From the Academy
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 21
Week 21 of the District 1 Volunteer Fire Academy focused on fire inspections and drafting operations.This week, recruits learned how investigators document what they document and how to walk into…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 20
Week 20 of the District 1 Volunteer Fire Academy is in the books, and the finish line is officially in sight!This week, Carl reflects on completing the challenging Firefighter 1…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 19
The District 1 Volunteer Fire Academy is getting ever closer to the finish line!This week, they trained on propane fire suppression at the MAAC, gaining hands-on experience controlling and extinguishing…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 18
This past week, the Volunteer Academy was back at work and got hands-on experience with vehicle extrication training using specialized rescue tools and props we have here at the MAAC!Students…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 17
The Volunteer Fire Academy paused last week as many instructors (and many of us at the MAAC) attended FDIC in Indianapolis, so this week’s video will be a little different!…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 16
Week 16’s update (week 15’s training) of the Volunteer Fire Academy is action packed! It brought recruits into Paxton Fire drills, where they combined the many skills they’ve been building…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 15
Hard to believe that the Volunteer Fire Academy is already in week 15! Carl talks to us about this past week’s intensive training that included a combination of all the…
Winter 2026 Volunteer Fire Academy Week 14
This week in the District 1 Volunteer Fire Academy, Carl and his classmates took on dumpster fires and vehicle fires! Using the MAAC’s specialized training props, including a steel vehicle…
