02/07/2025
Congratulations to Isaac Vasquez, OCRFA Battalion 62, who is now a full-time probationary Firefighter for Victorville FD 🎉🎉
This program is designed to meet the dynamic challenges of fire department needs for pre-service recruits in the 21st century.
02/07/2025
Congratulations to Isaac Vasquez, OCRFA Battalion 62, who is now a full-time probationary Firefighter for Victorville FD 🎉🎉
10/24/2024
Last week, Fire Technology students had a great visit to the VCFD/VCSO heliport.
09/12/2024
OCRFA Battalion 61 graduates, Max Volpe and Evan Ogden, on the front line of the Line Fire in San Bernardino.
Photo: New York Times (photos and video by from the Line fire and from the Airport fire.)
07/26/2024
Congratulations Eric Schiffer, OCRFA Battalion 58, who just graduated from his 7 month training with North Metro FD in Colorado 🎉🎉
07/23/2024
Congratulations to OC Students DJ Sasek and Sean Aslam who recently graduated the Kern Co. Fire Department Recruit Academy. They will now begin their careers as probationary firefighters. Best of luck!!
07/22/2024
Feather River HotShots - Oxnard College Fire and Wildland Graduates on the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara
Left to right: Chief Updike, Branden Fligiel Batallion 58,Landen Sawyer Batallion 6, Jacob Bond Batallion 6, Manny Aguilar, and Sami Barakat Batallion 6.
05/22/2024
Congratulations for our Wildland Academy and Fire Academy grads! The outside two (left to right) are recent Wildland Academy, Battalion 6 graduates, Landon Sawyer and Sami Bakarat. The one in the middle is Branden Fligiel from Fire Academy, Battalion 58. All are currently working at Plumas National Forest, Feather River Interagency Hot Shot Crew (IHC)
05/10/2024
Congratulations Battalion 61 🎉
05/06/2024
Congratulations to Ryan Teffeteller from OCRFA Battalion 56 who graduated Santa Monica Fire Department this weekend 🎉🎉🎉
04/29/2024
OC Family Festival 2024 was a blast! Cadets from Battalion 61 set up three station for kids and families to participate and receive their Fire Helmet 🧑🚒 🚒
04/24/2024
Congratulations to all OCRFA grads that graduated LAFD on April 4, 2024 🎉🎉
1. Bryce Herrera graduated (Battalion 59) in Spring 2023. He was selected from his battalion to become coach and assisted Battalion 60 in Fall 2023. He has now graduated LAFD.
2. Left to Right, Hay from Battalion 55 (Oxnard Fire Department Firefighter); Capt. Twitchell (Oxnard College Fire academy Instructor), Tristan Poynter (Battalion 55) graduated LAFD, and Andrews from Battalion 52 (Oxnard FD Firefighter).
3. Austin Segovia from Battalion 50 finished probation with LAFD.
04/18/2024
Congratulations Melissa Brown from Oxnard College Wildland Fire Academy Battalion 3, now Cal Fire Defensible Space Inspector 🎉