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FY25 Firefighter Program Offerings
The Firefighter program locations are listed below. Schedules are being developed and will be posted to our website as they become available.
Firefighter I Locations:
East Montpelier - Orientation - Wednesday, August 21 at 1800 (Classes will be on Wednesday nights and some weekend days)
Application Deadline: 4 PM on August 7, 2024
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Manchester - Orientation - Wednesday, September 4 at 1800 (Classes will be on Wednesday nights and some weekend days)
Application Deadline: 4 PM on August 21, 2024
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Hybrid - Orientation - Saturday, October 5 at 0800 at the Vermont Fire Academy Administrative Building in Pittsford
Application Deadline: 4 PM on September 20, 2024
All classroom sessions will be conducted virtually. Students will participate in class sessions in an online meeting with the rest of their classmates and a live instructor on Wednesday evenings. All practical skill training sessions will take place in-person at the Vermont Fire Academy.
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Firefighter I/II Locations:
Fairfax - Orientation - Monday, September 9, at 1800 (Classes will be on Monday and Thursday nights, and some weekend days)
Application Deadline: 4 PM on August 26, 2024
Click here for the Firefighter I schedule
Click here for the Firefighter II schedule
**Students may apply for only Firefighter I or II as well.
Woodstock - Orientation - Thursday, August 22 at 1800 (Classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday nights in addition to weekend classes)
Application Deadline: 4 PM on August 8, 2024
Click here for the Firefighter I schedule
Click here for the Firefighter II schedule
**Students may apply for only Firefighter I or II as well.
Click here for a General admission application form or you can download one from our website and submit it for the program you want to attend. Applications and other documentation are due by 4 PM on the application deadline listed above. Please send applications and certifications to: DPS.VFAApplications@vermont.gov. The capacity limit is 40 and the minimum is 15 students per program, admission will be determined by the date your application is received, with priority given to adult firefighters who are members of a Vermont Fire Department.
REMINDER: Applicants who have already completed any of the classes listed below and do not wish to repeat the class within the Firefighter program, must submit the respective course completion certificate/card to the Vermont Fire Academy by the application deadline.
- CPR (current valid card)
- First Aid (current valid card)
- National Traffic Incident Management (within the last 10 years)
- Hazardous Material Operations (within 2 editions of the current standard)
- Wildland Fire Control (within the last 10 years)
If you have the following certificates, please submit them as well, you will still need to attend a table-top exercise:
-ICS 100 (taken within the last 10 years)
-ICS 200 (taken within the last 10 years) - Firefighter I/II and II program only
If we don’t receive any of the above, students will be expected to attend the class when it is offered within the program.
Student manuals are not returnable after Orientation. The sponsoring department will be charged for the cost of the student materials if a student fails to complete the program.
Students must be 18 years of age at the start date of the program that they are enrolling in.
Please feel free to contact the Vermont Fire Academy with any questions that you may have.
Surface Water Rescue Technician with Boat Operations Courses
The Vermont Fire Academy will offer a new 16-hour Surface Water Rescue Technician with Boat Operations Course. Surface Water Technician includes providing knowledge and skills when responding to surface water, cold water and swift-water rescues. The training is designed for shore or boat based rescuers, who may be performing rescues from those areas and/or be supporting technician-level swift-water rescuers. They will also learn to perform surface water go based rescues. In addition, students will learn to paddle and operate motorized inflatable rescue boats. Students must be able to swim.
Location: Hartland Fire Department
When: August 24 & 25, 2024
Time: 0800 - 1700 each day
Application deadline: noon on August 9, 2024
Location: Newport Fire Department
When: Sepember 14 & 15, 2024
Time: 0800 - 1700 each day
Application deadline: noon on September 1, 2024
Instructors Wanted
The Vermont Fire Academy is currently recruiting qualified individuals to fill the roles of Fire Instructor and Specialty Instructor. If you have the experience, qualifications, and ability to provide high-quality fire service training, consider joining our statewide instructional team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY DIRECT DELIVERIES:
Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards - Pittsford, VT - October 21 - 26, 2024
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