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Fire Training Centers
  Blackhawk   Moraine Park
  Chippewa Valley   Nicolet
  Fox Valley   Northcentral
  Gateway   Northeast Wisconsin
  Lakeshore   Southwest Wisconsin
  Madison Area   Waukesha County
  Mid-State   Western
  Milwaukee Area   Wisconsin Indianhead


Blackhawk Fire Service Coordinator:
Gary Schenck, 608-743-4525
Blackhawk Technical College offers a part time Associate Degree program with both day and evening classes available. Our Fire Fighter Certification program includes Firefighter I & II, Fire Officer I & II, Fire Inspector, and Driver/Operator-Pumper. These classes are offered both on and off campus, day, evening and weekends.


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Chippewa Valley Fire Service Coordinator:
Marcy Bruflat, 715-855-7503
Chippewa Valley Technical College Fire Medic Associate Degree Program prepares students for an occupation in the fire service and paramedic arenas. Courses focus on thoroughly preparing a firefighter/paramedic for entry onto a full-time fire department or other emergency response organization in the public or private sector. After completing this program, the students are prepared to challenge the National Registry for EMT-Paramedic exam. The students will be prepared as a firefighter and fire apparatus driver operator. Fire Medic students are prepared to respond to the diverse incidents of today's emergency service. The program will include special courses in water, confined space, trench, high angle, and vehicle extrication rescue. Chippewa Valley Technical College Fire Service Training also provides progressive fire and safety education for 53 area fire departments, and local business and industry. CVTC has a shared classroom facility with the Eau Claire Fire Department. The adjacent 20 acres training grounds holds a live burn building, ladder tower and many other props to develop hands-on skills.


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Fox Valley

Fire Service Coordinator:
Jeremy J. Hansen, 920-751-5054
Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI, has had a full-time 2-year associate degree program since 1972. In addition to the degree program, the college also offers a variety of training, including state certification classes to district fire departments, and various fire safety classes to district industries and businesses through contract training. The college's Fire Training Center is located in Neenah, WI at 1470 Tullar Road, 54956. The telephone number is 920-751-5050.


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Gateway

Fire Service Coordinator:
John Dahms, 262-767-5136
Gateway Technical College presently has a site in collaboration with Caledonia Fire Department. The site has a 3 room burn building; a classroom/storage building; a storage trailer; a natural gas prop; and the state funded ladder prop. Within the next year, Gateway will have another site at the Kansasville Fire Department. The site will have a ladder prop; a burn building; the Gateway fire engine; and the use of the Fire Department classroom.


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Lakeshore

Fire Service Coordinator:
Ryan Skabroud, 920-693-1347
Lakeshore Technical College provides fire training for public and private sector personnel located in the Eastern Shore of Wisconsin. Training is conducted at Cleveland, Wisconsin using the Public Safety Training Facility as well as on-site at Fire/EMS agencies and industries.


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Madison Area

Fire Service Coordinator:
Dawn Way, 608-246-6911
The constant changes and growing complexities of modern living and the environment are creating a demand for college-trained people in the fire service field. Madison Area Technical College offers a 2-year Associate Degree in Fire Protection Technician and a less than one year diploma in the Fire Recruit Academy, which may State certify the student as Firefighter II and National EMT. MATC also offers other numerous State Certification courses, Wildland Fire Training, fire safety courses and courses to fit individual/department training needs as requested. MATC has outdoor training facilities including a live fire training burn building, repelling walls, roof simulators, flammable liquid and natural gas simulators, vehicle extrication, confined space & technical rescue and a table-top fire structure simulator.


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Mid-State

Associate Dean of Fire Science:
Barb Jascor, 715-422-5512

To find out more information about the Fire Training Programs at Mid-State Technical College, please contact Barb Jascor.


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Milwaukee Area

Fire Service Coordinator:
Lu Ann Dietrich, 414-570-4461
Milwaukee Area Technical College Fire Service Training site is located at the MATC South Campus in Oak Creek. The training site consists of a Burn Building and Tower, a Splashboard, LP Gas Firefighting Props, and a Driver Operator EVOC track. The Fire Service Training program has two dedicated classrooms along with an Apparatus Bay that houses a Fire Engine and an Ambulance. The Fire Training Program also has a supply of SCBA and air cylinders along with an air compressor for refilling the cylinders.


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Moraine Park

Interim Fire Service Coordinator:
Fred Rice, 920-924-3283

Moraine Park Technical College provides on-site state mandated and specialized training to district fire departments, industries, and residential treatment facilities. Live-fire training is accomplished with a mobile live-fire facility. Two splashboards are located in the district. Staff includes two full-time faculty, and a cadre of adjunct faculty.


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Nicolet Area

Fire Service Coordinator:
Lynn Larsen, 715-365-4534
The Nicolet Area Technical College Lake Julia Campus has a state-of-the-art fire training facility. Features include a two-story training structure/burn building which meets NFPA Standard 1402, Guide To Building Fire Service Training Centers, Chapter 7 and 8; a "splash wall" ladder/hose training structure; and a natural gas training prop.


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Northcentral

Fire Service Coordinator:
Ray Lemke 715-675-3331, Ext. 1317

Northcentral Technical College currently utilizes a mobile ideology, bringing fire training to the local departments. Northcentral Technical College utilizes 2 full-time instructors augmented by call staff to deliver training throughout a 10 county district.


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Northeast Wisconsin

Fire Service Coordinator
Tom Vandenack, 920-498-5603
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College facilities include a new state-of-the-art Tactical "Tac" House which will enable learners from all public safety disciplines to practice real world scenarios in a safe monitored environment; 3 story burn tower, a newly remodeled Public Safety Building doubling classroom and vehicle bay space.


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Southwest Wisconsin

Fire Service Coordinator
Rita Luna, 608-822-3262, Ext. 2701

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fire Training Program offers Entry Level and Certified Fire Fighter Training throughout Grant, Iowa, Crawford, Richland and LaFayette Counties. HAZMAT courses through Technician level and other standard courses for Fire Fighters are provided upon request; they include fire Apparatus driving, pumping and aerial operations, LP Gas fire training, Company Officer and Leadership courses, Automobile extrication, Wildland Fire Fighting and specialized rural orientated courses.


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Waukesha County

Fire Service Coordinator
Greg West, 262-691-5417
Waukesha County Technical College has been designated as a "Regional Fire Training Center" and has a state-of-the-art training facility. Outdoor training facilities include a fire training tower, live fire training simulator (burn building), and training props to simulate real-world situations for fireground ladders, ventilation exercises, flammable liquid and natural gas firefighting, fire extinguishers, confined space and technical rescue. WCTC is also equipped with typical emergency response apparatus including 2 pumpers, an aerial ladder and all necessary equipment to train firefighters using the equipment that they will use during emergency response activities.


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Western

Fire Service Coordinator
Gordon Billings, 608-269-1614
Western Technical College offers a wide variety of courses for the Fire Service to include Entry Level Firefighter through Fire Officer Certified, with numerous specialized courses in areas such as Haz-Mat, Wildland Firefighting, Public Safety SCUBA Diver & Technical Rescue. The College is also in a Cooperative Program to offer an Associate Degree in Fire Protection Technician. Hands-on Fire Training is conducted at our Sparta Campus, and also off campus with two local live fire burn towers/Class "B" Burn Pits. We are presently working with the US Army on a joint agreement which would provide us with an additional Tower/Pit for increased training options, such as airport firefighter.


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Wisconsin Indianhead New Richmond Campus

Fire Service Coordinator
Ken Gilliam OR Jack Running
715-246-6561, Ext. 4208

Wisconsin Indianhead
Ashland Campus

Fire Service Coordinator
Mike Herrmann Mike Herrmann
715-682-4591, Ext. 3123
The Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College district is broken up into two areas. Six counties are managed out of the New Richmond Campus and five counties are managed out of the Ashland Campus. At the Ashland Campus, all of the courses that are approved and funded by the Wisconsin Technical College System Office are offered. Also offered are many specialty courses such as High Angle Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Water Rescue, etc. Ashland Campus has fourteen fire instructors. In the five counties WITC Ashland Campus manages, there are two full-time fire departments, fifty-four volunteer fire departments, and three Native American Reservation volunteer fire departments. This is a total of fifty-nine fire departments. WITC Ashland services approximately 1,500 Fire Fighters.

Last modified: November 21, 2008

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