The United States Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has completed a top-to-bottom review and update of its Management Science curriculum. This comprehensive review includes new course content, addressing emerging issues and challenges faced by the nation’s fire and emergency medical services. Course names now reflect the increasingly diverse role contemporary fire and emergency medical services leaders play in their communities.
“Emergency services management skills have changed over the last few years, and the USFA’s NFA is modernizing several of its more popular courses to stay on top of this …

The Chattanooga Fire Academy will conclude its training exercises this morning with the scheduled burn of a donated house on Hixson Pike. The house will be set on fire around 10:00 this morning with the biggest flames dying down around 10:30.
The fire is expected to engulf the house very quickly and plans are in place to allow it to burn to the ground.
Cadets and training staff will be available for interviews throughout the morning.
The house is located at 6101 Hixson Pike, near the intersection of Cassandra Smith Road. If you …

On Thursday, Rich Gray, a fire fuels expert with the Texas Forest Service, took firefighters up Way Station Trail near Smithville, scene of the devastating Wilderness Ridge Fire of February 2009.
Multiple stands of blackened Loblolly pines and other trees could still be seen.
Then he pointed to a nearby cell phone tower that stood among the trees.
“When you mix up a lot of smoke with a fire you really have to let any pilots know about what’s around,” Gray said.
“Don’t try to force an air operation if the pilot can’t see …

Since early September, 24 individuals have been dedicated to becoming certified volunteer firefighters. The task has not been an easy one, but those who make it through will graduate with their Colorado state Fire Fighter 1 certificate and their Colorado state hazardous materials operations certificate.
The fire academy the men and women are participating in is given by the Multi Jurisdictional Training Consortium, made up of Castle Rock, Elizabeth, Franktown, Jackson 105, Larkspur, Palmer Lake and West Douglas fire protection districts. This is the first time the fire departments have joined …

It won’t be nearly as big, but a future Valley fire training school in Beacon Falls will have some of the same facilities as those offered here at the Connecticut Fire Academy.
Situated on 16 acres at Bradley International Airport, the academy opened in 1994. For more than 15 years, it has been a hub for training career and volunteer firefighters. It’s home to the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the airport’s Fire and Emergency Services and the Hartford County Regional Fire School.
Connecticut has nine regional training schools, including the …

Trench Rescue training begins this morning 9/21/2010 at Middletown Fire Headquarters. Part of the technical rescue aspect of our services, this training will last 3 weeks. During this time the Connecticut Fire Academy will be delivering the program through their adjunct instructors. Intructors who are experts in their field including one from FDNY, will deliver this to both firefighters from Middletown and New Haven Fire Departments. The City of Middletown Water and Public works departments will also be participating. At the end of classes, Our firefighters will be certified by …

The heat is searing inside and flames are lapping at the ceiling.
Firefighters beat back the inferno using every ounce of training and strength they can muster. It’s yet another day at the Lake Technical Center’s Institute of Public Safety’s burn building.
But now, the concrete-block building is giving back to these firefighting students in a way it never has. Thanks to a more than $285,000 grant, the building is now equipped with up-to-date technology to give firefighters the most realistic firefighting simulation as possible.
The new technology simulates a kitchen and bedroom …

The CFA is open to persons 18 and older who either work or live in the City of Sierra Vista. The nine-week class will meet one night per week from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M at the SVFD Station #263 classroom, located at 675 Giulio Cesare Ave. There is no cost to participants but class size is limited to twelve (12).

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.  …