The Mississippi State Fire Academy serves Mississippi, the nation, and the world by consistently providing the best training for fire service and emergency response personnel. We train approximately 15,000 students per year and offer more than 90 courses, many with multiple deliveries, and many offered both on campus and off-site through our field delivery program. The field delivery program allows fire fighters across the state to engage in critical training closer to their communities, reducing the amount of time these fire fighters must spend away from their departments to gain important knowledge and skills.
Our students come from career and volunteer fire departments throughout Mississippi, fire departments outside the state, and even from the private sector. Over the years, business and industrial entities including many Fortune 500 companies have entrusted the Mississippi State Fire Academy with training their employees in fire and emergency response. We pride ourselves on adapting our instruction to a constantly evolving technological world. Classrooms and other on-campus facilities are equipped with wireless internet, webcasting, and teleconferencing capabilities.
These assets lend us the flexibility to innovate our teaching methods and course delivery platforms as the needs of the students, and the fire departments and communities they serve, change. While our focus is training fire and emergency response personnel, we consider it a vital part of our mission to educate all Mississippi citizens about fire prevention and safety. To that end, we invite schools, clubs, and civic groups to visit our campus, tour the facilities, and learn how they can help minimize the potential for loss of life and property due to fire. You may also see our staff members and mascots at public events spreading the message. Whether we are preparing career, volunteer, or industrial fire fighters to respond to emergencies, or teach the public how to stay safe, you can be assured that the Mississippi State Fire Academy is…