Fully Involved: An important update from us. 11.7.24

GSFA • November 7, 2024
Fully Involved: An important update from us. 11.7.24

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

Fire Service Leaders, 

 

The Georgia Fire Academy has immediate openings in several classes as we close in on the end of 2024.

 

Those classes are as follows:

 

Health and Safety Program Manager on December 2 – 3, 2024

Use the following link to register: Health and Safety Program Manager

 

Youth Firesetting Program Manager on December 10 – 11, 2024

Use the following link to register:  Youth Firesetting Program Manager

Life Safety Code on December 10 – 12, 2024

Use the following link to register:  Life Safety Code

Introduction to Community Risk Reduction on December 12, 2024

Use the following link to register:  Introduction to Community Risk Reduction

 

See the attached flyer for further, please share with your members. 

 

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

478-993-4697   

imcconnell@gpstc.org

www.gpstc.org

1000 Indian Springs Dr, Forsyth, GA 31029

GFA Course Announcements

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

Fire Service Leaders, 

 

Can you please share this with your 911 Counterparts. 

_______________________________________________________

 

The Georgia Fire Academy is hosting the course The Dispatcher’s Role in Mayday Situations on December 5, 2024 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, GA.

 

This four-hour course will present information about different scenarios that would warrant a firefighter issuing a "Mayday" call. Attendees will examine what the communications officer's role is during such an event. Students will also have an opportunity to view the Fire Service's demo acting out various fire-related situations.

 

Target Audience: Communication Officers, CTO's, and Supervisors.

 

Use the following link to register: The Dispatcher's Role in Mayday Situations

 

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

478-993-4697   

imcconnell@gpstc.org

www.gpstc.org

1000 Indian Springs Dr, Forsyth, GA 31029

The Dispatchers Role in Mayday Situations - 12.05.24

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