From the Academy
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 10
Week 10 of the Volunteer Fire Academy brought recruits into a critical firefighter skill set: forcible entry! This week, our Director of Development, Carl Kurek, shares how academy students trained…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 9
The Week 9 update of the Volunteer Fire Academy is here! Carl will be talking with you about ladders: tall ladders, short ladders, medium ladders, all the ladders. Firefighters practiced…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 8
Week 8 of the Volunteer Fire Academy gives us some insight into Hazmat test anxiety, ladder raising, essential knots, and fire extinguisher applications! Check out the latest chapter as our…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 7
Carl talks about the Academy’s experience using the Flashover Unit at the MAAC!
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 4
Carl Updates us on week 4 and his experience going through the SBCA Confidence Maze The SCBA confidence maze allows firefighters to practice moving around in difficult and confined spaces…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 3
Carl Updates us on week 3 and his experience getting geared up in under 2 minutes!
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