Monmouth County Fire Academy
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NEW CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Orienting Leadership: Retooling the Front Seat Rider's Brain:
NFFF Orienting training is a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) program designed to train fire officers by "retooling the front seat rider's brain to take intentional action to resolve crises." The goal is to help leaders focus on safety by providing practical, specific information on leadership, accountability, culture, and knowledge to prevent line-of-duty deaths and injuries. This is part of a larger NFFF initiative that provides various training opportunities for fire service personnel. Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1800hrs.
Five Minutes to Win: Decision-Making in Dynamic Conditions:
High-stakes incidents are won or lost in the opening minutes. This program builds decisive, disciplined fireground leadership by combining stress science, structured decision models, and street level engine/truck/search playbooks. Attendees learn to cut through uncertainty, set priorities, and coordinate strategy/tactics under pressure. Thursday, December 4, 2025 with a prompt start of 1830hrs.
Fireground Strategies (24 hour):
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Fireground Strategies.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 Size-up For Suppression, Survivability & Stabilization (Part 1)
Thursday, November 13, 2025 Size-up For Suppression, Survivability & Stabilization (Part 2)
Thursday, November 20, 2025 Residential Dwelling Fires
Thursday, December 4, 2025 Basement/Cellar/Variable Grade Structure Fires
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Garden Apartment/Townhouse/Multiple Dwelling Fires
Thursday, December 18, 2025 Strip Mall/Taxpayer Fires
All classes 1900 to 2300 hrs.
100% attendance is required.
Instructor 2:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Fire Instructor 2. This class is required for state instructor certification, Level-2 Applicants must show DFS proof of Instructor 1 certification. If you Instructor 1 Certification is less than 2 years old, do NOT apply.
Course Requirements: It is the student's responsibility to purchase the needed textbook prior to the start of the class. The textbooks required are: Fire and Emergency Services Instructor - 9th Edition and it's corresponding workbook. This book is available through the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA).
Ashes to Answers: The Fire Departments Investigative Impact:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Ashes to Answers. This comprehensive fire investigation course is designed to educate fire service personnel, law enforcement, and relate professionals on the critical principles, practices, and responsibilities involved in determining the origin and cause of fires. Participants will explore the fundamentals of fire behavior, fire dynamics, investigative techniques, evidence preservation, legal considerations, and interagency coordination. This class will be offered Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1900hrs.
Advanced Engine Company Operations:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Li Battery Emergencies Awareness:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Lithium-Ion Battery Emergencies Awareness October 29, 2025 at 1900hrs. This is a course to provide emergency responders with an education on the technology of Lithium-Ion batteries and how they are used. The course also covers how Thermal Runaway occurs and methods of handling emergencies involving devices such as vehicles, energy storage systems, micro mobility devices, tools, phones, and more. Lastly, the course will review decontamination of equipment.
Firefighter 1/Firefighter 2 Class:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
HazMat OnScene Incident Commander:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Fire Police:
Watch for a Spring Announcement.
New Jersey Fire Prevention Inspector:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
NJ Transit First Responder Rail Safety:
Watch for a Spring Announcement.
Advanced SCBA and Air Management:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Pump Operations:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
ICS-300c:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Incident Command System 300c. This class will run November 8, 15 and 22 from 0800 to 1600. 100% attendance is required. This class is required to receive Level 2 Incident Management Certification from NJDFS.
ICS-400c:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering Incident Command System 400c. This class will run December 6 and 13 from 0800 to 1600. 100% attendance is required. This class is required to receive Level 3 Incident Management Certification from NJDFS.
NFA Incident Safety Officer:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Fire Instructor 1:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Building Construction For The Fire Service:
This class is now full and no longer accepting applications.
Drill Ground Instructor:
The Monmouth County Fire Academy will be offering an eight hour Drill Ground Instructor on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 0800hrs. This class is for new instructors, as well as recertification.
Confined Space Awareness:
Watch for a Spring Announcement.
FALL DRILL GROUND ANNOUNCEMENT
Spring Drill Ground Semester runs from September 1st to November 30th.
- 1st drill ground request will be accepted after July 1
- 2nd drill ground request will be accepted after August 1
- 3rd drill ground request will be accepted after September 1
Reminder: All firefighters participating in any live burn training shall be NJ state certified FF1 (Green card certification)
Current Drill Ground Schedule
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Effective 1/30/2025
Please send all course requests, Academy inquiries, and all
other Academy related paperwork to this email: MCFMRegistration@MCFMNJ.org
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