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As the new year begins another year of training starts. January 4th our Firefighter 1 class 2025-1 opens. We have four Firefighter 1 classes that begin in January.
January also starts modules of our ‘Officer Development’ (Fire Officer 1) series, which has become extremely popular, so much so that we had to start an application process for the courses.
Please visit https://scfa-li.org/fire-officer-1-supervising-fire-officer-course/ for more information about the program.
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When completing training authorization forms for your members, please make sure the form is complete with check boxes and dates entered. We have been seeing forms submitted that are signed by a Chief but lacking other required information.
The 2024 online Hazmat Refresher will close on January 1, 2025 when the 2025 version will be available. Please visithttps://elearn.scfa-li.org/courses_list/ for more information and to take the online Hazmat Refresher.
SCFA/VFPASNY Fire Police Virtual (online) Refresher January 29th. For more information and to register visithttps://elearn.scfa-li.org/events/fire-police-refresher-virtual/
Fire Officer 1 National Certification Exams (Pro-Board) to be held at the SCFA on February 4th& 5th. For more information and to register visit https://scfa-li.org/fire-officer-i-national-exam/
ICS 300 course beginning on Friday March 7th. For more information and to register visithttps://elearn.scfa-li.org/events/nims-ics-300-2025/
SCFA Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations (BEFO), Interior Fire Operations (Firefighter 1), and Fire Officer 1 completed after August 31, 2023, are eligible for the NYS Training Stipend. Upon completion of each course, the rosters are submitted to NYS and appear on the students NYS training record. We encourage your members to submit for the NYS Training Stipend. For more information visithttps://scfa-li.org/nys-training-stipend-information/
Five current courses at the SCFA have been evaluated for college credit by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). Firefighter I (7), Firefighter II (3), Introduction to Fire Officer (1), Fire Officer 1 (2), and Rapid Intervention Teams (1). Please visit https://scfa-li.org/college-credit-information/ for more information on our college credit program.
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Certain SCFA courses have prerequisites. Prerequisites MUST be completed PRIOR to registration for those courses. You can review the course catalog as well as the open enrollment page of our website for required prerequisites. All registrations will be vetted by staff to assure prerequisites have been satisfied.
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