Fire Technology Department

Welcome! We have RELOCATED to office B10 on the SAC Campus.

If you are remote & would like to speak to someone in the Fire Tech office, please call 714-564-6845 and kindly leave a message with your email and phone number & you will receive a response as soon as possible. You can also email us at firetechnology@sac.edu If you need to send an email to staff or faculty, their emails can be found further down on this page. We are happy to help you attain your career goals!

Steps on getting into the Basic Fire Academy

Questions on these steps? Please contact: barker_hillary@sac.edu

EMT Classes are operated under the Nursing Program. Please reach out to them at 714-564-6825 with any questions on registering.

Office Contacts
Fire Technology Main Line ~ 714-564-6845
Bill Reardon Associate Dean, Fire Technology 714-564-6402 Reardon_William@sac.edu	Tim Butler Director of Fire Instruction 714-841-9645 Butler_Timothy@sac.edu
Antoinette Pitchford Wellness Director 714-564-6861 Pitchford_Antoinette@sac.edu	Kris Ross Wellness Coordinator 714-564-6864 Ross_Kristina@sac.edu
Toinette Boster Division Administrative Assistant 714-564-6848 Boster_Toinette@sac.edu	Hillary Barker Administrative Clerk 714-564-6404 Barker_Hillary@sac.edu
Anay Palafox Administrative Clerk 714-564-6407 Palafox_Anay@sac.edu

Professors
Suzanne Freeman Professor 714-564-6860 Freeman_Suzanne@sac.edu Located in VL-203		Jennifer Meloni Associate Professor & Department Chair 714-564-6846 Meloni_Jennifer@sac.edu Located in VL-203
Daniel Higuera Associate Professor 714-564-6863 Higuera_Daniel@sac.edu Located in VL-203		Michael Busch Assistant Professor Busch_Michael@sac.edu Located in VL-203
Robin Leafblad Assistant Professor Leafblad_Robin@sac.edu Located in VL-203		Tomas Ruvalcaba Assistant Professor Ruvalcaba_Tomas@sac.edu Located in VL-203

Adjunct Faculty
Nick Berger Berger_Nicolas@sac.edu SAC	Daniel Conroy Conroy_Daniel@sac.edu SAC
Corey Coots Coots_Corey@sac.edu CJTC - Sheriff's	James Flint Flint_James@sac.edu SAC
Brittney Gingrich Gingrich_Brittney@sac.edu SAC	Stephen Horner Horner_Stephen@sac.edu SAC
Ty Lunde Lunde_Ty@sac.edu SAC	Sarah Mathot Mathot_Sarah@sac.edu SAC
Frank Mead Mead_Frank@sac.edu SAC	Jenna Minton-Longeuay Minton_Jenna@sac.edu JPTC - Academy
Jon Muir Muir_Jon@sac.edu SAC	Nicole Pesqueira Pesqueira_Nicole@sac.edu SAC
Kathleen Schaefer Schaefer_Kathleen@sac.edu SAC	Charlotte Skeen Skeen_Charlotte@sac.edu SAC

Fire Technology Mission Statement: The Santa Ana College Fire Technology Department serves a diverse community of students. The program provides students the opportunity to develop the technical, academic and professional competencies required for fire and emergency service professions, as well as, transfer to higher educational institutions. The department is committed to developing civic leaders that advocate, champion and engage in the ethical administration of public policy.

Santa Ana College Mission Statement: Santa Ana College inspires, tranforms and empowers a diverse community of learners.

RSCCD Mission Statement: The Rancho Santiago Community College District aspires to provide equitable, exemplary educational programs and services in safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments that empower our diverse students and communities to achieve their personal, professional, and academic goals.

Looking to transfer for a degree, or find work in Fire Technology?

It starts at SAC

Fire Technology ~ Main Line 714-564-6845

Voicemail only - Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. You can also email us at firetechnology@sac.edu

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm.

Office Location ~ B10, near the pool. Faculty offices are in, the Village, VL-203.

Fax ~ 714-564-6850

Upcoming School Holidays ~ Campus Closed

Christmas Holiday - December 25, 2023 - January 1, 2024
New Year's Day (Observed) - January 1, 2024
MLK Jr. Day - January 15, 2024
President's Holiday Weekend - February 16 - 19, 2024
Cesar Chavez Holiday (Observed) - April 1, 2024
Spring Break - April 11 & 12, 2024
Memorial Day - May 27, 2024
Juneteenth - June 19, 2024
July Fourth Holiday - July 4, 2024
Labor Day - September 2, 2024
Veteran's Day - November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend - November 21 & 22, 2024

Fire Technology Department

Welcome! We have RELOCATED to office B10 on the SAC Campus.

​Steps on getting into the Basic Fire Academy

EMT Classes are operated under the Nursing Program. Please reach out to them at 714-564-6825 with any questions on registering.

Steps on getting into the Basic Fire Academy