• District 1 Fire Academy – Summer 2025

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    DATE& LOCATION July 10, 2025-December 6, 2025 Thursday 6p-10p and Saturdays (8a-4p) MAAC CLASS DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION The District 1 Fire Academy consists of initial firefighter training that will include state certifications in Hazardous Material Awareness/Operations, Firefighter I/II and all state required curriculum to function as a firefighter in the state of Indiana. Participants must…

  • Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I-District 1

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    DATE& LOCATION Date: September 2, 3, 8, 9, 24, 30, October 2, 11, 16- 2025 Times: Weeknights 5p-9p Location: MAAC CLASS DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION This course provides experienced firefighters the knowledge and skills to meet the minimum job performance requirements as outlined in NFPA 1035. This course is designed for firefighters, officers and non-commissioned fire…

  • Incident Safety Officer – District 1

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    DATE& LOCATION September 20 and September 21, 2025 8a-4p, Test September 25, 2025 6pm MAAC-Valparaiso Provides fire personnel knowledge/skills for Incident Safety Officer outlined in NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications. The goal of this course is to prepare students whom will be designated by an incident commander (IC) as the…

  • Mega Warehouse Seminar

    The Hemmens Cultural Center 45 Symphony Way, Elgin

    A major fire occurred in a 1.2 million squarefoot Walmart Distribution Center on March 15,2022, in Indiana. This seminar will highlight keyfindings from this incident, as documented inNational Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s report,“Incident Analysis, Mega-Warehouse Fire,March 15, 2022.” Today’s fire service faces growing challengeswhen responding to fires in massive warehousefacilities—some now exceeding 4 million squarefeet. Participants…

  • Fire as a Weapon

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    Course Description: This FREE course was developed to aid first responders in understanding and recognizing how fire can be used as a weapon against people and/or property. This course should also help first responders and investigators understand why a person would choose to use fire as a weapon, as well as creating awareness of the…

  • Fire Instructor I – District I

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    DATE& LOCATION October 6, 2025- October 27, 2025 (syllabus in Acadis) Mon/Thurs (6p-10p) and Saturdays (8a-4p) MAAC-Valparaiso CLASS DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION This course provides firefighting personnel with the knowledge and skills to meet the minimum job performance requirements as outlined in NFPA 1041: Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications. The objectives of the course…

  • DISTRICT 1 – Bootcamp FF I/II Academy Fall 25

    MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    DATE & LOCATION October 6, 2025 - December 19, 2025 Monday thru Friday 7am-4:30pm CST MAAC-Valparaiso Academy includes: HazMat Awareness/Ops Firefighter I/II Public Fire & Life Safety Educator I Tech-Rescue Awareness ICS 100, 200, 700 & 800. Acadis Course #:FA220506 Registrants MUST have department sponsorship