Associate Degree in Fire Science (Wildland) at Clackamas Community College |
Clackamas Community College
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Clackamas Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus with 6,613 students in Oregon City, OR.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Clackamas Community College
Associate degree
Fire Science (Wildland)
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The Fire Science (Wildland) program provides training that can lead to seasonal employment in wildland firefighting or to the first step to a career in the forest industry or park service. There are many career tracks in the field of wildland firefighting and forestry. It’s exciting work that requires fundamental survival, safety and firefighting training and skills. It is also important to be physically fit, work well in a team environment, and respond quickly and efficiently to instruction/commands.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
The Fire Science (Wildland) certificate program outcomes should include a basic knowledge of fire behavior, survival and wildland firefighting skills for entrylevel wildland firefighting positions, such as Firefighter 2. The two-year Fire Science (Wildland) associate’s degree expands on the first year to provide advanced training and awareness including environmental regulations, physical and mental preparedness and supervisory and leadership training.
CAREERS
The certificate or degree can lead to careers as a wildland firefighter, forest and conservation technician, forest fire inspector or investigator, forest fire prevention specialist, independent firefighting contractor or employment in the timber industry
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