New Online Course Offerings for Firefighters We are now offering two new online courses for you. Succession: Preparing Candidates For Fire Chief and Incident Planning Process – The Planning P. Succession: Preparing Candidates For Fire Chief This independent online course provides fire service leaders with an overview of succession development Read more…
The Georgia Fire Academy is pleased to announce several statewide offerings of two NIMS Courses: NIMS – Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents (IS300) and NIMS – Advanced ICS Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents (IS400). NIMS – Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents (IS300) is a 24-hour course Read more…
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, firefighters from across the state came together to honor their fallen brothers at the annual Georgia Firefighter Memorial Ceremony. The honorees were: Antonio Everett Jones – Augusta Fire Department – 2011 Willie James Lacy – Augusta Fire Department – 2004 Christ Swan – Lockheed Martin Read more…
Check below for the updated 13th Annual Georgia State Fire Fighters Weekend course schedule. Firefighter Weekend is May 15-17, 2015. All classes listed below will be offered on-campus at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. Register through normal on-line registration procedures. Note: Classes not meeting minimum enrollment 30 days prior Read more…
The following courses have seats available for the 13th Annual Georgia State Fire Fighter Weekend. This training event will be held at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, May 15-17, 2015. Seats are going fast, so register today! Combination and Volunteer Quality Management – FFAA15179 This course is designed to Read more…
The Quarterly GFA Advisory Council meeting was held at the Forsyth GPSTC campus on April 14, 2015. The GFA Advisory Council Members in attendance are pictured here, left to right: Jeff Yoder – Training Officer Representative Lee Kirkland – Chief of a Volunteer Department Representative Robert Singletary – President, Georgia Read more…
The Georgia Fire Academy and the State of New York Fire Prevention and Control hosted the annual State Weekend at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The April 11-12 event was the largest NFA Weekend ever, with 11 courses of instruction and approximately 291 total students – 42 Read more…
The Georgia Fire Academy and the State of New York Fire Prevention and Control hosted the annual State Weekend at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The April 11-12 event was the largest NFA Weekend ever, with 11 courses of instruction and approximately 291 total students – 42 Read more…
For more information on this exciting project, go to https://www.gpstc.org/firelab/.
Georgia Fire Academy Director David Wall recently traveled to Summerville Georgia to instruct local government officials from Bartow County on incident command for elected officials. This Executive Briefing for Incident Command gives an overview of what is needed for an extended incident and how the use of incident command can Read more…