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Gloucester Fire Academy

Classes for Fire/EMS Personnel

​​​​The Gloucester County Fire Academy holds classes on-site or at our location.  Training can be customized to address specific issues and offered at convenient times to suit your needs.  For more information please call  856-494-5683 or contact Denise Simon at [email protected]

Hazardous Materials and Confined Space Training​

  • 4-hour New Jersey State Police Hazardous Materials Level 1 Awareness
  • 8-hour New Jersey State Police Hazardous Materials Level 2 Operations
  • ​4-hour New Jersey State Police Confined Space Awareness/Energy Control*

Safety Courses​

  • 3-hour Infection Control of Blood-Borne Pathogens Initial Training
  • 16-hour National Fire Academy Incident Safety Officer*
  • 16-hour National Fire Academy Health and Safety Officer

Professional Development

  • 3-hour Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Harassment Basic Concepts
  • 3-hour Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Harassment for Managers & Supervisors
  • 6.5-hour Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Harassment/Discrimination*

The above courses can be customized to include your organization's harassment policy

 Working with Chemicals

  • 4-hour Hazard Communications/New Jersey Worker Right-to-Know/Globally Harmonized System Initial Training
  • 2-hour Hazard Communications/New Jersey Worker Right-to-Know/Globally Harmonized System Biannual Refresher
  • ​Using the Emergency Response Guidebook, 2016 edition
  • Basic Propane Class
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas
  • Metering & Monitoring

NJ Division of Fire Services Classes

  • ​Drill Ground Instructor
  • Fire & Emergency Services Instructor Level 1
  • Fire & Emergency Services Instructor Level 2
  • Firefighter I
  • Firefighter II
  • Incident Command System I-200*
  • Incident Command System I-300*
  • Incident Command System I-400*​

 Technical Classes

  • ​Auto Extrication I*
  • Auto Extrication II*
  • Confined Space Rescue Operation
  • Confined Space Rescue Refresher Training
  • Heavy Vehicle Rescue Level 1
  • Rapid Intervention Crew Awareness
  • Rapid Intervention Crew Operations
  • Rapid Intervention Crew Refresher
  • Rescue Lifting Bags – Basic Concepts
  • Rope Rescue I
  • Rope Rescue II

Other Programs of Interest

  • ​Basic Pump Operation
  • Building Construction
  • Calling the Mayday
  • CEVO III: Coaching the Emergency Vehicle Operator*
  • EMS & Law Enforcement Response to the Fire and Rescue Incident*
  • Engine & Ladder Co. Operations​
  • Engine Co. & the First 10 Minutes
  • Fire Department Response to the EMS Incident*
  • ​Fire Watch
  • Fire Ground Operations for the First Arriving Companies
  • Handling Residential Fire Alarms
  • ICS Forms/Incident Action Plan
  • Intro to RIC Command and Mayday Management
  • Planning P
  • Responding to Utility Emergencies
  • Response to the Large Scale Incident*
  • RIC/EMS Firefighter Gear Removal Post Rescue*
  • SCBA Confidence Training
  • Surviving Modern Residential Fires
  • Vehicle Anatomy​​
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