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Aims Fire Academy Certificate Requirements

The Aims Fire Academy is a 15-week program that prepares you for Colorado Firefighter 1 and Hazmat state certifications. Day and night classes are available. When combined with an EMT certificate, you will be qualified to start your career as a firefighter.

Study requirements for basic firefighter certification in Colorado. Learn Level I Hazmat operations, including hazardous materials incidents, recognizing and identifying hazardous materials, planning response, implementing response procedures and decision making. A clinical course gives you hands-on experience applying what you’ve learned.

See the Fire Academy Information Packet for the latest information.

You must meet with an advisor before applying to the Aims Fire Academy. Contact an advisor to get started.

Row Groupings	Certificate Requirements:	Credits
required	FST 1000 - Firefighter I Addresses the requirements necessary to perform at the first level of progression as identified in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Firefighter Professional Qualifications. This is a lecture and lab course for meeting the NFPA 1001, level I, standard. Differential tuition rates apply. Students are required to have professional level CPR certification to enroll in this course. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements. Please contact the fire program coordinator for more information at fire.science@aims.edu. Course is not repeatable for credit. Course Prerequisites Professional level CPR certification	9
required	FST 1007 - Hazardous Materials Operations (Level I) Introduces hazardous materials incidents, recognizing and identifying hazardous materials, planning response, implementing response procedures, decision making, and continued evaluation at the awareness and operation level. Differential tuition rates apply. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements. Please contact the fire program coordinator for more information at fire.science@aims.edu. Course is not repeatable for credit.	3
required	FST 1070 - Clinical I Offers the clinical practicum to apply the related fire science technology. Differential tuition rates apply. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements. Please contact the fire program coordinator for more information at fire.science@aims.edu. Course is repeatable with a maximum of 12 credit hours.	0 to 12
Student must take	Students must take 1 credit in FST 1070 for this certificate.

Total Credits for Certificate		13

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Degree at a Glance

Degree Type

Certificate

Location

Windsor Campus

Public Safety Institute

Credits

Tuition*

In-District

$1793

In-State

$3,015

WUE

$4,458

Out-of-State

$8,280

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Aims Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs or activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Dee Shultz, Chief HR Officer
504 W. 20th Street Greeley, CO, 80634
dee.shultz@aims.edu
970-339-6434