Regulations & Incorporated Documents
SFT Handbooks, Procedure Manuals and Regulatory Authority Information
The California Health and Safety Code (HSC) authorizes SFT activities under Division 12 Fires and Fire Protection, Part 2 Fire Protection, Chapter 1 State Fire Marshal, Article 4External Link and Article 5External Link. The regulations governing the California Fire Service Training and Education Program can be found in Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 13 California Fire Service Training and Education ProgramExternal Link.
- Section(s) 3.2 & 3.8: ALA Testing Non-Employees
- Section(s) 4.1 & 4.2: Authorized Signers (Updated March 2023)
- Section(s) 5 & 6: Course Delivery and Instructors
- The new Skills Coach position is to assist the Registered Primary Instructor with the Psychomotor skills practice within a CFSTES or FSTEP course. This is a separate classification from Registered Psychomotor Skills Evaluator. The FSTEP or CFSTES course plan will indicate if a skills coach can be used for a course delivery. Additionally, the course plan will indicate the Student to Skills Coach ratio and/or the registered instructor/fire fighter instructor to skills coach ratio.
- Section 6.7.2: Fire and Life Safety Educator
- Sections 6.7.2.3: Community Risk Instructor and the CIRM for Community Risk Reduction Course Prerequisites
- Section 6.7.26: State-Certified Prescribed-Fire Burn Boss Instructor
- Section(s) 6.7.29, 7.14: Marine Fire Fighting
- Includes: Marine Fire Fighting Instructor and Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters
- Section(s) 6.7.7, 6.7.8 & 6.7.12: Fire Control Instructor Update
- Section(s) 6.7.7 and 6.7.8: Fire Control 4 Instructor Update
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (1)
- Includes: Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Awareness, Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors, Open Water Rescue Boat Operator – Small Vessel, and Open Water Rescue Boat Operator – Large Vessel Implementation
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (2)
- Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Implementation
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (3)
- Heavy Vehicle Rescue Implementation
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (4)
- Fire Fighter Survival Update
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (5)
- Fire Fighter Rescue and Rapid Intervention Crew Operations Implementation
- Section 6.7.9: Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (6)
- Machinery Rescue Technician Implementation
- Section 6.7.9 Fire Fighting and Rescue Instructor Update (7)
- Section 6.7.9, 6.7.22, 6.7.23: Trench Rescue Technician
- Section 6.7.11: ICS Instructor
- Includes: AH-221, AH-321, CA-219, and S-223 Instructor Requirements
- Section 6.7.15.3: Fire Marshal Instructor Update
- Includes: Chapter 6 and Chapter 7
- Section 6.7.19, 6.7.20, 6.7.21 Rope Rescue Instructor Update
- Section 6.7.20: Rope Rescue Instructor & Course Update
- Section 6.7.26: Behavioral Health and Cancer Awareness Instructor Update
- Section 6.7.28: Structural Collapse Technician
- Section 6.7.29 Tower Rescue Technician Instructor
- Section 7.8.1: Fire Investigator Update
- Section 7.9.2: Emergency Vehicle Technician 1
- Section 7.10.3:Executive Chief Fire Officer Update
- Section 7.12: Fire Fighter 1 and 2 (2013)
- Section 7.12: Fire Fighter 1 and 2 (2019)
- Sections 7.2-7.12: Open Certification Task Books
- Includes all levels of certification where a professional certification task book is required.
- Section 7.12.5: Fire Fighter 2 (2013) Tenured Path
- Section 9.1: Course Equivalency and Reciprocity
- SFT will now accept IFSAC and Pro Board certifications as course equivalencies. Some certification tracks will require that the candidate completes additional SFT courses to ensure that the student has specific knowledge for working in California.
- Section 11.3-11.4: Upgrade and Reciprocity Candidates
- Section 11.6: Alternate Psychomotor Skill Evaluation
Course Information and Required Materials Manual
For a brief overview of all SFT curriculum go to the Course Information & Required Materials Manual (PDF).