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501
combined years of instructor experience
 4,680ft full-time career
fire
2 evolutions
laboratory
   firefighter instructors
80%
 1,600ft
6 engines in UVU
employment placement in emergency services within 3 years
24 years of recruit classes
40
live fires during RCA training
state-of-the-art 2 strength training
and fitness facility
RCA fleet
LEARNING BY DOING
Recruits are trained to drive apparatus and operate the pump at fires
They arrive “on duty,” check apparatus/equipment, report, dress, and form-up
The UVU RCA replicates the fire station life, and recruits learn the fire culture
FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
Four-story training tower
Car fire, vertical vent, large area search, fire behavior cube, and other props
10,000 ft2 apparatus bay
5.25 acres of drill ground area
Firefighter turnout gear issued to each student. 99 MSA® G1 SCBAs
at UVU
    CERTIFICATION & PROGRAM DETAILS
Four certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazmat Awareness, and Operations
One-year academic certificate in firefighting from UVU at the end of the semester
2 different types of internships available for RCA graduates
14 positions for student leadership — medical officer, logistics officer, class officer, and company officers
2,640 certifications issued to UVU RCA graduates since 2008
FIND OUT MORE AT
801-863-7749 uvu.edu/es/rca/
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