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📅Fire Academy Training Calendar

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📌 Important Reminder

All firefighters participating in any live burn training shall be NJ State Certified FF1.

🟢Currently Scheduled Courses

🏅Fire OfficialScheduled

This New Jersey State Certification class covers Administration, Supervision, Budgeting, Record Keeping, Legal Code Enforcement, Federal/State/Local Laws, Duties of the Fire Official, and Coordination with Construction and Fire Sub Code Official.

Class limited to first 25 students. Books required: current New Jersey Uniform Fire Code Manual and Jones & Bartlett Principles of Fire Prevention 4th Edition.

📅 Dates

May 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 20, 26, 28 & 30 · June 3 & 6, 2026
Weeknights 1900–2300hrs · Saturdays 0800–1600hrs

👔Fire Officer 1Scheduled

State Exam included. All classes start at 1900hrs. All sessions must be attended to receive credit. Class limited to the first 40 students.

Required text: Jones and Bartlett Fire Officer Principles and Practices — 4th Edition.

📅 Dates

April 27 & 30, May 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, June 1, 2026
Final Exam: June 4, 2026

🔥Understanding Fire Dynamics & Ensuring Safety During Hostile Fire EventsScheduled

Designed for firefighters and fire officers to help them understand the dynamics of a working fire. Topics include: Fire Chemistry · Reading Smoke · Flow Paths · Rollover · Flashover · Black Fire · Water Mapping · Thermal Rebound · Vent Point Ignition · Smoke Explosions · BLEVE.

YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PREVENT A HOSTILE FIRE EVENT, JUST DON'T BECOME PART OF IT!

📅 Dates

April 2, 2026 · 1900hrs

🎓Instructor 1Scheduled

Train-the-trainer certification program.

Required books: Fire and Emergency Services Instructor — 9th Edition and its corresponding workbook (available through IFSTA).

📅 Dates

May 28, June 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16 & 18, 2026
Final Exam: June 23, 2026

☣️HazMat OnScene Incident CommanderScheduled

Specialized HazMat command and control training. 100% attendance is required to sit for the final exam.

📅 Dates

March 19, 23, 26 · April 2, 6, 9, 2026
Final Exam: April 16, 2026

🚆NJ Transit First Responder Rail SafetyScheduled

Rail safety training for first responders. Apply with the fillable Advanced Class Form.

📅 Dates

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · 1900hrs

🎯ICS-300cScheduled

Intermediate Incident Command System course. 100% attendance is required. Register with Advanced Class Form.

📅 Dates

April 18, 25 & May 2, 2026 · 0800hrs

📣Coming Soon · Watch for Announcements

🚨NFA Incident Safety OfficerFULL

This class is now full. No more applications will be accepted.

🔥Firefighter 2 ClassCOMING SOON

Watch for Spring of 2027 announcement.

🧭Orienting Leadership: Retooling the Front Seat Rider's BrainCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

⏱️Five Minutes to Win: Decision-Making in Dynamic ConditionsCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

🎯Fireground Strategies (24 hour)COMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

🔍Ashes to Answers: The Fire Department's Investigative ImpactCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

🚒Advanced Engine Company OperationsCOMING SOON

Watch for a late Summer announcement.

🔋Li Battery Emergencies AwarenessCOMING SOON

Watch for a Spring announcement.

🚓Fire PoliceCOMING SOON

Watch for a Spring announcement.

🏢New Jersey Fire Prevention InspectorCOMING SOON

Watch for a Summer and/or Fall announcement.

🌬️Advanced SCBA and Air ManagementCOMING SOON

Watch for a Spring announcement.

💧Pump OperationsCOMING SOON

Watch for a late Spring announcement.

🎯ICS-400cCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

🏗️Building Construction for the Fire ServiceCOMING SOON

Watch for a Spring announcement.

📚Drill Ground InstructorCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

🕳️Confined Space AwarenessCOMING SOON

Watch for a Fall announcement.

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