Atlantic County Firefighters' Association

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 R. 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 Management which is responsible for overseeing emergency management planning for the county, Fire Training Center, Office of Fire Safety, Office of Highway Safety, and the Police Training Center.

On-Line Room Application

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Staff Fire Instructors

Daniel Adams	William J. Hancock	Kolby J. Rundio
Jamieson Allen	Sherman P. Hartman	Joseph D. Rush III
David G. Buzby	William N. Higbee Jr.	Dennis Sharpe
Daune R. Brock II	Casey R. Hunt	Joshua R.Taylor
Michael P. Cahill	Christopher K. Kislow	Joseph F. Ward
Perry Coker	Peter J. Libretti	Timothy R. Welsh
Michael J. Corbo	Sean M. Macri	William J. Wilkinson
Thomas J. Culleny Jr.	Sean B. McDevitt	Charles R. “Rob” Winkler III
Patrick Flynn	William L. Merola Jr.	Brandon P. Zonge
Eric C. Grace	Eric R. Moran
Marylynn Graham	Louis Raciti

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Firefighter I Graduation Ceremony

When - 7:00 PM, Monday, July 13, 2026

at the Egg Harbor Township Community Center

5045 English Creek Ave, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

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Fall 2026 Course Announcement

Fall 2026 Training Course Announcement

Next Firefighter I (FFI) Class Starts
Thurs. Augist 20, 2026
7:00 P.M.

Next Firefighter II (FFII) Class Starts
Mon. September 14, 2026
7:00 P.M.

click for pdf copy of training course announcement

Firefighter I - Application

Fire Academy Course Registration

Department Training Application

Fall 2026

New Scheduled Classes -

Canceled Classes -

Rescheduled Classes -

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All new, and current, Firefighters/Students will need to have a myNJ account and a NJ Division of Fire Safety firefighter ID number before registering for any NJDFS certification courses.

NJ DFS Certification and Registration Procedure

To obtain access to the NJ DFS certification and Registration
portal (without an existing FFID#)

Confirm or create a login at nj.gov for myNJ.

Go to nj.gov
Log into your existing myNJ account. If you do not have one, create it now.
After confirming your myNJ
If you have access to the NJ DFS certification Portal go to the Portal via myNJ. If you do not have access, you must complete the sign-up process below.

How to link the DFS Portal to your myNJ.

Access the portal registration site at the link shown. https://certification.dca.nj.gov/NJDCA_cert_Lice_Portal
Click the sign-up button on the upper right side of the page.
Answer NO, as you DO NOT have a DFS ID.
Enter your information as directed.
Click the blue register account Bar.
The system will ask if you have a myNJ, answer yes as you should have already confirmed or created one.
Log into your myNJ.
You will be sent a verification email, click the link to complete the process.
Log into your myNJ, you will have an icon to access the DCA Cert and Reg Portal.
Choose the Request DFS ID, or Request Firefighter ID#.
You will receive an email when your number has been issued, this may take up to 24 hours.
After your ID# is issued, you will receive certificates via the portal, you will also apply for certifications via the portal.

Future access is through your myNJ account.

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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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Atlantic County Fire Academy

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