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NEW PAT Time of 6:30 starting October 2025.
NEW Prerequisites for the Fire Academy: FFP 1000 & FFP 0077

Program Requirements

Students who do not meet the below requirements are self-eliminated from the selection process:

For any further questions please contact the Fire Science Program office: (305) 237-3473 or FireScience@mdc.edu. After the commencement of the Fire Academy portion, there will be a separate selection process for entry into the EMT portion of the Firefighter/EMT-Combined Program. Visit the EMT process for more information.