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 callback within one business day. If you prefer to send an email, all staff/faculty emails can be found further down on this page. We are happy to help you attain your career goals!

Steps on getting in to the Basic Fire Academy

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

Graduation Deadlines to Petition for Fire Certificates & Degrees

Office Contacts
Fire Technology Main Line ~ 714-564-6845 Please leave a message and we will return your call in one business day
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
Ashley Avilez Temporary Administrative Clerk Avilez_Ashley@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 Assistant Professor 714-564-6863 Higuera_Daniel@sac.edu Located in VL-203		Tomas Ruvalcaba Temporary Assisstant Professor 714-564-6862 Ruvalcaba_Tomas@sac.edu Located in VL-203

Adjunct Faculty
Nick Berger Berger_Nicolas@sac.edu SAC	Michael Busch Busch_Michael@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	Robin Leafblad Leafblad_Robin@sac.edu JPTC - Acadmey
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
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 within one business day

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

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

Fax ~ 714-564-6850

Upcoming School Holidays ~ Campus Closed

Cesar Chavez Holiday - March 31, 2023
Spring Break - April 6 & 7, 2023
Memorial Day - May 29, 2023
Juneteenth - June 19, 2023
July Fourth Holiday - July 4, 2023
Labor Day - September 2023
Veteran's Day - November 2023
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend - November 2023
Christmas Break 2023
New Year's Day (Observed) 2024
MLK Jr. Day - January 2024
President's Holiday Weekend - February 2024