Accredited State Fire Training Courses

General Information for ALL State Fire Training Courses

Covid 19- Pre-cautions and policy information
All Public Safety students are encouraged to be vaccinated, but NO LONGER required to attend on campus classes. While on campus, students must wear a mask while on campus.  Violation of mask policies may result in cancellation of future classes. For more information, please see https://sdmiramar.edu/covid-info/students 

State Fire Training ID Registration
If you do NOT have an account set up through State Fire Training (SFT), Please visit State Fire Training website

Tuition Costs, Required Textbooks and Certification Fees:
All SFT Certificate Courses fees require a college enrollment fee of $46 a unit (typically 1/2 unit courses $23 health fee, plus $190.00 SFT certification fee paid the first day of class via Paypal on the State Fire Training Certification Payment Page.  Textbook requirements are provided on the individual class flyers on the above class links. *Please note, we are unable to process agency checks, etc.  Payments must be made through credit card or agency credit cards.

Location of Classes
Fire Technology is located on the North end of campus at San Diego Miramar College directly behind Home Depot.  Direct Access from Hillary Rd (Car Pool / Fast Track Lanes only) or West on Mira Mesa Blvd / 15 freeway and South on Westview Parkway. (Fire Technology - Building R is directly South of Mira Mesa Home Depot)

Miramar Campus Interactive Map Link

SFT Classes are located in R1-101,102 or 103.  It is recommended to park in the North East Parking Structure on Campus.  

Miramar Parking Passes
Student paid parking passes are required.  If you are purchasing daily parking passes, make sure to purchase the parking pass from the kiosk at the campus main entrance off Black Mountain Road. Student parking is in the parking structure accessed from the north side of campus.. Do not park in MTS or staff parking lots.

Driver Operator Series
Driver Operator will be offered in the Fall and Spring at Miramar College.  Class C Driver License is required. Structure Gear is required for Driver Operator 1B.

Company Officer Series
Company Officer courses will be offered in the Fall of each year through Palomar College and the Spring through Miramar College.  Class Information for ALL SFT Classes: San Diego County Google Schedule

Company Officer 2A and 2B
Company Officer 2A and 2B offered as hybrids / online. 

Company Officer 2C-2E
Company Officer 2C - 2E will be offered at Miramar during the Spring Semester. These are all 40 hour in person courses.

Chief Officer Series Courses
All four Chief Officer classes are offered under one Class Number number for the college. If you are only looking to attend one of the courses, register for the course and notify the instructor.

Fire Instructor I and Instructor II Courses
The Instructor 1 class is offered in the Spring Semester as part of the Company Officer series.  Instructor II is offered typically in June and as needed per agency requests.

Fire Inspector 1 and 2 Series
Miramar offers the SFT Inspector 1 Series each Fall semester AND SFT Inspector 2 series each Spring semester.  Students are encouraged to the FIPT 125 Report Writing for the Fire Service if pursuing Fire Inspector offered in the Spring Semester.  Students who have taken the Fire Inspector series at another institution or private provider may request credit by exam, which requires taking the final exam for the course and paying the college fees if pursuing the Fire Prevention Degree.

Uniform Dress Code
For students attending FIPT courses, we have a uniform policy requiring either a Class B uniform -or- Business casual attire.  Ultimately we expect all student to dress professionally while attending on-campus classes in our program.  This means that shorts, T-shirts, and flip flops are not acceptable.  

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