Fire Technology Department

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	Vacant Wellness Coordinator 714-564-6864
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 Professor & Department Co-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 & Dept. Co-Chair 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
Tim Andre Andre_Tim@sac.edu SAC	Daniel Conroy Conroy_Daniel@sac.edu SAC
Kenny Dossey Dossey_Kenny@sac.edu SAC	James Flint Flint_James@sac.edu SAC
Brittney Gingrich Gingrich_Brittney@sac.edu SAC	Ken Harrison Harrison_Kenneth@sac.edu SAC
Stephen Horner Horner_Stephen@sac.edu SAC	Ty Lunde Lunde_Ty@sac.edu SAC
Krysten McCaughey McCaughey_Krysten@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	Jeffrey Peters Peters_Jeffrey@sac.edu SAC
Kathleen Schaefer Schaefer_Kathleen@sac.edu SAC	Charlotte Skeen Skeen_Charlotte@sac.edu SAC
Janice Van Mullem Van_Mullem_Janice@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

You can also email us at firetechnology@sac.edu

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

Fire Tech Office Location B-10

Faculty Offices are in VL-203

Fax ~ 714-564-6850

Upcoming School Holidays ~ Campus Closed

Memorial Day - May 26, 2025
Juneteenth - June 19, 2025
July Fourth Holiday - July 4, 2025
Labor Day - September 2025
Veteran's Day - November 2025
Christmas Holiday - December 2025
New Year's Day (Observed) - January 1, 2026
MLK Jr. Day - January 2026
President's Holiday - Feb 2026
Cesar Chavez Holiday March 2026
Spring Break - April 2026

Fire Technology Department

Steps on getting into​​ the Basic Fire Academy

Steps on getting into the Basic Fire Academy