April 5, 2007 Hennepin Technical College Fire Protection Program Breaks New Ground

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY - Chief Officer Training Curriculum (COTC)
Advanced Training for the Chief Fire Officer (ATCFO)
Program Details and Training Dates

Tuition Per Student
• $ 225 Leadership
• $ 225 Human Resources
• $ 115 Community Risk Reduction
• $ 560 Operations
• Sub total $1,125

2007 Minnesota State Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools
Confirmed dates, March - April 2007

2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Workshops (Pre-registration helpful, but not required) confirmed dates and locations as of March 8, 2007.
There will be significant change in the 2007 application process. Changes to the vehicle concept will take place. Application start date will be around March 5 2007 and ending April 6, 2007.
Link to Grant information and 2007 Workshop Dates and Locations
Link to AFG website

$1 Million Online Training Grant offered to Volunteer & Combination Fire Departments
Application period November 13, 2006 thru February 28, 2007.
A Partnership with VCOS IAFC and TargetSafety.
Link to TargetSafety online Fire and EMS Training website for information and to apply for grant.

NEWS SPLASH! Announcing the NEW Online firefighter 1 and 2.
limited to 40 Minnesota firefighters!
You can start immediately! for more information and contact numbers click here.


Link to 2006 Program Guidance for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program(link to pdf.)

Link to 2006 Firefighters Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions(link to web site)

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES 2008 RESIDENT COURSES EMMITSBURG, MD. - The U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) is pleased to announce the release of its Fiscal Year 2008 Resident course schedule. The schedule includes those courses being delivered on the Emmitsburg, Maryland campus from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. The schedule is available on the NFA website at: www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa . The FY08 schedule offers 13 new 6-day sessions and 16 new 10-day sessions, each filled with a wide variety of courses covering ten curriculum areas.

Training & Education Resources available from USFA, including course offerings from the National Fire Academy (NFA) (link to USFA web site)

more Fire Training/Event information(link to Current Events & News page)

See our list of  Fire Training Program Managers and College location information.