{"id":288,"date":"2015-09-02T16:39:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:22:38","slug":"fire-fighter-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/fire-fighter-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Fighter Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1n53lk-263aa5a9b93fc24ca6823ec89a477e5d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/fire-fighting-academy-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/fire-fighting-academy-2-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"Fire fighting academy collage of pictures of the students\" width=\"429\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/fire-fighting-academy-2-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/fire-fighting-academy-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/Fire-Academy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/Fire-Academy-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"IHS Fire Academy logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/Fire-Academy-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/files\/2025\/07\/Fire-Academy.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to The<br \/>\nFire Fighter Academy<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Fire Fighter Academy is open to students from all Henderson County High Schools. The Academy offers four separate courses in the first two semesters. Public Safety I, and Firefighter Technology I are the first courses offered to students. Firefighter Technology II and III are offered to students who complete the first semester courses successfully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The courses are delivered through a combination of agencies including the Henderson County Public Schools, the N.C. Office of State Fire Marshal, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, and local fire departments. The firefighter courses offer state certifications through the Office of State Fire Marshal for the following:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1fm8ts-41b304d11b2f36ec29e884bbb6c46029\">\n.flex_column.av-1fm8ts-41b304d11b2f36ec29e884bbb6c46029{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-1fm8ts-41b304d11b2f36ec29e884bbb6c46029 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-16rwy8-5b2c2c084d240c86c4e35adbbbc463cf'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Fire Fighter Technology I:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fire Department Orientation<\/p>\n<p>Health and Wellness<\/p>\n<p>Fire Behavior<\/p>\n<p>Personal Protective Equipment<\/p>\n<p>Fire Hose, Streams &amp; Appliances<\/p>\n<p>Portable Fire Extinguishers<\/p>\n<p>Foam Fire Streams<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Medical Care<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10wos8-f203ea78ef47aba77d961013415eea6c\">\n.flex_column.av-10wos8-f203ea78ef47aba77d961013415eea6c{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-10wos8-f203ea78ef47aba77d961013415eea6c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-v4ki0-c5ec3a239c923a7772e9e25fe7522cee'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Fire Fighter Technology II:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Building Construction<\/p>\n<p>Ropes<\/p>\n<p>Alarms &amp; Communications<\/p>\n<p>Forcible Entry<\/p>\n<p>Ladders<\/p>\n<p>Ventilation<\/p>\n<p>Loss Control<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-t124w-d983f9131e38bf4b43dee29f5d27a9e4\">\n.flex_column.av-t124w-d983f9131e38bf4b43dee29f5d27a9e4{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-t124w-d983f9131e38bf4b43dee29f5d27a9e4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k3sjs-ea96e27fa71a02985be21bfafb87f232'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Fire Fighter Technology III:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Water Supplies<\/p>\n<p>Sprinklers<\/p>\n<p>Fire &amp; Life Prep<\/p>\n<p>Rescue<\/p>\n<p>Mayday<\/p>\n<p>Safety &amp; Survival<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-crzmw-a038786cda5db25999638e4c3f43ba2a\">\n.flex_column.av-crzmw-a038786cda5db25999638e4c3f43ba2a{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-crzmw-a038786cda5db25999638e4c3f43ba2a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  first no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-buqvk-fea8b093a486e15dbc323d5002ba3a57'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em>These courses make up over 90% of the requirements to become certified as a N.C. Firefighter II.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fire Fighter Academy is able to offer real-world training and education in the emergency services career field. As with all CTE, Career and Technical Education courses, the Fire Fighter Academy will help prospective students become job ready, while still in high school.<\/p>\n<h3>College Opportunity:<\/h3>\n<p>Students who complete the Fire Fighter Academy may also qualify to enroll in college level fire fighter courses through Blue Ridge Community College. These courses count toward a degree in fire protection technology. The courses are offered for free to those who qualify.<br \/>\nStudents should contact their guidance counselors if they are interested. They may contact The Career Academy at (828) 697-4629, or by e-mail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1508,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/1508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/bal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}