

“Our number one goal is and always has been providing high-quality
education and realistic hands-on training,” says Robert Moore, Director of
TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute and the Brayton Fire TrainingField. “With FireFighterAcademy.com, we’re proud to say we’re continuing this
tradition through the dynamic, blended learning environment designed and
developed here at TEEX in partnership with PennWell Publishing.”

Students have up to 90 days to complete the 335-hour online portion of the training, which is followed by an intensive, 21-day, 210-hour hands-on skills training session at the renowned Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas.


The physical skills training portion includes daily physical fitness activities and live-fire training under top-notch instructors. The recruit firefighters extinguish fires engulfing everything from dumpsters and vehicles to warehouses and industrial terminals. Each student receives extensive training on the safe operation of emergency vehicles in a variety of driving situations. They also get hands-on training on fire apparatus, such as working with a fire hose, operating pump panels, drafting water and calculating water flow to a fire. All the training emphasizes safety and personal preparedness, and each student is issued a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) unit to use while in training.

Students who pass both the skills testing and the written exam for each level receive up to six Pro Board certifications and are considered a certified firefighter. The blended learning course has graduated 22 certified firefighters since it was launched in 2012, and everyone passed the Pro Board NFPA 1001 Firefighter I and II certification exam. The program currently has 44 prospective firefighters enrolled.
The online Recruit Fire Training Academy is also recognized by Blinn College, which offers up to 25 college credit hours to those who complete the
program. This agreement means that veterans or other students who enroll in the
program through Blinn College are eligible for financial aid as well as college
credit.
As 2012 graduate David Bohls commented: “It is not possible to compare the
education that TEEX offers its online students because it does not compare to
anyone else! TEEX is providing a
comprehensive and real-world education to all that want to become
firefighters."
To hear from more students, watch this video from the second class of the online class: http://bit.ly/VHbVNw, or visit us online at FireFighterAcademy.com.
– Jason Loyd
A certified firefighter with a Bachelor's degree in
Business Management concentrating on Fire Service Administration, Jason Loyd is
the Online Training Manager for
TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute. The second edition of Jason's book,
Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services, will be released in August 2013. Contact
Jason at Jason.Loyd@teex.tamu.edu with any questions about the online academy.