New training academy launched to help firefighters tackle EV fires

A new training academy is equipping firefighters with the skills to tackle electric vehicle (EV) fires. Based in Hampshire, ...
Homeland Security Today

National Fire Academy Training Classes Abruptly Canceled: Should States Be Ready to Take Over?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a late afternoon email on Friday, March 7, that particular classes at the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland – the nation’s ...
Firehouse

The Tough Conversations for Fire Instructors With Probationary Firefighters

Ariel "AJ" Jackson is adamant about instructors' and officers' responsibility to tell probationary and new firefighters—even ...
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At fire academy, high school students earn class credit while training to be firefighters

Students in 10 of Westmoreland County’s school districts don’t have to wait until after graduation to pursue a career as a first responder. Through the... Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a ...
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FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

CHICAGO — The country's preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald ...
Altoona Mirror

‘What we live off of’ – Cambria fire academy training classes keep area firefighters in the know

A firefighter takes part in training exercises March 30 at the Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association’s fire training academy in East Carroll Township. Photo courtesy of Samantha Smith, ...
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FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

FILE - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with Jason Hing, chief deputy of emergency services at the Los Angles Fire Department, left, and Capt. Jeff Brown, chief of Station 69, ...