Jacksonville and Surrounding Areas:
JACKSONVILLE FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Richard Nelson, Director
2700 Firefighter Memorial Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32246
904-646-2182
Fax 904-646-2209
e-mail: twest@fccj.edu
Web: http://www.fccj.edu/prospective/programs/data06_07/5720.html
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)
Florida Community College at Jacksonville (North Campus)
4105 Capper Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Marcie Fisher, North Campus, mfisher@fccj.edu, 904-766-6517
Cathy Barr, North Campus, cbarr@fccj.edu, 904-766-6513
DAYTONA BEACH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Marcel G. DeMuynck, Fire Science Manager
1200 West International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2811
386-255-8131 ext. 5486 or 3693
Fax 386-947-5515
See Volusia County Fire Training Center
e-mail: demuynm@dbcc.edu
Web: http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/esi/fs.html
FIRST COAST
TECHNICAL INST.
Bill DePauw
2980 Collins Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32095-9970
904-823-3950
Fax 904-823-3999
e-mail: depauwb@fcti.org
Web: www.fcti.org
FLORIDA STATE FIRE COLLEGE
Dave Casey, Bureau Chief
11655 North West Gainesville Road
Ocala, FL 34482-1486
352-369-2800
Fax 352-732-1374
Web: http://www.fldfs.com/sfm/bfst/index.shtml
VOLUSIA COUNTY
FIRE TRAINING CENTER
Capt. Howard J. Bailey, Coordinator
3889 Tiger Bay Road
Daytona Beach, FL 32124
386-239-6430
Fax 386-239-6431
* This center is used by Daytona Beach CC and
Flagler Vo-Tech Center
E-mail: hbailey@co.volusia.fl.us
Web: http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/AE/
Other Training Centers:
BROWARD
FIRE ACADEMY
Tom McBride
2600 S. W. 71 Terrace
Davie, FL 33314
954-474-8217
Fax 954-474-8219
E-mail: tcmcbride0798@teach.broward.k12.fl.us
Web: www.bfa.edu/
CENTRAL FLORIDA
FIRE ACADEMY
Jeremy Donovan, Director
2966 West Oak Ridge Road
Orlando, FL 32809
407-855-3281
Fax 407-855-3288
E-mail: info@FireAcademy.org
Web: www.FireAcademy.org/
CHIPOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Harrell Glisson, Coordinator
Fire Science Department
3094 Indian Circle
Marianna, FL 32446
850-526-2761
Fax 850-718-2344
E-mail: fowlerm@chipola.edu
Web: www.chipola.edu
CITRUS COUNTY
FIRE TRAINING CENTER
Chief Fred Beckner
1300 South Lecanto Highway, Bldg. 26
Lecanto, FL 34461
352-527-7622
Fax 352-527-7623
e-mail: fred.beckner@bocc.citrus.fl.us
Web: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/fireservices/training.htm
CORAL SPRINGS
FIRE TRAINING CENTER
Richard E. Stover, Coordinator
2801 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
954-346-1774
Fax 954-346-1322
e-mail: fdjas@coralsprings.org
Web: www.coralspringsfireacademy.org
DADE CITY
TRAINING CENTER
Pasco-Hernando Community College
Susan Larkin-Douberley, Director
36727 Blanton Road
Dade City, FL 33523
352-518-1303
Fax 352-518-1225
e-mail: larkinds@phcc.edu
Web: www.phcc.edu/
FORT MYERS
FIRE ACADEMY
Trenton Bowen, Coordinator
3800 Michigan Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33906
941-334-6222
Fax 239-334-8794
e-mail: nancyp@lee.k12.fl.us
Web: NA
HIALEAH F.D.
TRAINING CENTER
Chief Will Godfrey
7590 West 24th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33016
305-883-6988
Fax 305-818-2987
e-mail: NA
Web: NA
HILLSBOROUGH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Jim McAlister and Jada Marshal,
Fire Science Coordinator
2112 North 15th St.
Tampa, FL 33605
813-253-7628
Fax 813-253-7973
e-mail: jmcalister@hccfl.edu
Web: http://yborweb.hccfl.edu/cgi-bin/Departments/DisplayDepartmentInfo.pl?department=Fire_Science
INDIAN RIVER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Michael Dashosh, Coordinator
3209 Virginia Ave.
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
772-462-4760
Fax 772-464-0165
e-mail: mdashosh@ircc.edu
Web: www.ircc.edu
LAKE COUNTY
VO-TECH CENTER
Kenneth Bragg Public Safety Complex
Ron Williams, Administrator
12900 Lane Park Cutoff Road, Rm. 401A
Tavares, FL 32778
352-742-6463
Fax 352-742-6466
e-mail: retfc2@yahoo.com
Web: www.lake.k12.fl.us/safety/
MIAMI-DADE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
J. Graham Smart, Interim Director
School of Fire and Environmental Science
3180 N.W. 119th St.
Miami, FL 33167
305-237-1360
Fax 305-237-8293
e-mail: mmiccan@mdcc.edu
Web: http://www.mdc.edu/north/fireandenvironmental/
MIAMI TRAINING CENTER
Chief Stuart Willig
3425 Jefferson St.
Miami, FL 33133
305-446-0722
Fax 305-445-5183
e-mail: NA
Web: NA
MONROE COUNTY FIRE
TRAINING CENTER
Keith Cortner, Training Coordinator
490 63rd St., Suite 162
Marathon, FL 33050
305-289-6020
Fax 305-289-6013
e-mail: NA
Web: NA
NAPLES F. D.
TRAINING CENTER
Battalion Chief Frank Davis
1550 10th St. North
Naples, FL 34102
941-213-3077
Fax 941-213-4907
e-mail: fdavis@naplesgoc.net
NORTHWEST FLORIDA
FIRE ACADEMY
Richard Henderson
555 Hwy 98W
Pensacola, FL 32507
850-484-2383
Fax 850-484-2364
e-mail: rhenderson@pjc.edu
web: www.itech.pjc.edu/fire
PALM BEACH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Robert Brown, Fire Academy Coordinator
4200 Congress Ave., MS#6
Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796
561-686-7277
Fax 561-686-5244
e-mail: brownrjc@pbcc.edu
Web: http://www.pbcc.cc.fl.us/x3222.xml?id=3
PANAMA CITY
TRAINING CENTER
Austin Andrews
600 East Business Highway 98
Panama City, FL 32401
850-872-3056
Fax 850-872-3058
e-mail: austin.andrews@cityofpanamacity.com
Web: http://ps.gulfcoast.edu/fsta.htm
PLANTATION FD
TRAINING CENTER
Div Chief Blake B. Estes
550 N. W. 65 Ave.
Plantation, FL 33317
954-797-2150
Fax 954-797-2136
e-mail: bestes@psd.plantation.org
Web: NA
RIDGE TECHNICAL CENTER
Terry Hancock, Coordinator
7700 State Road 544 North
Winter Haven, FL 33881
941-299-2512
Fax 863-419-3092
e-mail: rtcfire@hotmail.com
Web: www.schools.polk.net/rtc/
SAINT PETERSBURG
COLLEGE
David Adams, Fire Science Coordinator
3200 34th St. South, Room 227
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
727-341-4479
Fax 727-341-4476
e-mail: adamsd@spcollege.edu
Web: www.spcollege.edu
SARASOTA COUNTY
TECHNICAL INST
Chief William Costello
Fire Science Department
4748 Beneva Road
Sarasota, FL 34232
941-361-6629
Fax 941-361-6388
e-mail: wcostell@co.sarasota.fl.us
Web: http://www.sarasotatech.org/programs/FireAcademy.htm
SEMINOLE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rob Holborn, Program Manager
100 Weldon Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773-6199
407-328-2199
Fax 407-328-2098
e-mail: scottl@scc-fl.edu
Web: http://www.scc-fl.edu/fire/
Non-Certified Centers that use other's facilities:
Flagler Vo-Tech Institute
200 Lehigh Road
Flagler Beach, Fl. 32136
See Volusia County Fire Training Center
Manatee Technical Institute (uses Central Florida Fire Academy)
2901 West 59th St.
Bradenton, Fl. 34210
Web: http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/mti/programs/career/fire.html Larry Swartz (941)714-7435