Events

IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 8th or 9th Ed for Instructor 1 Chapters 1-10 (Tentative) Mar 3 Mar 5 Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 24 Mar 26 Mar 28 Written and Skills If interested, please contact Brandon Ayers @ 706-244-9623

8-hour class for Hamat Awareness Level We will meet Tuesday May 05, 2026, and Thursday May 07, 2026, 6pm to 10pm Test date will be May 09, 2026 @ 8am

Prerequisites for FF2: Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Pressurized Container, Crash Victim Extrication IFSTA Essentials 7th or 8th for FF2 Chapters 16-22 (Tentative) Feb 3 Feb 5 Feb 10 Feb 12 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 24 Feb 26 Feb 28 Written and Skills If Interested, please contact Brandon Ayers 706-244-9623

HCF will be hosting a GPSTC, (Georgia Public Safety Training Center), pressurized container class. Classroom portion starts at 8am Hands on burn will start at 1pm All students will need in-date gear to participate in the live burn. Each student will need full PPE including SCBA. To obtain credit for the class each student will be required to attend both sessions. For more information, please contact J. Boudway @ 706-680-2400. Copy and paste in your browser and sign up. https://access.gpstc.org/student/classes/register?courseNumber=FFAT251126

HCF is hosting a demonstration of the HEN nozzles for handlines and master streams. Requirements: Anyone attending this event that is wanting to participate with the hands-on portion will be required to have full PPE without an SCBA. For more information, please contact J. Boudway @ 706-680-2400

IFSTA HAZMAT for First Responders 5th or 6th Ed. for HAZMAT Operations Chapters 4-9 Please refresh on your HAZMAT Awareness material. This class will be fast paced with a lot of time spent studying on your own. Jan 13 Jan 15 Jan 20 Jan 22 Jan 29 Jan 31 Written and Skills Test If interested, please contact Brandon Ayers (706) 244-9623.

GFC will be hosting a class explaining what they do and can provide us as well as what they expect from us on wildland fires. Presentation will start @ 6pm at the training center.

This is a class to learn how to perform fire suppression with pressurized containers. You will need full PPE dated within 10 years and a SCBA with a spare bottle. Copy and paste this link below to register for the class. https://access.gpstc.org/student/classes/register?courseNumber=FFAT26083

This class is a train the trainer class for pressurized container fire suppression. You will need full PPE dated within 10 years and a SCBA with a spare bottle. Copy and paste the link below in your browser to register. https://access.gpstc.org/student/classes/register?courseNumber=FFAT26084

Starting January 06, 2026 will be a Firefighter 1 class that will run through May 16, 2026. this will include Hazmat Awareness class as well. Testing for HAZA, (Written Only), will be conducted on May 08, 2026 @ 8am. Testing for FF1, (Skills and Written), will be held on May 16, 2026, starting @ 8am.