Based on stakeholder feedback, SFT has updated our website's landing page to improve the mobile viewing experience. Previously, the layout required multiple swipes to access all content when viewed from a phone. Now it can be accessed more efficiently. Improvements have also been made to the display links to the latest newsletter on the homepage.

Your continued feedback helps drive these improvements. Please contact the SFT Help Desk if you have recommendations for continued improvements to the website.

SFT has updated the Fire Fighter 1A and 2A (Structural) 2024 Curriculum in alignment with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1010: Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters (2024 edition). As part of these changes, the Certification Training Standards (CTS), Certification Task Book, Skill Sheets, Training Record, two (2) Course Plans, various guides, and application forms have been revised accordingly.

The updated Fire Fighter 1 & 2 (2024) curriculum will be available starting July 1, 2025. The retirement dates are as follows:

Exam & Curriculum: Effective July 1, 2026, SFT will retire the Fire Fighter 1 & 2 (2019) Exam and remove the curriculum from the SFT course catalog. Candidates eligible for a retake will still have up to one year from the original exam attempt. 

Exam Retake(s) & Task Book: Effective July 1, 2027, SFT will retire the Fire Fighter 1 & 2 (2019) retake exam and the Fire Fighter Certification Task Book. 

Certification: Effective July 1, 2027, SFT will retire Fire Fighter 1 & 2 (2019) Certification and no longer issue certification from this edition.

Applications for Fire Fighter 2 (2019) must be submitted postmarked on or before June 30, 2027. Applicants who do not meet the qualifications or apply after this date shall utilize the 2024 edition of the certification.

For more detailed information, including a comprehensive list of the changes included in this update, please refer to the Staff Report (PDF).

In response to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's (NWCG) decision to streamline Incident Management Teams into two types - Incident Management Teams Type III (IMT3) and Complex Incident Management Teams (CIMT), the CICCS has implemented necessary updates to its 2025 Qualifications Guide. This is a significant shift from the previous three types of teams.

In addition, revisions have been made in accordance with the updates to the Technical Search and Rescue Incident Operational System Description FIRESCOPE ISD 162, which was published after the approval of the CICCS 2022 Qualifications Guide.

The CICCS 2025 Update Staff Report provides further details on these changes and updates. We encourage those involved or interested in the CICCS to review this report to gain a more comprehensive understanding of its implications.

Save the date! Join us on July 24, 2025, at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento, CA for a Battery Energy Storage Systems Fire Safety Symposium.

This Symposium is sharing valuable insights on improving emergency response, latest research, and technology, understanding codes and standards, and updates on state initiatives to local fire departments and officials. Registration information for in person and virtual attendance will be available soon.

Bakersfield College, Mount San Antonio College, Oxnard College, Santa Rosa Junior College, and the Sacramento Fire Department have been approved for reaccreditation. Congratulations to our Accredited Academies!