IAFC Foundation administers a scholarship program that provides financial assistance to emergency personnel for study at college level. Motorola Foundation awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 to the IAFC Foundation for the “Future Leaders Scholarship Fund.” This grant provides funding that supports academic scholarships for future fire and emergency service leaders to pursue advanced degrees.
Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund
While the September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center attack took away Terry Farrell and 342 of his companion firefighters, a fund in Terry Farrel’s memory assists assist firefighters and …

WEATHERFORD, TEXAS- The Weatherford College Fire Academy recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a reception at the Alkek Fine Arts Center.
Robert Spears, the academy’s first coordinator, and Jason Loyd, coordinator from 2002 to 2004, joined current department chair Steve Malley in celebrating the program’s evolution over the last decade.
“One of the most important traditions in the fire service is remembering those who came before us and how they got us to where we are today,” Malley said. “That was a big reason for wanting to do this. Our history is …

The Gig Harbor Fire Department is growing, working on response times and has quite a bit of money in reserves, Fire Chief Bob Black said Thursday.
Black spoke during a public affairs meeting sponsored by the Gig Harbor Peninsula Area Chamber of Commerce and outlined department challenges, recent purchases and laid the groundwork for the department’s proposed training facility.
Of the challenges currently facing the district, none is more important than getting to emergency situations more quickly.
“The biggest challenge we have is reducing our response times,” Black said.
Response times are broken into …

This is a great write up about the experience at the Fire Academy.  It was posted on http://journeytofirefighter.com
The Los Medanos Fire Academy meets every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6-10 pm, every Saturday from 8am to 6pm, and every other Sunday for approximately 8-10 hours.  Tuesdays and Thursdays are usually classroom days and are accompanied by lectures from various instructors, at varying locations.   Those days aren’t too rough.  It’s the Saturdays and Sundays that have been kicking our asses.
Days 8 and 9 were a Tues/Thurs combo.  They weren’t too bad.  …

MSHA recently announced it has awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry.
The Brookwood-Sago grants program was established through a provision in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, and fiscal year 2009′s funding will target the development and implementation of training and training materials for mine emergency preparedness and haulage safety.
“Although the training services of the six grant recipients will be targeted toward underground coal mines, MSHA opened up the application process this year to metal and …

Tune in Saturday, October 24 at 9p/8c to Meet a Sizzling New Group of Recruits
LOS ANGELES–(Business Wire)–
More than 2,500 firefighters have courageously battled the destructive wildfires
that have burned over 160,000 acres of land in Southern California over the last
few weeks. Fox Reality Channel`s groundbreaking original series, The Academy:
Orange County Fire, premiering Saturday, October 24 at 9p/8c, will give viewers
a unique opportunity to see exactly what firefighters go though in order to
prepare for such blazes.

The Academy: Orange County Fire marks the third season of the Fox Reality
Channel original series franchise, …

PLYMOUTH — Firefighters received special recognition Sunday thanks to Terryville resident Howard Gomme.
Sunday marked Firefighters Day in Connecticut, a day started by Gomme, who worked as a volunteer firefighter for over 10 years.
The 67-year-old began the effort in 1998 and has since made sure that firefighters are honored each year on Sept. 6.
After listening to the radio on his way to work and hearing about Nurses Day and Teachers Day, he wanted to know if there was a Firefighters Day, he said. He called the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire …

Given the task at hand and the amount of time allotted to achieve it, Del Rio Fire Department officials are calling its 100 percent pass rate on emergency medical certification tests a proud moment.
All 15 of the department’s recruit firefighters passed the national basic emergency medical technician test after a mere two-and-a-half months of preparation.
“This is by far the biggest class we have ever had,” said fire department deputy chief John Sheedy.
Despite this being the largest class, it is also the first time 100 percent of the recruits have passed …

The Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, recently graduated 30 volunteers from the Firefighter I program. The ceremony was held Aug. 12.
Members of Class No. 82 attended weekend classes at the fire academy and completed 164 hours of course work over 24 sessions. They received training in rescue, fire extinguishment, hazardous materials response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, electrical safety, and care of hoses, ladders and other equipment, according to a press release.
“As graduates of this program you will serve your friends, neighbors and community as you embark on a public service career,” Monmouth …

The Burleson Fire Department is accepting applicants for its fifth Citizens Fire Academy set to start Oct. 1.
This is a five-week academy, two nights a week, that is open to residents of Burleson and employees who work in Burleson. Classes start on Oct. 1. and are from 7-9 p.m Tuesdays and Thursdays. The last class is Oct. 29.
Participants learn all facets of fire service from the trucks and rescue equipment to first aid and CPR. The academy includes a live fire burn in which students don bunker gear and see …