Pipeline worker
seriously injured.
Crawl in
and get
him out!

two men in confined space

Confined
Space Rescue:
Technician

Feb 6-10, 2012

Brochure

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Danger!
Worker
felled by
leaking gas!
Suit up and
rescue her!

firefighter in hazmat suit being washed down

Hazardous
Materials
Technician

Feb 6-Mar 23,
2012
(4 week course;
one week on,
one week off)

Brochure

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CRASH!
Victims
trapped
in bus.
Shear off
the window
posts...
FAST!

crunching window post

Vehicle and
Machinery
Rescue:

Operational
Feb 27-Mar 2

Brochure

Technician
Mar 12-16

Brochure

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Director
Rick Stilp
Resigns

Rick's
Farewell

EMT Program Manager Steve Chancey serving
as Interim Director

Meet
Steve Chancey

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New Registration
& Payment Policy &
Procedures

Effective
October 6, 2011

Registration
& Payment
Policy &
Procedures

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The Fire Academy is
now accepting
payment by
American Express!

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Welcome to the
Central Florida Fire Academy

Orlando, Florida

In operation since 1977, the Central Florida Fire
Academy is a regional firefighter school
offering both Minimum Standards Classes and
training for experienced firefighters and other
fire/rescue personnel, including:

  • EMS Bike Teams
  • EMTs, Firefighter/EMTs,
    Firefighter/Paramedics
  • Fire Officers and Fire Instructors
  • Fire Inspectors and Fire Investigators
  • Fire Apparatus Driver/Operators
    (Engineers)
  • Emergency Vehicle Operators
  • Rapid Intervention teams
  • Urban Search and Rescue Teams
    specializing in the following types of
    rescue:     Building Collapse, Confined
    Space,     Dive (in and under water rescue & retrieval),
    Hazardous Materials     (HazMat),
    Rope (rescue from high places),
    Trench, Vehicle, and Machinery

Click the link below for answers to:

Frequently Asked Questions


New & Recent Notices

Topics for
Fire Inspector In-service Class
February 23 and
March 22, 2012

February 23, 2012
"Considering the Means of Egress"
Source Material: "Life Safety Code - Chapter 7 'Means of Egress'" ('09 ed.);
"NFPA 1 Fire Code - Chapter 14
'Means of Egress'" ('09 ed.)'
NFPA Fire Protection Handbook (20th ed.)

March 22, 2012
"Florida Administrative Codes -
Do You Know Them?"
Source Material: Florida Statutes; FAC 69A

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Florida Fire Marshals and
Inspectors Association
Presents:
NFPA I and NFPA 101,
2009 Florida Specific

 Adoption of the New Florida Fire Prevention
Code, December 31, 2011

8 Contact Hours
approved for Fire Safety/Special Fire Safety Inspector and Instructor I, II, II

Seminars on this subject will be presented around the State during December and January.

For a schedule of presentations,
please go to:

www.FireAcademy.org/PDF_Files_Temp/
FFMIA-Events_2001.pdf

For more information, please contact:

Chuck Akers, Florida Fire Marshals & Inspectors Association 863-467-8991

Wendy Niles, FFMIA East Central
Regional Director 407-585-1364

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CFFA
Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting

Held at 1:00 p.m. on
2nd Tuesday of every month
at the Fire Academy.

Next Meeting
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Agenda announced here
one week before meeting

Current Members of the
CFFA Board of Directors

Members

CFFA Bylaws, Definition of
Duties, and other
Board Related Matters

Bylaws and More

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Older Notices

Changes in Fire Officer, Fire Inspector
and other State Certification
Course Scheduling

Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor I and Fire Inspector I course scheduling remains the same, with 40-hour classes being offered on a one-day-a-week for five weeks basis. Most
of these courses are available on a shift-friendy basis.

However, most courses in the Fire Officer II, Fire
Inspector II, Fire Instructor II and Fire Investigator I
Programs will be offered on a full week, Monday
to Friday basis.

For the 2012 schedule, please go to:
http://www.fireacademy.org/PDF_Files_Courses_2011-12a/cal_fall-11-fall-12.pdf

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Florida Fire Inspector, Fire Officer and other State Certifications to Become Acceptable in 24 States

Details

Full story from BFST

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In case you're new to the website or
missed seeing these, just click
the titles that interest you.


Incident Command Training Bus
Available for Rent
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Academy's Wall of Honor pays tribute to
fallen former students
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News reporter tells of her experience
inside the Academy's fired-up
Swede Flashover Simulator
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Articulation agreeements with Valencia &
Seminole Community Colleges

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2011-2012 CALENDARS
AND OVERVIEWS
NOW AVAILABLE!!
(updated July 22, 2011)

Get a head start on
advancing your
career. Use the links
below to plan your
2011-2012 Career
Enhancement
Program.

2011-2012
Month-by-Month
Course Calendar

For a month-by-month schedule of all upcoming courses, go to:
Course Calendar *

2011-2012
State Certified
Career Program

For an overview of the Academy's 2011-2012
programs leading to
State certification, (Fire Inspector, Fire
Officer, etc) go to:
Career Programs*

2011-12
Special Operations
Courses

For an overview of the
Fire Academy's 2011
Special Operations
Courses (Rope Rescue,
Trench Rescue, etc.), go to:
Special Ops Courses*

2011-12
Driver/Operator

For a day-by-day schedule
of 2011 Driver/Operator
(Engineer) classes, go to:
Driver/Op Calendar

*course descriptions
available at
www.FireAcademy.org/
programs.htm

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The Fire Academy is
now accepting
payment by
American Express!


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Central Florida Fire Academy
2966 W. Oak Ridge Road
 Orlando, FL 32809-3781
Office: 407-855-3281
FAX: 407-855-3288
From Outside Florida:
1-800-578-1752
info@fireacademy.org

CFFA at TECO*,
Kissimmee, FL
501 Simpson Road
Kissimmee, FL
34744-4459
407-344-5080,
ext. 15102

* Technical Education
Center of
Osceola County

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2966 West Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL 32809
407-855-3281