13th Annual Firefighter Weekend

April 15, 2015

Mark your calendars! Georgia’s 13th Annual Firefighter Weekend is May 15-17,2015. Join us in Forsyth for a weekend full of training and fellowship. The Georgia Fire Fighter Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 11:00am. We encourage all members of the fire service and their families, as well as the general […]

Mark your calendars! Georgia’s 13 th Annual Firefighter Weekend is May 15-17,2015. Join us in Forsyth for a weekend full of training and fellowship.

The Georgia Fire Fighter Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 11:00am. We encourage all members of the fire service and their families, as well as the general public, to attend this ceremony honoring fallen fire fighters of Georgia.

All information including course descriptions and prerequisites can be found in the Course Calendar on-line at www.gpstc.org.

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