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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 Summer / Fall Fire/EMS Training Interest Survey


Upcoming County Training

                    Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations (BEFO)                           Course offered at St. Lawrence County Fire Training Center

    Registration Dates: 6/5/2025 - 8/19/2025     

        Course Dates: Aug 19; Sep 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 30; Oct 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30; Nov 6, 11, 13, 15, 2025

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                     Fireground Strategies and Tactics for First Arriving                                                         Companies                                                      Course offered at Potsdam Fire Station  

    Registration Dates: 6/19/2025 - 9/2/2025     

          Course Dates: September 2, 3, 9, 11, 16, 2025 1830-2130 hours 

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                     Fire Officer I Modular Series: Company Training &                                               Community Risk Reduction                           Course offered at Potsdam Fire Station 

    Registration Dates: 7/18/2025 - 10/01/2025     

                Course Dates: October 1, 7, 8, 14, 2025 from 1830 to 2130 hours

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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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                        Fire Officer II (NFPA 1021-2014 Edition) w/FILO                           Course offered at SUNY Potsdam  

    Registration Dates: 9/30/2024 - 5/31/2025     

                Course Dates: May 31, June 1, 7, 2025 0800-1700 Hrs;                   June 9, 2025 1600-2200 Hrs

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      Fire Service Contamination Reduction and Cancer Prevention                     Course offered at Brier Hill Fire Station   

    Registration Dates: 8/9/2025 - 10/23/2025     

                Course Date: October 23, 2025 1830 - 2030 

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                           Traffic Incident Management System                            Course offered at Madrid Fire Station

    Registration Dates: 7/9/2025 - 9/22/2025     

      Course Dates: September 22, 25, 2025 at 1830 hours

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                                      Rescue Technician - Basic                                           Course offered at the Colton Fire Station  

        Registration Dates: 05/04/2025 - 7/18/2025      

           Course Dates: July 18, 21, 28, 29, 2025 at 1830 Hrs 
July 19, 26, 2025 at 0900 Hrs

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                                Rope Rescue - Operations Level                                         Course offered at the Colton Fire Department     

            Registration Dates: 1/23/2025 - 8/16/2025   

    Course Dates: August 16, 17, 23, and 24 from 8am to 4pm

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                                Apparatus Operator - Pump                                  Course offered at the Cranberry Lake Fire Station

Registration Dates: 7/2/2025 - 9/15/2025

      Course Dates: Sep 15, 17, 22, 24, 30, Oct 2, 2025 at 1830 Hrs
Oct 4, 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

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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.  

**Bring a signed OFPC Training Authorization Letter on the first night of the course**

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

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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