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Jr FF 1-2407

Date: Monday, July 15, 2024 | 08:00 AM to Friday, August 16, 2024 | 05:00 PM

Class is Full

Junior Firefighting Training will consist of 150 hours which will include every part of our Fire Fighter 1 program. The NJ Division of Fire Safety final examination will be administered at the end of this course. A Fire Fighter 1 certificate will be issued upon the recruits 18^th birthday.

Students must be between the ages of 16 and 18.

The Academy Registration packet must be completed and submitted prior to Orientation day. Jr.-FF1-Student-Registration-packet.pdf(PDF, 6MB)

Note: Along with the Academy registration form, a parental permission letter is required to attend this course.

Orientation for this class is July 9, 2024 7:00PM

Mandatory PT: July 13, 2024

Class size: Maximum 30 students

Physical Agility Course

There will be a ‘Physical Agility Course’ scheduled the Saturday after Orientation and prior to the class beginning. The physical agility course is designed to demonstrate the physically demanding nature of firefighting. It will be a timed event.

MANDATORY: Completion of OSHA Respiratory Clearance Certification & Current Fit Test Documentation – OSHA-Respiratory-Clearance-Certification.pdf(PDF, 17KB)

Important Note: All Firefighter one recruits must complete CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens before receiving their FF1 Certification from the NJ Division of Fire Safety. This training will no longer be part of the FF1 program and is listed separately in the training catalog with offerings four times during the year. If a fire recruit has already obtained these certifications and they are current they will be accepted for completion of the FF1 program.