Emergency Response Pathways

  • Course Descriptions:

    Emergency Medical Response: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, CPR. Credits: 10.  Students will be introduced to all the major areas of study in emergency medical service systems from the perspective of an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and will include specifically anatomy and physiology of the human body, EMR principles of emergency medical and trauma care, safety precautions and special considerations for working in the prehospital setting.  

    Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, CPR, skills training for EMT certification.  (Prerequisite: EMR) Credits: 10. This course prepares students to take and pass the State of California EMT certification test.  Students will learn all phases of basic life support and emergency medical services.  

    Intro to Firefighter: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, CPR. Credits: 10. Prepares students to pursue a career as a firefighter.  Students will learn many day-to-day aspects of routine firefighter duties.

    Fire Science Technology: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, CPR, ISC-100, ICS-200, S-190 and OSHA General Safety (Prerequisite: Intro to Firefighter) Credits: 10. Students will learn basic firefighter theory and skills.  Topics covered will include fire science, agency organization, regulations, and functions, firefighter safety, characteristics and behavior of fire and fire prevention and control.