Gloucester Fire Academy

Upcoming Courses

Throughout the year, the Gloucester County Fire Academy offers several courses of interest to emergency services personnel. Complete a registration form to sign up for a class.

NFA INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER

DATES: Choose one, two-day course:
November 20 & 21, 2025 December 13 & 14, 2025
TIME: Day one: 0800-1630 hrs.; Day two: 0800-1500 hrs.

This course is intended to provide either the “dedicated” safety officer or any member who might be assigned the role of “Incident” safety officer with skills to function effectively as the Safety Officer at fire department incident operations and training. The primary focus shall be on developing decision-making skills through the recognition of cues that affect personal safety. This is a National Fire Academy-accredited course.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES INSTRUCTOR LEVEL 2 EVENING PROGRAM

Dates/Times: Monday, Dec 8 - Tuesday, Dec 21 (click link above for specifics)

Successful completion of this course is required by the NJ Division of Fire Safety for Fire Service Instructors who desire certification as a level-2 Fire Service Instructor. NOTE: This course does include out of class assignments that are mandatory for completion.

NJ RAPID INTERVENTION CREW TRAINING PROGRAM -RIC MEMBER CHALLENGE/EQUIVALENCY EXAM
Dates/Times: Monday, Dec 18, 1800 - 2200 hrs.

We have scheduled the NJ Division of Fire Safety approved State Rapid Intervention Crew Member written challenge/equivalency exam. A program review of NFPA 1407, 2020 edition, will start at 1800 hrs. The exam will be given when the review is complete. Only one attempt at the challenge will be given. Failure would require taking the NJDFS RIC Member program.

RESPONSE TO LITHIUM BATTERY EMERGENCIES
Dates/Times: Tuesday & Wednesday, January 6-7, 2026, 1830 - 2100 hrs.

Lithium batteries are found in all types of occupancies and all types of devices. This class will provide an overview of how batteries are constructed and function, the types of batteries used in various vehicles/devices, electrolytes, thermal runaway, stranded energy, as well as technical resources available to develop strategies and tactics to safely and successfully mitigate fire, rescue, and HAZMAT emergencies associated with batteries, battery energy storage systems, battery charging systems, and fuel cells.

RESPONSE TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL EMERGENCIES
Dates/Times: Tuesday & Wednesday, January 27-28, 2026, 1830 - 2100 hrs.

It is becoming commonplace to be confronted with incidents involving alternative fuels such as compressed or liquified natural gas, hydrogen, propane, biofuels, alcohol fuels, and solar energy. There have been several high-profile incidents involving alternative fuels that have occurred recently. This class will help prepare for fire, rescue, and HAZMAT incidents involving alternative fuels by discussing their hazards, identification, how they are stored and used, proper personal protective equipment, and appropriate strategies and tactics to ensure a safe and successful outcome.

NJ FIRE INSPECTOR
Dates/Times: February 2, 4, 9, 11, 18, 23, 25, March 2, 4, 9, 11, 2026

This program was developed under a contract with Kean University's Fire Safety Training Program under the direction of the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety. It is designed to ensure that prospective Fire Inspectors are competent in the basics of fire code enforcement.

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM I-300
Dates/Times: Friday, February 6, 2025, 1830-2230| Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8, 0800-1600

The I-300 course continues the IMS Training and consists of ICS Fundamental review, Unified Command, Incident/Event Assessment, Incident Objectives, Planning Process, Incident Resource Management, Demobilization, Transfer of Command and Closeout.

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