroll in this class. Please take your CPR card to the first class meeting. The lab hours for Saturday are 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. P.m.

Units: 1.00

Dates: 6/3/2013 - 8/10/2013 (9 weeks)

Recommended: Possession of a valid EMT 1 which is current in Kern County.
Description: Updates the skills of EMT 1. Certificate holders as prescribed by law. Reviews and updates material in FIRE B72h - EMT 1 - Non-Ambulance.
Note for 50612: Refresher students must attend the first night of class, June 4, to determine which sessions will be needed to meet their 28 required class hours. For more information contact Robin Johnson, Bakersfield College Fire Technology Office, (661) 395-4113.

Units: 0.50

Dates: 5/13/2013 - 5/16/2013 (0 weeks)

Professional development workshops and seminars related to specific topics of the Incident Command System. Prepares personnel from municipal, county, state, and federal fire service agencies in meeting certifications standards set by the National Interagency Incident Management System.
Note for 50610: Instructor's signature required for enrollment.

Units: 1.50

Dates: 5/15/2013 - 5/17/2013 (0 weeks)

Description: Various mandated training topics required by California State Fire Marshal (CSFM).
Note for 50611: Subtitle: SpTpcs/Fire: Trench Rescue Instructor's signature required for enrollment.