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Bureau of Fire - Training

Please take a moment and complete the form below to express your interest in future Fire/EMS training courses for St. Lawrence County:

2025-2026 Winter/Spring Fire/EMS Training Interest Survey


Upcoming County Training

                                Basic Passenger Vehicle Rescue                             Course offered at the SLC Fire Training Center

    Registration Dates: 8/23/2025 - 11/6/2025     

        Course Dates: November 6, 13, 21, 2025 at 18:30, November 22, 2025 at 0900 and 1300 

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    Fire Officer I Modular Series: Planning & Emergency Response                Course offered at Potsdam Fire Station 

    Registration Dates: 9/18/2025 - 12/02/2025     

                Course Dates: December 2, 3, 16, 2025 from 1830 to 2130 hrs

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                                Apparatus Operator - Pump                                  Course offered at the SLC Fire Training Center, West Potsdam

Registration Dates: 7/2/2025 - 10/13/2025

      Course Dates: Oct 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 2025 at 1830 Hrs
Nov 1, 2025 at 0800 Hrs

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                       National Fire Academy Incident Safety Officer                         Course offered at the St. Lawrence County Fire Training Center

Registration Dates: 8/20/2025 - 11/3/2025

      Course Dates: November 3, 5, 12, 17, 19, 24, 2025 at 1830 hrs

Training Event Details - Acadis® Portal

Registration for all training courses is done through the online LMS System.  Students must upload a properly completed training authorization letter with their registration along with any other listed prerequisites.  

**REGISTRATION FOR ALL TRAINING COURSES IS DONE THROUGH THE ONLINE LMS SYSTEM. STUDENTS MUST UPLOAD A PROPERLY COMPLETED TRAINING AUTHORIZATION LETTER WITH THEIR REGISTRATION ALONG WITH ANY OTHER LISTED PREREQUISITES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLASS.**

Link to fillable Training Authorization Letter (TAL): Training Authorization Letter

****Pre-registration is mandatory; walk-ins are not permitted****
 

Click HERE to Register for a Course
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Our Fire Instructors

Ted Schulz
NYS Fire Instructor, #4514
Danny Jolly
NYS Fire Instructor, #4516
Bob Crowe
NYS Fire Instructor, #4517
Tyler Mulvenna
NYS Fire Instructor, #4521
Matt Kroeger
NYS Fire Instructor, #4522
Christopher Bertrand
NYS Fire Instructor, #4524
Raymond Guzman
NYS Fire Instructor, #4525
Scott LaBarge
NYS Fire Skills Instructor, #451S
Pat O'Brien
County Fire Instructor, #4584
David Gagne
County Fire Instructor, #4589

 

About the St. Lawrence County Fire Training Facility

The St. Lawrence County Fire Training Facility provides training for new and experienced first responders. This facility has trained Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, industry partners (ALCOA and CORNING), and multiple law enforcement agencies including police academy trainees, local police, Deputy Sheriffs, ICE, and Border Patrol, to name a few. Visit the St. Lawrence County Fire Training Center website here!

 

Additional Training Links

Federal Emergency Management Agency | Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Courses

Federal Emergency Management Agency | National Training and Education Division

New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

United States Fire Administration