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Firefighter I Orientation - Chester

Location: Chester Fire Station
Orientation: Monday, August 19, 2019
Time: 1800 - 2200

Application Deadline: August 5, 2019
Click here for a General admission application form and submit it for the program you wish to attend.  Applications and other documentation are due by 4 PM on the application deadline listed above.  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)
-ICS 100 (taken within the last 10 years)
-National Traffic Incident Management (within the last 10 years)
-Hazardous Material Operations (within 2 editions of the current standard)
-Wildland (within the last 10 years)
We will not accept any additional documentation after the application deadline. 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 manual 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.