West Virginia University
Fire Service Extension
West Virginia University Fire Service Extension
(WVU-FSE) is a leader in providing critical, high
quality training to the state’s emergency responders. Firefighters serve as the first line of defense in emergencies well beyond fire and rescue operations, including chemical spills, terrorist threats and weapons
of mass destruction.
Dedication Ceremony and news coverage of the opening of the new academy.
Mobile
Fire Training Unit -
The new two-story, 53-foot-long Mobile Fire Training Unit challenges firefighters with smoke, flames, sights, sounds and obstacles of commercial and residential structural fires. The safe system is controlled from an observation room by a lead instructor who can shut down the operations and ventilate the unit’s interior within 45 to 60 seconds. Environmentally sound, the Mobile Fire Training Unit is fueled by clean-burning propane. It generates benign smoke that does not disturb the community.
Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF)
ProBoard Testing Firefighter 1
Junior Firefighter Camp - June 27 - July 2, 2009
Click the link above to find the slide show and pictures of the 2007 Jr Firefighter Camp.
Hazardous Materials Awareness Course - July 24, 2009, State Fire Academy, Weston
Fire Inspector I - August 10-14, 2009
State Weekend at the New Fire Academy - September 12-13, 2009 - Offering two NFA courses.
WV Weekend at NFA - October 10-11, 2009
Two More Classes Available Through NFA Online
Firefighters prepare to approach a fire near WVU's aircraft simulator. Photos by Ron Skidmore
Fire flares in front of WVU's aircraft simulator during pan fire training. Fires can be set in various sections of the aircraft simulator. Sometimes instructors burn oil in a large pan in training.