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548
combined years of instructor experience
4,680ft Full-time career
Fire Evo- 2 lutions
Laboratory
firefighter instructors
80%
Employment placement in emergency services within 3 years
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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
155 sets of firefighter turnout gear in PPE inventory 12 new sets of firefighter turnout gear every year 99 MSA® SCBA in inventory
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Live fires during RCA training
1,600ft
6 Engines in UVU
State-of-the-art 2 strength training
and fitness facility
RCA fleet
LEARNING BY DOING
years of recruit classes 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
12 positions for student leadership — class officer and company officers
2,240 certifications issued to UVU RCA graduates since 2008
FIND OUT MORE AT
801-863-7749 uvu.edu/es/rca/
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