Recruitment
Fire Service Career Information
Congratulations on your interest in a career in the fire service. Exciting career opportunities
exist in the fields of Fire Suppression, Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Prevention, Hazardous
Materials Management and Emergency Preparedness.
To assist you in becoming competitive as an entry level candidate, and to help you to build upon
skills you may already possess, we have compiled information on local and national institutions and
organizations that offer education and training programs designed to help entry level job seekers
prepare themselves to meet their fire service career goals.
Please note that this list is not comprehensive, and the Santa Clara County Fire Department
neither recommends nor endorses any of the institutions listed below; this list is for informational
purposes only.
Downloadable/printable information brochures about Fire Service employment in general and
specifically with County Fire are available on the
Forms page.
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CABRILLO COLLEGE
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
831/479-6201 Admissions
831/479-6447 Fire Protection Office
(Fire)
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CALIFORNIA FIRE ACADEMY at ASILOMAR
836 Asilomar Blvd
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
831/646-4240
831/655-8400 fax
(Fire)
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CALIFORNIA SPECIALIZED TRAINING INSTITUTE
P.O. Box 9123
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8123
805/549-3535
(Fire)
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CAL STATE LOS ANGELES
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
323/343-4567 Outreach Coordinator
323-343-3901 Admissions
(Fire)
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CHABOT COLLEGE
25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94545
510/723-6700 Admissions
510/723-6851 Fire Technology & EMT Info
(Fire, EMT)
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COGSWELL COLLEGE
1175 Bordeaux Drive
Sunnyvale, cA 94089
408/541-0100
408/747-0764 fax
(Fire)
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COLLEGE of SAN MATEO
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402
650/574-6444 Admissions
650/574-6347 Fire Technology Office
(Fire, EMT)
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EMERGENCY TRAINING SERVICES
3050 Paul Sweet Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
831/476-8813
(EMT, Paramedic)
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FOOTHILL COLLEGE
Middlefield Campus
4000 Milldefield Road, Suite 1
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650/424-8600
(EMT, Paramedic)
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HARTNELL COLLEGE
Occupational Education
156 Homestead Ave
Salinas, CA 93901
831/755-6711
(Fire, EMT)
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MISSION COLLEGE
3000 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408/988-2200 Admissions
408/748-2750 Applied Sciences Office
(Fire, EMT)
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NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY
1625 South Seton Ave
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
301/447-6771
(Fire)
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SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE
2100 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA 95028
408/298-2181
(EMT)
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SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CONSORTIUM
3095 Yerba Buena Road
San Jose, CA 95135-1598
408/270-6458
(Fire)
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UC DAVIS
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
530/752-3710 Admissions
800/752-0881
(Fire)
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SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
School of Extended Education
San Jose Education Center
4320 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 216
San Jose, CA 95129
800/538-9999
(Management, Health Services Administration)
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(Fire) Indicates institutions and organizations offering curriculum and course work
in Fire Suppression, Fire Protection, Fire Prevention, Hazardous Materials and Disaster
Preparedness. Also included are organizations that offer a Firefighter 1 academy.
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(EMT) Indicates organizations that offer course work and training to attain Emergency
Medical Technician certification.
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(Paramedic) Indicates organizations that provide course work and training to fulfill
Paramedic licensing requirements.
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