Pipeline Emergencies is a two day course designed to help fire service and industry emergency responders safely and effectively manage pipeline incidents and emergencies. It is written by emergency responders for emergency responders, and integrates technical information from pipeline operators and response specialists. It is based upon nationally recognized engineering Read more…
The United States Fire Administration, New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and the Georgia Fire Academy announce: The Georgia/New York State Firefighter Weekend – March 8-9, 2014 This is an excellent opportunity to attend the National Fire Academy, located in Emmitsburg, Maryland! Register before January 7, 2014 Read more…
The Georgia Fire Academy announces the following National Fire Academy Direct Delivery course: Introduction to NFIRS 5.0 ! This 2-day on-campus course teaches students how to use standardized forms to achieve uniformity in their incident and activity reporting. This training program is designed specifically to support local fire service organizations, Read more…
Calling all volunteer firefighters! Have you taken our Basic Volunteer Firefighter with Live Fire course? This is a fantastic 95-hour course that meets the current mandatory training for volunteer firefighters who serve in a response and mitigation capacity as required by Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council. Additionally, this course Read more…
Firefighter and firefighter EMTs unfortunately often encounter dangerous situations when responding to calls and dealing with the public. In order to equip Georgia’s firefighters and firefighter EMTs with the skills necessary to protect themselves, GPSTC’s Georgia Fire Academy has developed an 8-hour course designed to teach the warning signs of impending Read more…
The courses entitled “Principles of Building Construction: Combustible” and “Principles of Building Construction: Non-Combustible” are no longer being offered through the Georgia Fire Academy and has been replaced by the new interactive course “Principles of Building Construction (Q0751)” available on NFA Online Distance Learning for Fire and Emergency Services at Read more…
The Propane Industry Responders Conference, hosted by the Georgia Propane Gas Association and the Propane Education & Research Council will be held October 1-2, 2013 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. The Conference continues the exchange of vital propane safety information, techniques and experiences among important propane Read more…
Please note that the NFA courses scheduled for October 26-27 and listed below have been canceled due to low enrollment. GPSTC plans to reschedule these courses for a future date. Training Operations in Small Departments #FFAA13527 Preparation for Initial Company Operations #FFAA13524 Politics and the White Helmet #FFAA13526 Incident Safety Read more…
Governor Nathan Deal gave the keynote address at the Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth. Twelve men and women who died while on duty as public safety officers were honored for their bravery and dedication during the ceremony. Their names were Read more…
GPSTC has relocated our extremely popular independent online course offerings from a Blackboard hosted server to an internal server operated solely by the Training Center. The new delivery system will result in benefits for students including elimination of the five minute delay in course availability after registration, immediate feedback on Read more…