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Atlantic County Fire Academy

 

 

Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center
5033 English Creek Ave.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ  08234-5743

 
 
 
 

"...TRAINING AS IF OUR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT..."

 

Atlantic County Fire Academy

Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center

The Atlantic County Firefighters' Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc. operates the Atlantic County Fire Academy at the Atlantic County owned Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

 

Atlantic County Director of Fire Training

Brian Middleton

(609) 407 - 6743
Email - Brian Middleton

 

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Official Atlantic County Government Links for Facility Description and Usage

Located within the Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center are The Office of Emergency Preparedness which is responsible for overseeing emergency management planning for the county, the Fire Training Center, Office of Fire SafetyOffice of Highway Safety, and the Police Training Center.

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Staff Fire Instructors

 

Daniel Adams
William Hancock
Kolby Rundio
David Buzby
Sherman P. Hartman
Joseph D. Rush III
Michael P. Cahill
William N. Higbee Jr.
Dennis Sharpe
Perry Coker
Casey Hunt
Joseph F. Ward
Michael J. Corbo
Christopher Kislow
Timothy Welsh
Lauren Wm. Crooks
Peter Libretti
William Wilkinson
Thomas J. Culleny Jr.
Sean Macri
Charles “Rob” Winkler III
Eric Grace
William Merola Jr.
Brandon Zonge
Marylynn Graham
Eric Moran
Gilbert P. Zonge, Jr.
Louis Raciti
 

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Firefighter I Graduation Ceremony

When - 7:00 PM, Monday, January 22, 2024

at the Egg Harbor Township Community Center

5045 English Creek Ave, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

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Spring 2024 Course Announcement

Spring 2024 Training Course Announcement

Next Firefighter I (FFI) Class Starts
Thurs. February 15, 2024
7:00 P.M.

 

Next Firefighter II (FFII) Class Starts
Mon. March 4, 2024
7:00 P.M.

 

click for pdf copy of training course announcement

 

Firefighter I - Application

Fire Academy Course Registration

Department Training Application

Spring 2024

Canceled Classes -

 

Rescheduled Classes -

 

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NJ DFS FIREFIGHTER II CHALLENGE EXAM 2023

ATLANTIC COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING NOTICE

COURSE: FIREFIGHTER II CHALLENGE EXAM and REVIEW SESSIONS

REVIEW DATES: Wednesday August 23,2023 1900-2200
Saturday August 26,2023 0900-1200

EXAM DATES: Wednesday September 20,2023 1900 - ***Hammonton Station #2***
Saturday September 23, 2023 0900 - ***Atlantic County Fire Academy***

FEE: $35 (includes review and testing)

LOCATION: ATLANTIC COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY

REQUIREMENTS TO SIT FOR EXAM:
This Firefighter 2 Written Equivalency Exam provision will expire on December 31, 2023. This Firefighter 2 Written Equivalency Exam will be for NJ State Certification only, there will be no awarding of ProBoard or IFSAC accreditations for successful completion. This Written Exam will utilize the Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills & Hazardous Materials Response, 4th Edition (NFPA 1001 Standard – 2019 Edition).

All individuals are required to have the following:
1) NJ Firefighter 1 state certification on file with the NJ Division of Fire Safety, Office of Training & Certification.
2) Have five (5) years of experience as a Firefighter 1 prior to January 1, 2008, or
3) Have previously taken a Firefighter 2 course of instruction prior to January 1, 2008.


NOTE: NJDFS WILL VERIFY ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND LIST OF ELIGILABLE CANDIATES WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE ACADEMY FOR NOTIFICATION. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this test MUST have their application in NLT than July 15th to allow time for NJDFS to verify eligibility. Each review session is three hours in length. You only need to attend one. Attendance is encouraged. Many eligible candidates have been away from both the classroom and test-taking for an extended period or do not have or have access to the textbook from which the questions were developed. If you know someone who has taken FF2 in the last two years, you are encouraged to ask them to borrow it. Please bring a pen/pencil and notepad. A study guide will be given out during the review sessions.

REGISTRATION:
Please submit a course registration form noting which review date and test date you would like to attend. Please include NJ DFSID number on registration form.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Atlantic County Fire Training Academy
5033 English Creek Ave
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
609-407-6728/6752

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BEARDS & SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

In accordance with N.F.P.A. 1500: 5-3.10, “Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program”, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, the Atlantic County Fire Training Center policy prohibits training individuals with facial hair that interferes with the mask seal on positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus in those courses where SCBA must be worn. Those students with beards or such facial hair that does interfere with the face-to-mask seal may not participate in some blocks of instruction and, therefore, cannot be given credit toward completion of those courses.

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COVID-19 TRAINING POLICY

We have all been impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Fire Academy is no exception.  Due to the Governor’s directive, we all have been required to change the way we deliver our training programs.  Effective immediately, the following guidelines will be in effect while training at the Atlantic County Fire Academy until further notice.

  1. Prior to coming to the fire academy, I am asking all students, instructors, and company members to take their temperature.  If your temperature is 100.4o F or above, STAY HOME
  2. Also, if any of you have any of the following symptoms, Fever - Cough - Shortness of Breath - Sore Throat - Malaise – Diarrhea - Chills - Shivering - Muscle Pain - Loss of Taste - Loss of Smell, STAY HOME.
  3. Upon arrival at the fire academy, you are to wear a face covering/mask when exiting your car or apparatus.
  4. All instructors, students, and company members will have your temperature taken and symptom check done prior to the start of any indoor or outdoor training.  Anyone having a temperature of 100.4o F, will be asked to leave.

Indoor classroom training evolutions:

  1. All students are to sit 2 to a table with each student at an end seat and the tables 6’ apart.
  2. While in the Academy, all students will wear a facial covering and do their best to social distance at least 6’.
  3. We will be providing an alcohol-based sanitizer with at least 70% alcohol inside the training center which should be used by all students and instructors during breaks.
  4. All indoor classes that continue outside for practical evolutions will follow the guidelines for outdoor practical training evolutions.

Outdoor practical training evolutions:

  1. All students participating in an academy class will assemble in the Engine Room and all must maintain a distance of 6’ away from each other as you line up.
  2. All company members arriving for company training, will remain in their apparatus until directed where to go.
  3. We will be working in groups of 6 - 8 students with 1 to 2 instructors depending on the training being conducted.
  4. All students, instructors, and companies are to bring personal bottles of water or Gatorade, as we will not be providing our ice water in coolers to eliminate possible contamination.
  5. We will be providing both hand wipes and alcohol-based sanitizer with at least 70% alcohol which should be utilized after touching surfaces and training equipment, as well as before and after utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE).
  6. All students and instructors are to wear their gloves and eye protection when handling equipment.
  7. All instructors are to closely monitor the students and company members throughout each training session frequently communicating and reinforcing safety measures to ensure that the safety protocols are being practiced.  All instructors are to lead by example.

Any student or staff member who is not comfortable with proximity to others should reconsider their participation in any future firefighting training.  Similarly, any staff member or student that believes these policies and procedures are not being adhered to shall report this immediately to academy personnel. 

Any staff or student exposed, or who believes that they have been exposed to COVID-19, is to report this as soon as possible to the senior instructor(s), and, in the interim, all contact with students and staff shall be minimized.

Devotion to each of these academy guidelines is mandatory and no deviations will be tolerated.

I realize that these are difficult times, and that the above guidelines can be difficult, but we need to each make a commitment for the safeguard of our fellow students, firefighters, and the instructors.
Michael Corbo, Director of Fire Training

 

 

   
             

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