Atlantic County Firefighters' Association

Atlantic County Fire Academy

Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center
5033 English Creek Ave.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-5743

"...TRAINING AS IF OUR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT..."

Atlantic County Fire Academy

Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center

The Atlantic County Firefighters' Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc. operates the Atlantic County Fire Academy at the Atlantic County owned Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

Atlantic County Director of Fire Training

Brian Middleton

(609) 407 - 6743
Email - Brian Middleton

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Official Atlantic County Government Links for Facility Description and Usage

Located within the Anthony "Tony" Canale Fire Training Center are the office of Emergency Management which is responsible for overseeing emergency management planning for the county, Fire Training Center, Office of Fire Safety, Office of Highway Safety, and the Police Training Center.

On-Line Room Application

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Staff Fire Instructors

Daniel Adams	William Hancock	Kolby Rundio
David Buzby	Sherman P. Hartman	Joseph D. Rush III
Michael P. Cahill	William N. Higbee Jr.	Dennis Sharpe
Perry Coker	Casey Hunt	Joseph F. Ward
Michael J. Corbo	Christopher Kislow	Timothy Welsh
Lauren Wm. Crooks	Peter Libretti	William Wilkinson
Thomas J. Culleny Jr.	Sean Macri	Charles “Rob” Winkler III
Eric Grace	William Merola Jr.	Brandon Zonge
Marylynn Graham	Eric Moran	Gilbert P. Zonge, Jr.
	Louis Raciti

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Call For Instructors (2025) - Atlantic County Fire Academy

The Executive Committee of the Atlantic County Firefighters’ Association is hereby soliciting qualified fire service personnel who would like to become an Instructor with the Atlantic County Fire Academy. These instructors will help meet the needs for fire service training in Atlantic County and allow us to utilize the Fire Training Center to its maximum.

All individuals requesting consideration must meet the following requirements.

Must be an active member with a minimum of 5 years’ experience or a retired member of an Atlantic County Department or New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
Must hold NJ Division of Fire Safety (NJDFS) Firefighter II certification.
Must currently hold NJDFS Level I or Level II Fire Service Instructor certification.
If you only hold NJDFS Level I instructor certification, you must agree to obtain Level II within 2 years of appointment.
Must currently hold NJDFS Drill Ground Instructor certification.

If you meet and agree to the above requirements and are interested in becoming an instructor, please submit the following:

A cover letter requesting a position as an instructor and what subjects you would prefer to teach,
A completed application,
Copies of all certifications required,
All other information listed within the application.

Please submit the above information no later than January 24, 2025. If there is a problem or if you have any questions, you may contact me at (609) 407-6752. You will be notified for an interview date after all applications are received and reviewed.

Sincerely,

Brian Middleton, Director

Fire Instructor - Application

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Firefighter I Graduation Ceremony

When - 7:00 PM, Monday, January 13, 2025

at the Egg Harbor Township Community Center

5045 English Creek Ave, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

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Spring 2025 Course Announcement

Spring 2025 Training Course Announcement

Next Firefighter I (FFI) Class Starts
Thurs. February 20, 2025
7:00 P.M.

Next Firefighter II (FFII) Class Starts
Mon. March 10, 2025
7:00 P.M.

click for pdf copy of training course announcement

Firefighter I - Application

Fire Academy Course Registration

Department Training Application

Spring 2025

New Scheduled Classes -

Canceled Classes -

Rescheduled Classes -

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BEARDS & SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

In accordance with N.F.P.A. 1500: 5-3.10, “Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program”, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, the Atlantic County Fire Training Center policy prohibits training individuals with facial hair that interferes with the mask seal on positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus in those courses where SCBA must be worn. Those students with beards or such facial hair that does interfere with the face-to-mask seal may not participate in some blocks of instruction and, therefore, cannot be given credit toward completion of those courses.

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Atlantic County Fire Academy

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