The Academy offers classes for recruit training where new firefighters are instructed in the classroom, then put through rigorous hands-on drills to gain the skills and knowledge needed to earn New Jersey State Firefighter Certification. Our recruit program is well over 200 hours in length.
We also offer classes such as Pump School, Basic, Advanced and School Bus Extrication, F.A.S.T. / R.I.T. Firefighter Rescues Programs, Reading Smoke, Understanding Flowpaths, Elevator Rescue, Large Area Searches, Hazardous Materials, and Flashover Awareness.
All of our classes are provided free-of-charge to Ocean County Firefighters in a continuing effort to prepare Ocean County's Bravest for the changing needs of their profession and to keep the residents and visitors of Ocean County safe.Fire Academy InstructorsThe instructors listed below are the driving force behind this facility. They continue to train and learn as well as taking the time to give back to the fire service as an instructor. The thing that makes our instructors extra special is they are volunteers just like our students. They give of their time freely in an effort to keep out volunteer fire service alive. The Academy, Ocean County and the fire service thanks you for your dedication and selflessness.
Dennis Allen
Kenneth W. Balfrey
Erik Batykefer
Brent Cunningham
Adam Ellender
Kaitlyn Freeman
Michael Gomez
Joseph Gugger
David Hansen
Jerry Hayes
William Hollingsworth
Joseph J. Howell, Jr.
Roger Hull
Jordan Lavundi
Jessie Langguth
Shane Leaming
David McKay
John McKay
Daniel P. Mulligan
Delaney O'Connor
Carl Schubauer
Zach Sharp
Jay Sonnenfeld
Raymond L. Van Marter
Chris Ventrice
Michael Wolfschmidt
SPRING 2025 Training CoursesThe Ocean County Fire Academy provides many types of training to all of our firefighters. Some classes have been opened up to members in the EMS field as well. Here are our Spring 2025 offerings.
JANUARYNJDFS Fire Instructor Level 1 (Balfrey, Cunningham, Schubauer)
!!!CLASS IS FULL!!!
1/6, 1/8, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/18, 1/20, 1/22, 1/25, 1/27, 1/29, 2/1, 2,3, 2/5
FEBRUARYAnimal Emergencies (Langguth)
(EMS & PD Allowed - 2 EMT CEU’s)
2/25
NJDFS/OEM ICS - 300 (EMS & PD Allowed - 8 EMT CEU’s)
*1830 - 2300* 2/18, 2/25, 2/27
*0800 - 1700* 2/22
MARCHFirefighter Down! (Langguth) (EMS Allowed - 2 EMT CEU’s)
3/19
NJDFS Fire Officer 2 (Hull)
3/4, 3/6, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20, 3/25, 3/27
APRILNJDFS Drill Ground Instructor (Balfrey) (.5 Instructor CEU’s)
4/19
Response to Common Emergencies (Cunningham)
4/21 & 4/23
NJDFS Firefighter Level 2 (Balfrey & All Instructors)
4/1, 4/3, 4/5, 4/8, 4/10, 4/12, 4/15, 4/17, 4/19, 4/22, 4/24, 4/26, 4/29, 5/1
Candidate Physical Agility Test - Prep Course
(Langguth, Leaming) (Prospective Fire 1 Recruits Only)
4/27
MAYAdvanced Extrication (Hayes, Howell)
5/1, 5/3, & 5/10
Stop The Bleed (Langguth) (EMS & PD Allowed - 2 EMT CEU’s)
5/7
NJDFS/OEM ICS - 200 (EMS & PD Allowed - 8 EMT CEU’s)
*8AM-5PM* 5/14 & 5/15
Fire Ground Survival (Langguth) (PPE/SCBA Both Sessions)
5/22 & 5/24
Vent, Enter, Search (Leaming)
To Be Announced
Reading Smoke (Cunningham)
5/29 & 5/31
JUNENJDFS Fire Police (Ellender & J. Hollingsworth)
6/12 & 6/14
NJDFS HazMat: Incident Commander (Cunningham)
June 3, 5 10, 12 & 17, 2025 - 7:00pm - 11:00 pm
June 7 & 14, 2025 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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