USFA Focus on Fire Safety: Electrical Fire Safety

MS Fire Chiefs & Firefighters Conference

There will be a special meeting of the Minimum Standards and Certification board on Wednesday, February 22, at 9:30 a.m., here at the Academy.

The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants application period will open on Monday, January 30, 2012 and run until Friday 24, 2012 at 5:00 P.M.  EST.   All SAFER applicants should read the new FY 2011 SAFER Gants Program Guidance (pdf) to understand the FY 2011 award criteria, funding priorities, and important special application instructions for completing the application.

USFA Focus on Fire Safety: Fire Escape Plans

We would like to congratulate the following employees for recent achievements:  Buddy Shotts (10 yrs of service), Eliza Jones (20 yrs of service), Diane Johnson (Basic Supervisory Course Completion), Brenda Hoard (15 years of service), Glenn Humphries (10 years of service)

The next meeting of the Minimum Standards and Certification Board will be Wednesday March 14, 2012, at 9:30 am, here at the Academy.

Employees from the State Fire Marshal's Office complete Defensive Driving Course

Congratulations to the recent graduates of FF 1001 Class 132 and Class 133

Asst. Chief and Div. Chief/Ops Commander sworn in (City of Byram)

USFA: Focus on Fire Safety: Candle Fire Safety

Important announcement for ALL FY 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grants Applicants about Changes to AFG Awards Procedures

USFA: Focus on Fire Safety: Holiday Fire Safety

The USFA and the NFPA are working together to remind everyone to "Put a FREEZE on Winter Fires"

USFA releases Residential Building Fires Topical Report

USFA releases Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the U.S.

Credit Card Payments: You must have your 5 digit organization #   and the invoice #.  If you have this click here.  For more information contact Shannon Torregano at (601)932-2444

 


COURSE OPENINGS (On Campus Courses)
If you have questions about being placed in a class, please have your training officer contact Gladys Peterson at
(601)932-2444 or email gpeterson@msfa.state.ms.us 


Course Openings
(Updated 2/6/2012)
 
OFF CAMPUS Schedules (Jan. - March 2012)
12 Hour School Schedule 
(Updated 1/30/2012)
Off Campus Course
(Updated 1/19/2012)


ON CAMPUS  (through  March 2012)
February
Course Name/Coordinator Date
FF 1001 I-II (Class 134)
Marcus Collier, Coordinator
Jan 9 -
Feb 16
Stolthaven (FF Refresher)
Rob Fisher, Coordinator
1
GGNS (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
6
ERGON (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
8
Rhodia (FF Refresher)
Nick Ragan, Coordinator
9
Confined Space Rescue (HS)
Rob Fisher, Coordinator
6-9
Exec Fire Officer 1021 III-IV
Mike Word, Shannon Sandridge Coordinators
7-9
Airport 1003
Kris Koziol, Coordinator
6-10
HazMat Tech I
Chris Carr, Coordinator
13-23
Stolthaven (FF Refresher)
Rob Fisher, Coordinator
13-14
ARFF Refresher
Kris Koziol, Coordinator
14
CPAT 1
Don Koss, Coordinator
14
Ergon (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
15
Rhodia (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
16
EVT Test
Extension Services
17
Hale Pump Fire
Glenn Humphries, Coordinator
14-16
Ergon (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
20
Ergon (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
22
Safety Officer 1521
Certification Services
20-23
MS County Fire Invest
Certification Services
20-23
International Paper -Vicksburg
(FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
21
Fireground Skills Refresher
Herlon Stephens, Coordinator
21-23
Ergon (FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
22
International Paper -Vicksburg
(FF Refresher)
Durfie Burns, Coordinator
23
Telecom (9-1-1) Struc Fire
Kris Koziol, Coordinator
23
Smoke Diver
Ricky Lee, Coordinator
Feb 27 -
March 1
Driver/Op 1002
David Pitts, Coordinator
Feb 27-
March 8
FF 1001 (Class 135)
Clarence Parks, Coordinator
March 27 -
April 5
   
March
Course Name/Coordinator Date
Inspector 1031-I
Certification Services
5-15
Noranda Alumina (FF Refresher) 5-8
Rope Rescue II (HS)
Russell McCullar, Coordinator
5-8
Rope Rescue I (HS)
Russell McCullar, Coordinator
12-15
Firefighter Field Day/
HazMat A/O Module 2
Bill Trimble, Coordinator
10
CPAT 1
Don Koss, Coordinator
13
Elected Public Officials
Steven Ashby, Coordinator
15
Noranda Alumina (FF Refresher) 19-22
ARFF Refresher
Kris Koziol, Coordinator
20-21
Rope Rescue I
Russell McCullar, Coordinator
19-22
Telecom (9-1-1) Ride Along
Kris Koziol, Coordinator
22
CPAT 2
Don Koss, Coordinator
20
EMR Medical Care TTT
Certification Services
27
Murphy Oil (Rescue)
Robbie Wells, Coordinator
26-29
FIRST
Nick Ragan, Coordinator
26-29
   
   


FOLLOW CLASS 134 (Jan. 9 -Feb.16, 2012)
Updated 2/2/2012

Construction for
4 New Classrooms
in Progress

Updated 1/23/2012

2011 Course Photos

2010 Course Photos 

MSFA Emergency Response Team Prepares for 2011 Hurricane Season

2011 State of  Mississippi Fallen Firefighter Memorial October 11, 2011


Three days of search and rescue task force training exercises sponsored by the MS Office of the Department of Homeland Security  October 7-9, 2011













 
Site last updated 2/7/2012