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Adams
No scheduled training at this time.
Allegheny
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Interior Firefighter | Pleasant Valley VFC | 6/22/2025 - 7/27/2025 | Ed Michalowski 412-596-9161 |
Pump Ops Refresher | Forest Grove VFD | 6/24/2025 | Bryan Watt 412-400-2554 |
Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue | Allegheny Valley VFC | 7/22/2025 - 7/27/2025 | Joshua Wilford 724-590-1295 |
Armstrong
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Rapid Intervention Teams | West Hills Emergency Services | 6/25/2025 | Jake Martin station60whes@gmail.com |
Rapid Intervention Crew Exercises | West Hills Emergency Services | 6/28/2025 - 6/29/2025 | Jake Martin station60whes@gmail.com |
Structure Fire Rescue | West Hills Emergency Services | 7/12/2025 - 7/13/2025 | Jake Martin station60whes@gmail.com |
Rapid Intervention Crews Exercises Ext. | West Hills Emergency Services | 8/16/2025 - 8/17/2025 | Jake Martin station60whes@gmail.com |
Bus Rescue | Kittanning Twp. VFD | 9/27/2025 - 9/28/2025 | Greg Baker 724-664-4033 |
Structure Burn Session | West Hills Emergency Services | 10/1/2025 - 10/5/2025 | Jake Martin station60whes@gmail.com |
Rural Fireground Water Movement | Kittanning Twp. VFD | 10/18/2025 - 10/19/2025 | Greg Baker 724-664-4033 |
Hazmat Ops Refresher | Kittanning Twp. VFD | 12/13/2025 | Greg Baker 724-664-4033 |
Beaver
Course Title | Location | Dates |
Contact |
Elevators for the 1st Responder | Brighton Twp. Fire Dept. | 6/23/2025 - 6/28/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Emergency Vehicle Driver Training | Darlington Twp. VFD | 6/28/2025 - 6/29/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Structural Collapse 1 | Aliquippa Fire Dept. | 7/15/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Structural Collapse Ops 2 | Aliquippa Fire Dept. | 7/16/2025 - 7/17/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness | Raccoon VFD | 9/10/2025 - 9/22/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations | Raccoon VFD | 9/24/2025 - 10/4/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician | Raccoon VFD | 10/15/2025 - 10/20/2025 |
Mike Siegel 724-681-8977 |
Bedford
No scheduled training at this time.
Butler
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations | Saxonburg VFC | 6/23/2025 - 7/12/2025 | Chris Dean 724-316-9475 |
Intro to the Fire Service | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
7/14/2025 - 7/15/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Hazmat Awareness | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
7/16/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Fireground Support | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
7/21/2025 - 7/24/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician | Saxonburg VFC | 7/28/2025 - 8/7/2025 | Chris Dean 724-316-9475 |
Exterior Firefighter | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
7/28/2025 - 8/1/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Hazmat Operations | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
8/4/2025 - 8/7/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Interior Firefighter | Cranberry Twp PSTF (Daylight Classes) |
8/11/2025 - 8/19/2025 | Kevin Smith kevin.smith@bc3.edu |
Intro to the Fire Service | BC3 PSTF | 8/19/2025 - 8/23/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Hazmat Awareness | BC3 PSTF | 8/24/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Fireground Support | BC3 PSTF | 9/2/2025 - 9/14/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Intro to the Fire Service | Cranberry Twp PSTF | 9/8/2025 - 9/13/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Hazmat Awareness | Cranberry Twp PSTF | 9/14/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Pump Ops 1 | Connoquenessing VFC | 9/16/2025 - 9/27/2025 | Jay Palmer 724-355-3506 |
Fireground Support | Cranberry Twp PSTF | 9/22/2025 - 10/4/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Exterior Firefighter | BC3 PSTF | 9/30/2025 - 10/12/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Exterior Firefighter | Cranberry Twp PSTF | 10/6/2025 - 10/18/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Hazmat Operations | BC3 PSTF | 10/21/2025 - 11/2/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Fire Dynamics Fundamentals | BC3 PSTF | 10/22/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Fire Dynamics Strategy and Tactics | BC3 PSTF | 10/29/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Interior Firefighter | Cranberry Twp PSTF | 11/3/2025 - 11/16/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Interior Firefighter | BC3 PSTF | 11/11/2025 - 11/23/2025 | www.bc3.edu/fire |
Cambria
No scheduled training at this time.
Cameron
No scheduled training at this time.
Center
No scheduled training at this time.
Clarion
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Hazmat Ops Refresher | New Bethlehem VFC | 8/2/2025 | Barry Fox 814-275-3000 |
Clearfield
No scheduled training at this time.
Clinton
No scheduled training at this time.
Crawford
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Passenger Vehicle Awareness | Linesville VFD | 6/28/2025 - 6/29/2025 | Joe Plesniak 814-573-6848 |
Passenger Vehicle Operations | Linesville VFD | 7/6/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Joe Plesniak 814-573-6848 |
Passenger Vehicle Tech | Linesville VFD | 8/17/2025 - 8/24/2025 | Joe Plesniak 814-573-6848 |
Delaware
No scheduled training at this time.
Elk
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness | Jay Twp. VFC | 6/7/2025 - 6/8/2025 | Jason Forster 814-594-1234 |
Emergency Services UTV/ATV Safety Program | Ridgeway VFD | 6/28/2025 | Jeff Yeager elkcoa4@gmail.com |
Emergency Services Trailer Safety Program | Ridgeway VFD | 6/29/2025 | Jeff Yeager elkcoa4@gmail.com |
Erie
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Interior Firefighter | AF Dobler Hose and Ladder Co. | 6/30/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Nick Reinhart 814-812-0941 |
Ropes 2 | AF Dobler Hose and Ladder Co. | 7/19/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Nick Reinhart 814-812-0941 |
Pump Ops 1 | Lake City Fire Co. | 7/19/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Alexa Mesaros 814-450-0464 |
Pump Ops 2 | Lake City Fire Co. | 8/16/2025 - 8/17/2025 | Lucas Sauer lsauer@lakecityfire.org |
Fayette
No scheduled training at this time.
Forest
No scheduled training at this time.
Greene
No scheduled training at this time.
Huntingdon
No scheduled training at this time.
Indiana
No scheduled training at this time.
Jefferson
No scheduled training at this time.
Lackawanna
No scheduled training at this time.
Lancaster
No scheduled training at this time.
Lawrence
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Pump Ops 1 | Lawrence Co. DPS | 7/16/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Brian King 724-944-3687 |
Fire Attack in Sprinklered Properties | Neshannock Fire | 11/2/2025 - 11/11/2025 | Brad Shaffer 724-651-4215 |
Hazmat Ops Refresher | Neshannock Fire | 11/25/2025 - 12/2/2025 | Brad Shaffer 724-651-4215 |
Lebanon
No scheduled training at this time.
Lehigh
No scheduled training at this time.
Luzerne
No scheduled training at this time.
Lycoming
No scheduled training at this time.
McKean
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Basic Fire Police | Hilltop VFD | 7/21/2025 - 8/3/2025 | Charles Dickinson 814-331-3412 |
Passenger Vehicle Awareness | Port Allegheny FD | 9/20/2025 - 9/21/2025 | Nathan Burgett 814-331-3107 |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations | Port Allegheny FD | 10/3/2025 - 10/5/2025 | Nathan Burgett 814-331-3107 |
Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician | Port Allegheny FD | 10/18/2025 - 10/19/2025 | Nathan Burgett 814-331-3107 |
Mercer
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Hazmat Ops Refresher | Hempfield Twp. VFD | 6/22/2025 | Chris Rayburn 724-588-6001 |
Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue | Transfer VFD | 10/13/2025 - 10/19/2025 | Josh McCloskey 724-854-0294 |
Monroe
No scheduled training at this time.
Montgomery
No scheduled training at this time.
Northampton
No scheduled training at this time.
Potter
No scheduled training at this time.
Snyder
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Basic Fire Police | McClure Fire Co. | 9/20/2025 - 9/21/2025 | Emily Romig 717-348-5536 |
Tioga
No scheduled training at this time.
Union
No scheduled training at this time.
Venango
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Ropes 2 | Rocky Grove VFD | 7/19/2025 - 7/20/2025 | Dan Metz 814-432-3780 |
Warren
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Modified SBS | Starbrick | 6/20/2025 - 6/22/2025 | Kirk Foust 814-688-3022 |
Water Rescue for the 1st Responder | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 7/8/2025 | Jonie Smitley 814-964-9654 |
Water Rescue and Emergency Response | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 7/12/2025 - 7/13/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Emergency Boat Ops | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 8/9/2025 - 8/10/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Wildland Firefighting | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 8/19/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Adv. Line Systems | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 9/13/2025 - 9/14/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Firefighter Survival | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 10/11/2025 - 10/12/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Hazmat Ops Refresher | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 10/19/2025 | Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Ice Rescue Awareness | City of Warren Fire Dept. | 12/8/2025 12/9/2025 12/10/2025 |
Steve Kuhns 570-574-0623 |
Washington
Course Title | Location | Dates | Contact |
Truck Co. Ops | California VFD | 6/21/2025 - 6/22/2025 | John Mosher 724-366-0168 |
Westmoreland
No scheduled training at this time.
York
No scheduled training at this time.
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