Fire Rescue & Hazmat Training
Fire Rescue & Hazmat Training
The Public Safety Program at BC3 is unique in its educational offerings to local volunteer and paid Fire/EMS organizations and agencies. Training is provided at local agency locations, county/regional fire schools, off site fixed facilities and BC3’s Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF).
Academy

Fire Academy Training is offered in 37 counties in Western PA.
Individual & Group Testing, Prep Classes, Scholarships.
Custom Department Training
Find the training you need: Fire Training Classes, Customized Classes, Fire Department Forms.
Perferred Training Partnership
This is a pay as you go Preferred Training Partnership Program (PTP), designed to minimize training cost for Emergency Services Agencies.
Find the training you need. Open enrollment classes for fire and hazmat training.
Instructor Resources
Additional Fire, Rescue, & Hazmat Resources
- Butler County Fire Chiefs Association
- Emergency Management Institute
- FEMA
- Find Online Public Administration Degrees
- Fire Chiefs Magazine
- Fire Engineering Magazine
- Firefighter Close Calls
- Firehouse Magazine
- Guide to Earning Your Fire Science Degree Online
- IAFF Firefighters
- National Volunteer Fire Council
- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
- Office of the State Fire Commissioner
- PA State Fire Academy
- PA Certification - Pro-Board/IFSAC
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Review of the Online MPA Program
- United States Fire Administration – NFA
- What Can You Do With a Degree in Fire Science?
Contact Fire & Hazmat Training
Our office hours are from 8am-4pm Monday - Friday.
Kevin Smith
Coordinator of Fire/HazMat Training Programs
724.287.8711 x8354
kevin.smith@bc3.edu
Jason Bragunier
Certification Specialist
724.287.8711 x8352
jason.bragunier@bc3.edu
Marcie Schnur
Public Safety Secretary
724.287.8711 x8396
marcie.schnur@bc3.edu