The Fire and Emergency Services Section oversees all training—both basic and advanced—for career and volunteer firefighters, and communications officers in the state of Georgia. Our team is dedicated to developing the abilities of Georgia’s firefighters and fire officers to deliver safe, effective and efficient emergency services to the communities they serve. The section offers a comprehensive array of training courses that address the professional development needs of Georgia Fire & EMS organizations from entry-level training through chief officer training. Many of the exceptional training classes we offer meet or exceed the National Fire Protection Association’s requirements for ProBoard Certification.
Courses Offered:
- Acting Officer in Charge
- Applications of Operational Safety
- Basic Vehicle Extrication – Level I
- Basic Volunteer Support Firefighter
- Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction
- Building Construction Basics
- Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction
- Chemical Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
- Crash Victim Extrication 1
- Crisis Response Training (CRT) for 911
- Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (DMICO)
- Effective Radio Communication
- EMS Dispatch Principles and Telephone CPR
- Essentials of Chaplaincy
- Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership Ethically (0523)
- Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change (0521)
- Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership Within Communities (0520)
- Fire and Life Safety Trailer Operator
- Fire Department Communications
- Fire Department Management
- Fire Department Supervision
- Fire Instructor I
- Fire Investigation: First Responders
- Fire Officer: Fire Personnel Readiness
- Fire Origin and Cause Determination Awareness
- Fire Service Safety Culture: Who Protects Firefighters From Firefighters?
- Fire Suppression – Passenger Vehicle with Live Fire
- Firefighter Safety and Health
- Firefighter Survival – Maze
- First Responder
- Forcible Entry-Doors
- Fundamentals of Water Shuttle Operations
- Ground Ladder Basics
- Handling Flammable and Combustible Liquid Incidents
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations – Core
- Health and Safety Program Manager
- Incident Command for Highrise Operations
- Incident Command for Structural Collapse Incidents
- Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
- Initial Rope for the First Due Responder
- Initial Size-up and Operational Strategy and Tactics
- Interior Search and Rescue 1
- Introduction to Battery Hazards and Response
- Introduction to Community Risk Reduction
- Introduction to Fire and Life Safety Education
- Introduction to Fire Dynamics
- Introduction to Fire Inspector: Basic Principles & Practices of Fire Inspections
- Introduction to ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule
- Introduction to Ropes and Knots
- Introduction to Structural Personal Protective Equipment
- Leadership in Supervision 1: Creating Environments for Professional Growth
- Leadership in Supervision 2: Perspectives in Thinking
- Leadership in Supervision 3: Frameworks to Success
- Loss Control
- Pipeline Emergencies: Air Monitoring
- Pipeline Emergencies: Command Officer Strategies (PECOS)
- Pipeline Emergencies: Company Officer Tactics (PECOT)
- Pipeline Emergencies: Dispatcher Awareness Training (PEDAT)
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Practical Fire Ground Hydraulics
- Preparation for Initial Company Operations (PICO)
- Pressurized Container Fire Control
- Pressurized Container Live Fire Instructor
- Principles of Fire Hose
- Pump Service Testing
- Shaping the Future
- Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (STICO)
- Structural Fire Control
- Technical Rescue Rope Core: Awareness and Operations
- Technical Rescue: Rope Techniques
- The Dispatcher’s Role in Mayday Situations
- Training Operations in Small Departments
- Transitional and Interpersonal Leadership Training
- Volunteer Fire and Life Safety Initiatives
- Volunteer Tactical Ventilation
- Water Supply and Streams
GPSTC encourages public safety agencies to reach out so we can coordinate and bring these vital training programs to you. By placing crisis intervention at the forefront, we can create a future where our communities are not only safer, but also more compassionate and better equipped—backed by a responsive and resilient public safety workforce.