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Fire Minimum Standards Program

天美传媒 Fire Academy

Firefighter Minimum Standards I and II Program

Professional firefighters attend to the needs of individuals and communities during times of crises, disasters, and emergencies. Career opportunities for firefighters who are also trained as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics are projected to continue to grow. A firefighting career is more than a job, it is a call to serve the community.

天美传媒鈥檚 Continuing Education Department offers the Firefighter I & II Program - an intensive 6-month long, 515-hour course that meets the requirements for certification as a firefighter, set forth by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training State Fire Marshal Office.

During this program, you will be prepared for the written and practical portions of the State Firefighter I & II Certification Examination, as well as gain hands-on skills development with all types of firefight tools such as ladders and hoses.聽 Additionally, you will learn many other essential skills such as hazardous materials awareness, vehicle extrication, breathing apparatus usage, safety techniques and more.

Our professional academy program emphasizes cognitive and practical skill mastery, which has led to a very high percentage of candidate placements within the fire service.

Pre-requisite Needed before Taking Firefighter FFP-110 and FFP-210

Candidates are required to either have an EMT license, completed an EMT course within the last two years, or have taken a 40-hour first responder course.

Firefighter Information for Firefighter FFP-110 and FFP-210

Then the next step is to register for our PAT (Physical Agility Test) to get into the Fire Academy. Cost for the PAT is $100.00.
Course Description 鈥� This is a combined course, which features two individual sections, FFP 110 (Firefighter I) and FFP 210 (Firefighter II).
Class meets on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Nights from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm and on Saturday from 08:00 am until 6:00
Cost of the program is $4,700
- Fire 1 is $ 1800.00 Plus $ 50.00 Uniform SUPPLY fee
- Fire 2 is $2,800 plus $50.00 material and SUPPLY fee
Additional cost include:
- Bunker Gear 3^rd party rental fees: Estimated $800 鈥� $1,300
- IFSTA 8th Edition of Essentials of Firefighting for Firefighter 1, IFSTA 8th Edition of Essentials of Firefighting for Firefighter 2, and IFSTA 6th Edition of Hazardous Materials for First Responders: $96.00
This course is approved by the State of Florida鈥檚 Fire College
This course meets the JPR鈥檚 of NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications 2019 edition 鈥� Ladders, Hose, Search & Rescue, Water Supply, Ventilation, Fire Extinguishers, Ropes and Knots, Building Construction, Vehicle Extrication, Technical Rescue, Salvage and Overhaul, and Fire Prevention
This course also includes the Hazardous Materials component of 24 hours of Operations level training that follows NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction
This course also includes the Division of Forestry portion, which includes I-100 Intro to ICS, S-190 Intro to Fire Behavior, S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter, L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline, S-110 Orientation to Fire Suppression.

Class Offerings for 2027

FFP 110 - January 5^th - March 4^th , 2027
FFP 110 - February 16^th - April 15^th , 2027
FFP 110 - June 1^st - July 29^th , 2027
FFP-110 - July 13^th - September 2^nd , 2027
FFP 210 - March 6^th - June 11^th , 2027
FFP 210 - April 17^th - July 23^rd , 2027
FFP 210 - July 31^st - November 5^th , 2027
FFP 210 - September 4^th - December 17^th , 2027

Registration Information for the Fire Academy

Students cannot register for the Fire Academy until they have completed the physical ability test!

This is the first step in the process!

Academy Entrance Physical Ability Test

December 5^th, 2026 Saturday
May 1^st, 2027 Saturday

PAT Registration Instructions

Registration Packet
Fill out the package in its entirety and submit to tmalvin@barry.edu, BAlderson@barry.edu, and fire@barry.edu.

Additional questions may be directed to:

Fire Academy and PAT questions - Chief Benjamin Alderson at 954-444-0813 or via email to fire@barry.edu.
General EMS/Fire programs questions and registration - 954-443-0561 or via email to fire@barry.edu.

State Pass Rates

Year	Pass	Placement	Retention
22	100%	94%	98%
23	93%	91%	93%
24	95%	92%	97%
25	94%	95%	96%

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