Florida Fire Academies

In Florida most fire agencies require new hires to be Florida certified as bot a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician. Because the state of Florida required all full-time paid firefighters to be certified by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, most fire academies are independently-run.



Fire Academy NameAddressPhone
Central Florida Fire Academy 2966 West Oak Road
Orlando, FL 32809
407.855.3281
Broward College Fire Science 111 East Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954.201.7350
Broward Fire Academy 2600 SW 71 Terrace
Davie, FL 33314
754.321.1300
Coral Springs Fire Academy 4180 NW 120th Avenue
Coral Springs, FL 33065
954.346.1774
Brevard Community College 1519 Clearlake Rd
Cocoa, FL 32922
321.632.1111
Chipola Community College 3094 Indian Circle
Marianna, FL 32446
850.526.2761
Southwest Institute for Public Service 3800 Michigan Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33916
239.334.8794
Laketech Institute of Public Safety 1565 Lane Park Cutoff
Tavares, FL 32778
352.742.6466
Midway Fire District 1322 College Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
850.932.4771
Florida State Fire College 11655 NW Gainesville Road
Ocala, FL 34482
352.369.2800
Jacksonville Fire Training Academy 2700 Firefighter Memorial Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32246
904.646.2182
First Coast Technical Institute 2980 Collins Ave
St. Augustine, FL 32095
904.823.3950
Northwest Florida Fire Academy 555 Hwy 98W
Pensacola, FL 32507
850.484.2364
St. Petersburg College 3200 34th Street
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
727.341.4479


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