New York Fire Academies

Most of New York's fire academies are operated through local community colleges or by individual agencies. Academies that are operated through community colleges generally offer college credits upon successful graduation. The FDNY Training Division provides training for all newly hired and active members of the FDNY.



Fire Academy NameAddressPhone
Academy Fire Protection 58-29 Maspeth Avenue
Maspeth, NY 11378
718.497.3990
FDNY Training Division 1 Randalls Is #9
New York, NY 10035
212.860.9200
Fire Academy Faculty Student Association 600 College Avenue
Montour Falls, NY 14865
800.758.1818
Dept. of Environmental Conservation Wildfire Academy 50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790
631.444.0350
New York State Academy of Fire Science 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 500
Albany, NY 12231
518.474.6746
Suffolk County Fire Academy P.O. Box 128
Yaphank, NY 11980
631.924.6822
The University of the State of New York 89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234
518.486.2070
John Jay College, Fire Science Institute 555 West 57 St
New York, NY 10019
212.237.8650
John Jay College Division of Fire Science 445 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
212.484.1379
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 Forest Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
315.470.6500


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