California Fire Academies

California fire academies pride themselves on exceeding the minimum qualifications and training required by the state, and providing an experience other would be hard-pressed to match. Several academies are hosted through a university program, while others are part of government agencies including the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.



Fire Academy NameAddressPhone
Allan Hancock College 800 South College Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
805.922.6966 ext. 3282
Bakersfield College 1801 Panorama Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93305
661.395.4011
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protectin 4501 State Hwy 104
Ione, CA 95640
209.274.2426
Antelope Valley College 3041 West Avenue K
Lancaster, CA 93536
661.722.6300
California Regional Fire Academy 4427 Dudley Blvd
McClellan, CA 95652
916.640.1420
El Camino Fire Academy 16007 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA 90249
310.532.3670
Santa Ana College 1530 W. 17th St
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714.564.6000
Palomar Fire Academy 1140 W Mission Rd
San Marcos, CA 92069
760.744.1150
Oxnard College 4000 South Rose Ave
Oxnard, CA 93033
805.986.5800
Rio Hondo Fire Academy 11400 Greenstone Ave
Santa Fe, CA 90670
562.941.4082
Long Beach Fire Department Training Center 3205 N Lakewood Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90808
562.570.2500
Sierra College Firefighter Academy 5000 Rocklin Road
Rocklin, CA 95677
916.624.3333
San Joaquin Delta College 5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95207
209.954.5151
California Fire Mechanics Academy PO Box 678
North Highlands, CA 95660
916.727.7019
California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90032
323.343.3000
Cerro Coso Community College 3000 Cikkege Heights Blvd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
760.384.6100
Cogswell Polytechnical College 1175 Bordeaux Dr
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
800.264.7955
College of Marin 835 College Ave
Kentfield, CA 94904
415.457.8811
College of San Mateo 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402
650.574.6161
College of the Canyons 17200 Siera Highway
Santa Clarita, CA 91351
661.476.3800
College of the Siskiyous 800 College Ave
Weed, CA 96094
530.938.5327
College of the Redwoods 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd
Eureka, CA 95501
707.476.4214
Contra Costa College 2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA 94806
510.235.7800 ext 4229
East Los Angeles College 1301 Avenida Cesar Chaves
Monterey Park, CA 91754
323.265.8650
Long Beach City College 4901 East Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90808
562.938.4338
Los Angeles Harbor College 1111 Figueroa Place
Wilmington, CA 90744
310.233.4000


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