Fully Involved: New Online Course - Residential Safety Surveys

GSFA • August 22, 2023
Fully Involved: New Fire Chief I, II, and III NFA Direct Deliveries

Fire Service Leaders, 

 

The Georgia Fire Academy has launched the new online class Residential Safety Surveys for Fire Departments.  Residential safety surveys are a proven way to reduce fire injuries and deaths. This 1-hour online course will help firefighters lower the risk of home fire deaths by doing what they do best: helping people with simple actions that save lives. This includes installing smoke alarms and other alerting devices, helping families understand the need to keep them working, and helping them create and practice an escape plan so they will know what to do if those alarms sound.

 

REGISTER TODAY:  Residential Safety Surveys for Fire Departments

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Office.....478-993-4697

Cell........678-776-4719

GEORGIA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

Fire Service Leaders, 

 

Working with GEMA, the Georgia Fire Academy is hosting Hazard 3's course: Risked-Based Response to Battery Emergencies. We have three offerings for this course over the next several months. 

 

The dates are as follows and will be held at the GPSTC Forsyth Campus from 0800-1700.

  • September 6, 2023
  • October 11, 2023
  • December 7, 2023


This 8-hour course includes classroom and hands-on training to prepare responders to conduct risk-based response to battery emergencies for multiple types of batteries including Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion). The course covers batteries found in transportation including passenger vehicles, ground transport, air and sea shipping, as well as residential, commercial, and industrial settings.

 

See the attached flyer for further information or use the following link to register today. 

 

Risked-Based Response to Battery Emergencies

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Office.....478-993-4697

Cell........678-776-4719

GEORGIA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER
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