State Certification Courses

FIRT-1042 Fire Officer I

This course is intended for existing officers, newly promoted officers or officer candidates. You will learn basic skills such as communication, effective supervision, and resource management.

Course Details

• Total hours: 64
• Time (in-person classes): 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $285 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • In person:
    • October 20–30
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • September 8–October 6
• 2026 dates:
  • In person :
    • February 9–18
    • April 20–29
    • October 19–28
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • April 1–30
    • June 1–30
    • September 1–30

FIRT-2051 Fire Officer II

This course will teach you supervisory skills, resource management, and information management systems. You will also learn how to develop budgets and how local governments operate.

Course Details

• Total hours: 64
• Time (in-person classes): 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $285 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • In person:
    • November 3–13
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • August 25–September 22
• 2026 dates:
  • In person :
    • February 23–March 4
    • May 4–13
    • November 30–December 9
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • March 30–April 30
    • July 1–31
    • August 31–September 30

FIRT-2056 Fire Officer III

• Total hours: 64
• Cost: $285 per student
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • May 4–June 1

FIRT-2057 Fire Officer IV

• Total hours: 64
• Cost: $285 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • October 13–November 13
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • June 1–30

FIRT-1008 & 1040 Fire Inspector I & II

• Total hours: 156
• Cost: $400 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • July 28–September 29
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • February 2–March 25
    • August 31–October 21

Fire Investigator

• Total hours: 160
• Cost: $450 per student
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • April 1–May 30
    • September 1–October 30

FIRT-1002 Plans Examiner

• Total hours: 40
• Cost: $200 per student
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • August 1–31

FIRS-2044 Driver / Pump Operator

In Person Only

This course will cover basic skills such as: pump theory, fire service hydraulics, apparatus inspection, pump operations and driving practices.

Course Details

• Total hours: 64
• Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $375 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • September 8–18
  • October 20–30
  • December 1–11
• 2026 dates:
  • February 16–25
  • March 23–April 1
  • April 27–May 6
  • June 8–17
  • September 29–October 7
  • October 19–28
  • November 30–December 9

FIRS-2044 Aerial Operator

In Person Only

• Total hours: 50
• Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $375 per student

Note: All Aerial Operator classes are tentative until further notice.

• 2026 dates:
  • January 26–February 3
  • March 23–31
  • April 20–28
  • May 18–27
  • September 28–October 6
  • October 9–17

Request Notification

Contact Valerie Burns (valerie.burns1@tccd.edu) to ask to be notified when the classes become available again.

Fire and Life Safety Educator

Blended (Online)

This course equips individuals with the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to deliver effective Fire and Life Safety education programs tailored to the specific needs of the community.

Course Details

• Total hours: 48
• Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $200 per student
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • February 2–March 2
    • November 9–December 9

FIRT-2005 Fire Instructor I

This course prepares fire and emergency services personnel to teach from a prepared lesson plan. You will learn to use instructional aids and evaluation instruments to meet the curriculum requirements of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) for Fire Instructor I certification.

Course Details

• Total hours: 48
• Time (in-person classes): 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $200 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • In person:
    • November 17–25
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • August 4–September 2
    • October 6–November 5
• 2026 dates:
  • In person:
    • January 26–February 2
    • April 6–13
    • October 5–12
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • March 2–31
    • June 29–July 31
    • November 2–30

FIRT-2007 Fire Instructor II

This course prepares public safety personnel to teach technical skills, techniques and information.

Course Details

• Total hours: 48
• Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $200 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • In person:
    • December 1–9
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • November 3–24
• 2026 dates:
  • In person:
    • February 16–23
    • April 12–20
    • November 2–9
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • May 4–28
    • September 28–October 30

FIRT-2059 Fire Instructor III

This course prepares public safety personnel to teach technical skills, techniques and information.

Course Details

• Total hours: 64
• Cost: $200 per student
• 2026 dates:
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • August 31–September 30

FIRT-2045 HazMat Technician

In Person Only

This course focuses on advanced techniques, covering all levels of personnel protective equipment and emergency response. Topics include weapons of mass destruction, radiation, transportation and fixed facility emergencies. The course will be delivered using a combination of classroom instruction and extensive field exercises.

The Texas Commission of Fire Protection (TCFP) will administer a written exam upon completion of course requirements for state certification. The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness will provide you with a certification of Awareness Level training for Weapons of Mass Destruction of Responses at no additional charge.

Course Details

• Total hours: 80
• Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $400 per student
• Prerequisites:
  • A background in public safety
  • An operational Level HazMat certification
  • An SCBA Certification—recommended
  • 29 CFR 1910.120 Certification—if you are not a firefighter
• Requirements:
  • Bunker gear for field exercises
  • Jeans
  • Comfortable shirt
• 2025 dates:
  • September 29–October 13
• 2026 dates:
  • February 9–20
  • September 21–October 2

FIRT-2012 HazMat Incident Commander

This class prepares you for the challenging role of HazMat Incident Commander (HMIC) and leads to certification from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP).

The HMIC is the responsible for:

• All hazardous materials incidents
• Weapon of mass destruction (WMD) incident activities
• Development of strategies and tactics
• Ordering and release of resources

The HMIC is not expected to be able to personally operate the various types of monitoring equipment but is expected to understand the functions and limitations of them and should be able to apply the results of air monitoring and detection in making and or approving decisions pertaining to Control Zones, PPE, Public Protection and other related issues.

According to OSHA and TCFP, the HMIC should meet all the following competencies:

• Awareness Level HazMat
• Operations Level HazMat
• HazMat Incident Commander

Additional skills that must be met by the HMIC are:

• Managing an incident within the incident command system
• Specifically managing a HazMat scene
• Knowledge of each job required at a HazMat incident
• Knowledge and use of a variety of technical readings and resources

During complex incidents involving HazMat technicians or private sector specialists, the HMIC would use their expertise in formulating strategy, IAP, response objectives and action options.

Course Details

• Total hours: 24
• Time (in-person classes): 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $135 per student
• Prerequisites:
  • TCFP-commissioned Firefighter
  • TCFP Operations-Level HazMat certification
• 2025 dates:
  • Online :
    • November 3–19
• 2026 dates:
  • In person:
    • April 13–17
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • November 2–18

FIRT-2011 Incident Safety Officer (ISO)

In this course, you will learn to identify and analyze safety concerns and to communicate recommended solutions to the Incident Commander. The class focuses on emergency scenes and the use of the Incident Command System.

Course Details

• Total hours: 48
• Time (in-person classes): 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Cost: $265 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • In person:
    • October 13–21
• 2026 dates:
  • In person:
    • April 6–13
    • October 5–12
  • Online with class final & skills in person on last day:
    • April 6–29
    • August 1–31

Incident Command

Hybrid course: Online & In Person

An Incident Commander is the individual who is responsible for all emergency incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources.

This individual has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and for managing all incident operations at the incident site. The Incident Commander is also responsible for the safe and efficient mitigation of all emergency incidents.

Plan for mandatory in-person meetings the last week of the course (5 days).

Course Details

• Total hours: 48
• Cost: $250 per student
• 2025 dates:
  • August 25–September 18
    • Online: August 25–September 14
    • In person: September 15–18
• 2025 dates:
  • April 27–May 20
    • Online: April 27–May 17
    • In person: May 18–20
  • August 24–September 16
    • Online: August 24–September 13
    • In person: September 14–16